| Railways: |
total:
31,939 km (31,939 km are operated by French National Railways (SNCF); 14,176 km of SNCF routes are electrified and 12,132 km are double- or multiple-tracked)
standard gauge:
31,840 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge:
99 km 1.000-m gauge (1998)
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| Highways: |
total:
892,900 km
paved:
892,900 km (including 9,900 km of expressways)
unpaved:
0 km (1999)
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| Waterways: |
14,932 km (6,969 km heavily traveled)
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| Pipelines: |
crude oil 3,059 km; petroleum products 4,487 km; natural gas 24,746 km
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| Ports and harbors: |
Bordeaux, Boulogne, Cherbourg, Dijon, Dunkerque, La Pallice, Le Havre, Lyon, Marseille, Mullhouse, Nantes, Paris, Rouen, Saint Nazaire, Saint Malo, Strasbourg
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| Merchant marine: |
total:
46 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 942,333 GRT/1,304,754 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 3, cargo 4, chemical tanker 6, combination bulk 1, container 1, liquefied gas 3, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 4, short-sea passenger 3
note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1 (2000 est.)
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| Airports: |
475 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
268
over 3,047 m:
14
2,438 to 3,047 m:
30
1,524 to 2,437 m:
94
914 to 1,523 m:
72
under 914 m:
58 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total:
207
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
73
under 914 m:
130 (2000 est.)
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