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Switzerland: Transportation
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Railways:
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total: 4,511 km
standard gauge: 3,483 km 1.435-m gauge (3,472 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 982 km 1.000-m gauge (975 km electrified); 46 km 0.800-m gauge (46 km electrified) (2002)
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Highways:
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total: 71,011 km
paved: 71,011 km (including 1,638 of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (2000)
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Waterways:
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65 km
note: The Rhine carries heavy traffic on the Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee stretches; there are also 12 navigable lakes
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Pipelines:
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gas 1,831 km; oil 212 km; refined products 7 km (2003)
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Ports and harbors:
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Basel
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Merchant marine:
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total: 29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 597,049 GRT/1,051,380 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: UK 6, US 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 16, cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, container 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1
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Airports:
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66 (2002)
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 41
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 14 (2002)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 25
1524 to 2437 m: 1
under 914 m: 24 (2002)
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Heliports:
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1 (2002)
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