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Syria vs. Turkey

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SyriaTurkey
Railwaystotal: 2,052 km (2014)

standard gauge: 1,801 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)

narrow gauge: 251 km 1.050-m gauge (2014)
total: 12,710 km (2018)

standard gauge: 11,497 km 1.435-m gauge (1.435 km high speed train) (2018)
Roadwaystotal: 69,873 km (2010)

paved: 63,060 km (2010)

unpaved: 6,813 km (2010)
total: 67,333 km (2018)

paved: 24,082 km (includes 2,159 km of expressways) (2018)

unpaved: 43,251 km (2018)
Waterways900 km (navigable but not economically significant) (2011)1,200 km (2010)
Pipelines3170 km gas, 2029 km oil (2013)14,666 km gas, 3,293 km oil (2017)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Baniyas, Latakia, Tartusmajor seaport(s): Aliaga, Ambarli, Diliskelesi, Eregli, Izmir, Kocaeli (Izmit), Mersin (Icel), Limani, Yarimca

container port(s) (TEUs): Ambarli (3,104,882), Mersin (Icel) (1,854,312), Izmet (1,715,193) (2019)

LNG terminal(s) (import): Izmir Aliaga, Marmara Ereglisi
Merchant marinetotal: 26

by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 11, other 14 (2020)
total: 1,216

by type: bulk carrier 50, container ship 42, general cargo 338, oil tanker 121, other 665 (2020)
Airportstotal: 90 (2013)total: 98 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 29 (2013)

over 3,047 m: 5 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 16 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2013)

under 914 m: 5 (2013)
total: 91 (2013)

over 3,047 m: 16 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 38 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 17 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 16 (2013)

under 914 m: 4 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 61 (2013)

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

914 to 1,523 m: 12 (2013)

under 914 m: 48 (2013)
total: 7 (2013)

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

914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2013)

under 914 m: 2 (2013)
Heliports6 (2013)20 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 3 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 11

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 17,896 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 30,000 mt-km (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 11 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 618

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 115,595,495 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 5,949,210,000 mt-km (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixYKTC

Source: CIA Factbook