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Transportation in South Korea
Flag of South Korea South Korea
Population: 48,598,175 (July 2004 est.)
Capital: Seoul
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Tabular Data - Transportation in South Korea

Railways : total: 3,125 km
standard gauge: 3,125 km 1.435-m gauge (661 km electrified) (2003)
Highways : total: 86,990 km
paved: 64,808 km (including 1,996 km of expressways)
unpaved: 22,182 km (1999 est.)
Waterways : 1,608 km
note: most navigable only by small craft (2004)
Pipelines : gas 1,433 km; refined products 827 km (2003)
Ports And Harbors : Chinhae, Inch'on, Kunsan, Masan, Mokp'o, P'ohang, Pusan, Tonghae-hang, Ulsan, Yosu
Merchant Marine : total: 535 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,978,949 GRT/9,761,699 DWT
by type: bulk 97, cargo 174, chemical tanker 61, combination bulk 10, container 60, liquefied gas 19, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 73, refrigerated cargo 20, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea/passenger 2, specialized tanker 6, vehicle carrier 3
foreign-owned: Bahrain 1, China 1, Gibraltar 1, Honduras 1, Indonesia 1, Japan 3, Malaysia 1, Panama 1, Philippines 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, United Kingdom 1, United States 1
registered in other countries: 442 (2003 est.)
Airports : 102 (2003 est.)
Airports w/Paved Runways : total: 69
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 20
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 21 (2003 est.)
Airports w/Unpaved Runways : total: 33
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 30 (2003 est.)
Heliports : 206 (2003 est.)

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Data Source: Central Intelligence Agency 2004 World Factbook