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Saudi Arabia vs. Kuwait

Transportation

Saudi ArabiaKuwait
Roadwaystotal: 221,372 km (2006)

paved: 47,529 km (includes 3,891 km of expressways) (2006)

unpaved: 173,843 km (2006)
total: 5,749 km (2018)

paved: 4,887 km (2018)

unpaved: 862 km (2018)
Pipelines209 km condensate, 2940 km gas, 1183 km liquid petroleum gas, 5117 km oil, 1151 km refined products (2013)261 km gas, 540 km oil, 57 km refined products (2013)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jeddah, King Abdulla, Yanbu'

container port(s) (TEUs): Ad Dammam (1,822,642), Jeddah (4,433,991), King Abdulla (2,020,683) (2019)
major seaport(s): Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Az Zawr (Mina' Sa'ud), Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi
Merchant marinetotal: 376

by type: bulk carrier 5, container ship 1, general cargo 22, oil tanker 61, other 287 (2020)
total: 159

by type: general cargo 15, oil tanker 24, other 120 (2020)
Airportstotal: 214 (2013)total: 7 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 82 (2017)

over 3,047 m: 33 (2017)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 16 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 27 (2017)

914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2017)

under 914 m: 4 (2017)
total: 4 (2019)

over 3,047 m: 1

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2

914 to 1,523 m: 1
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 132 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 72 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 37 (2013)

under 914 m: 16 (2013)
total: 3 (2013)

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

under 914 m: 2 (2013)
Heliports10 (2013)4 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 12 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 230

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 39,141,660 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,085,470,000 mt-km (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 44

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 6,464,847 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 392.36 million mt-km (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixHZ9K

Source: CIA Factbook