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Railwaystotal: 14,127 km (2016)

standard gauge: 14,062 km 1.435-m gauge (12,322 km electrified) (2016)

narrow gauge: 65 km 0.891-m gauge (65 km electrified) (2016)
Roadwaystotal: 573,134 km (includes 2,050 km of expressways) (2016)

paved: 140,100 km (2016)

unpaved: 433,034 km (2016)

note: includes 98,500 km of state roads, 433,034 km of private roads, and 41,600 km of municipal roads
Waterways2,052 km (2010)
Pipelines1626 km gas (2013)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Brofjorden, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo, Stockholm, Trelleborg, Visby

LNG terminal(s) (import): Brunnsviksholme, Lysekil
Merchant marinetotal: 368

by type: general cargo 49, oil tanker 20, other 299 (2020)
Airportstotal: 231 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 149 (2013)

over 3,047 m: 3 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 12 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 75 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 22 (2013)

under 914 m: 37 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 82 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 5 (2013)

under 914 m: 77 (2013)
Heliports2 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 11 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 316
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixSE

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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