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Transportation:

Airports: 104 (2008)

Airports - with paved runways: 
total: 64
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 24
914 to 1,523 m: 15
under 914 m: 6 (2008)

Airports - with unpaved runways: 
total: 40
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 26 (2008)

Heliports: 3 (2007)

Pipelines: gas 1,348 km; refined products 323 km (2008)

Railways:
total: 4,071 km
standard gauge: 29 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 4,042 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Waterways: 4,000 km
note: 3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m (2008)

Roadways: 180,053 km (includes 450 km of expressways) (2006)

Merchant marine: 
total: 398
by type: bulk carrier 53, cargo 135, chemical tanker 15, container 22, liquefied gas 28, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 100, refrigerated cargo 32, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: 16 (China 1, Japan 4, Malaysia 3, Singapore 2, Taiwan 1, UK 5)
registered in other countries: 40 (Bahamas 5, Mongolia 1, Panama 10, Singapore 23, Tuvalu 1) (2008)

Ports and terminals: Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Prachuap Port, Si Racha

This information comes from the CIA World Factbook September 2009.

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