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Transportation of Thailand

Airports:108 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 66
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 22
914 to 1,523 m: 20
under 914 m: 5 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 42
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 15
under 914 m: 26 (2006)
Heliports:3 (2006)
Pipelines:gas 3,760 km; refined products 379 km (2006)
Railways:total: 4,071 km
narrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:total: 57,403 km
paved: 56,542 km
unpaved: 861 km (2000)
Waterways:4,000 km
note: 3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m (2005)
Merchant marine:total: 400 ships (1000 GRT or over) 2,808,509 GRT/4,317,320 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 60, cargo 145, chemical tanker 14, container 21, liquefied gas 29, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 91, refrigerated cargo 32, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 45 (China 1, Egypt 1, Indonesia 1, Japan 4, Norway 30, Singapore 6, UK 2)
registered in other countries: 34 (Bahamas 1, Mongolia 1, Panama 9, Singapore 22, Tuvalu 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Prachuap Port, Si Racha

Thailand Quickstats

  • Population: 65,068,149
  • Area: 514,000 sq km
  • Density: 122 /km² (80th)
  • GDP (total): $585.9 billion (21st)
  • GDP (per capita): $9,100 (69th)
  • Literacy: 92.6%

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  • Currency: Baht ฿ (THB)
  • Dial code: +66

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