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Economic Indicator: Transport Statistics (Railways, Roadways, Waterways, Ports and Terminals, Airports, Merchant Marine)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: South Korean Won
Currency Symbol: KRW
Railways: total: 3,381 km ; standard gauge: 3,381 km 1.435-m gauge (1,843 km electrified) (2008)
Roadways: total: 104,983 km ; paved: 83,199 km (includes 3,779 km of expressways) ; unpaved: 21,784 km (2009)
Waterways: 1,600 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2011)
Ports And Terminals: major seaport(s): Incheon, Pohang, Busan, Ulsan, Yeosu ; container port(s) (TEUs): Busan (16,163,842), Kwangyang (2,061,958), Incheon (1,924,644) ; LNG terminal(s) (import): Incheon, Kwangyang, Pyeongtaek, Tongyeong, Yeosu
Merchant Marine: total: 786 ; by type: bulk carrier 191, cargo 235, carrier 8, chemical tanker 130, container 72, liquefied gas 44, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 15, petroleum tanker 55, refrigerated cargo 15, roll on/roll off 10, vehicle carrier 6 ; foreign-owned: 31 (China 6, France 2, Japan 14, Taiwan 1, US 8) ; registered in other countries: 457 (Bahamas 1, Cambodia 10, Ghana 1, Honduras 6, Hong Kong 3, Indonesia 2, Kiribati 1, Liberia 2, Malta 2, Marshall Islands 41, North Korea 1, Panama 373, Philippines 1, Russia 1, Singapore 3, Tuvalu 1, unknown 8) (2010)