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Transportation in Netherlands
Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
Population: 16,318,199 (July 2004 est.)
Capital: Amsterdam
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Tabular Data - Transportation in Netherlands

Railways : total: 2,808 km
standard gauge: 2,808 km 1.435-m gauge (2,061 km electrified) (2003)
Highways : total: 116,500 km
paved: 104,850 km (including 2,235 km of expressways)
unpaved: 11,650 km (1999)
Waterways : 5,046 km (navigable for ships of 50 tons) (2004)
Pipelines : condensate 325 km; gas 6,998 km; oil 590 km; refined products 716 km (2003)
Ports And Harbors : Amsterdam, Delfzijl, Dordrecht, Eemshaven, Groningen, Haarlem, IJmuiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Utrecht, Vlissingen
Merchant Marine : total: 635 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,796,460 GRT/5,212,557 DWT
by type: bulk 1, cargo 375, chemical tanker 59, combination bulk 1, container 71, liquefied gas 13, multi-functional large load carrier 15, passenger 12, petroleum tanker 28, refrigerated cargo 37, roll on/roll off 14, short-sea/passenger 2, specialized tanker 7
foreign-owned: Belgium 2, Denmark 4, Finland 9, Germany 54, Ireland 14, Norway 9, Singapore 1, Sweden 19, Thailand 1, United Kingdom 31, United States 16
registered in other countries: 241 (2003 est.)
Airports : 27 (2003 est.)
Airports w/Paved Runways : total: 20
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (2003 est.)
Airports w/Unpaved Runways : total: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 5 (2003 est.)
Heliports : 1 (2003 est.)

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Data Source: Central Intelligence Agency 2004 World Factbook