| Railways: |
total:
33,819 km (2,540 km electrified)
broad gauge:
3,719 km 1.600-m gauge
standard gauge:
15,422 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge:
14,506 km 1.067-m gauge
dual gauge:
172 km NA gauges (1999)
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| Highways: |
total:
913,000 km
paved:
353,331 km (including 1,363 km of expressways)
unpaved:
559,669 km (1996)
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| Waterways: |
8,368 km (mainly used by small, shallow-draft craft)
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| Pipelines: |
crude oil 2,500 km; petroleum products 500 km; natural gas 5,600 km
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| Ports and harbors: |
Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport (Tasmania), Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceston (Tasmania), Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville
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| Merchant marine: |
total:
54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,558,371 GRT/2,038,776 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 26, cargo 3, chemical tanker 5, container 1, liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 6 (2000 est.)
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| Airports: |
411 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
271
over 3,047 m:
10
2,438 to 3,047 m:
12
1,524 to 2,437 m:
118
914 to 1,523 m:
122
under 914 m:
9 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total:
140
1,524 to 2,437 m:
17
914 to 1,523 m:
112
under 914 m:
11 (2000 est.)
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