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Transportation of European Union

Airports:3,393 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:2,020 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:1,373 (2006)
Heliports:100 (2006)
Railways:total: 235,199 km
broad gauge: 28,327 km
standard gauge: 198,913 km
narrow gauge: 7,936 km
other: 23 km (2005)
Roadways:total: 2,394,641 km (includes 61,522 km of expressways)
paved: 1,809,821 km
unpaved: 584,820 km (2005)
Waterways:52,332 km (2006)
Ports and terminals:Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Braila (Romania), Bremen (Germany), Burgas (Bulgaria), Constanta (Romania), Copenhagen (Denmark), Galati (Romania), Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain), Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal), London (UK), Marseille (France), Naples (Italy), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Riga (Latvia), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Stockholm (Sweden), Talinn (Estonia), Tulcea (Romania), Varna (Bulgaria)

European Union Quickstats

  • Population: 490,426,060 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 4,324,782 sq km
  • Density: 114 /km² (69th¹)
  • GDP (total): $14,518 billion (1st¹)
  • GDP (per capita): $28,213 (14th¹)
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  • Currency: 15
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European Union Internet

  • Usage: 252,818,939
  • Penetration: 51.3 %
  • Top Domain: .ee

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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