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India vs. Burma

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IndiaBurma
Railwaystotal: 68,525 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 9,499 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)

broad gauge: 58,404 km 1.676-m gauge (23,654 electrified) (2014)

622 0.762-m gauge
total: 5,031 km (2008)

narrow gauge: 5,031 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
Roadwaystotal: 4,699,024 km (2015)

note: includes 96,214 km of national highways and expressways, 147,800 km of state highways, and 4,455,010 km of other roads
total: 157,000 km (2013)

paved: 34,700 km (2013)

unpaved: 122,300 km (2013)
Waterways14,500 km (5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels) (2012)12,800 km (2011)
Pipelines9 km condensate/gas, 13581 km gas, 2054 km liquid petroleum gas, 8943 km oil, 20 km oil/gas/water, 11069 km refined products (2013)3739 km gas, 1321 km oil (2017)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Chennai, Jawaharal Nehru Port, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Sikka, Vishakhapatnam

container port(s) (TEUs): Jawaharal Nehru Port (5,100,891), Mundra (4,732,699) (2019)

LNG terminal(s) (import): Dabhol, Dahej, Hazira
major seaport(s): Mawlamyine (Moulmein), Sittwe

river port(s): Rangoon (Yangon) (Rangoon River)
Merchant marinetotal: 1,768

by type: bulk carrier 63, container ship 23, general cargo 579, oil tanker 141, other 962 (2020)
total: 93

by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 37, oil tanker 5, other 49 (2020)
Airportstotal: 346 (2013)total: 64 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 253 (2017)

over 3,047 m: 22 (2017)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 59 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 76 (2017)

914 to 1,523 m: 82 (2017)

under 914 m: 14 (2017)
total: 36 (2017)

over 3,047 m: 12 (2017)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 11 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 (2017)

under 914 m: 1 (2017)
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 93 (2013)

over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

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

1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 38 (2013)

under 914 m: 45 (2013)
total: 28 (2013)

over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 10 (2013)

under 914 m: 13 (2013)
Heliports45 (2013)11 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 14 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 485

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 164,035,637 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 2,703,960,000 mt-km (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 8 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 42

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 3,407,788 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 4.74 million mt-km (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixVTXY

Source: CIA Factbook