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Railways(km) 2012 Country Ranks, Alphabetical
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook 2012


This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge, which is the measure of the distance between the inner sides of the load-bearing rails. The four typical types of gauges are: broad, standard, narrow, and dual. Other gauges are listed under note. Some 60% of the world's railways use the standard gauge of 1.4 m (4.7 ft). Gauges vary by country and sometimes within countries. The choice of gauge during initial construction was mainly in response to local conditions and the intent of the builder. Narrow-gauge railways were cheaper to build and could negotiate sharper curves, broad-gauge railways gave greater stability and permitted higher speeds. Standard-gauge railways were a compromise between narrow and broad gauges.

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Rank Country Value Date of Info
256
.
AfghanistanNANA
117
.
Albania3392010
44
.
Algeria3,9732008
249
.
American SamoaNANA
248
.
AndorraNANA
59
.
Angola2,7642010
255
.
AnguillaNANA
251
.
AntarcticaNANA
247
.
Antigua and BarbudaNANA
257
.
Arctic OceanNANA
8
.
Argentina36,9662010
96
.
Armenia8692010
253
.
ArubaNANA
252
.
Ashmore and Cartier IslandsNANA
258
.
Atlantic OceanNANA
7
.
Australia38,4452010
29
.
Austria6,3992010
57
.
Azerbaijan2,9182009
250
.
Bahamas, TheNANA
254
.
BahrainNANA
64
.
Bangladesh2,6222010
178
.
BarbadosNANA
32
.
Belarus5,5372010
55
.
Belgium3,2332010
177
.
BelizeNANA
113
.
Benin4382010
187
.
BermudaNANA
176
.
BhutanNANA
46
.
Bolivia3,6522010
107
.
Bosnia and Herzegovina6012009
93
.
Botswana8882010
186
.
Bouvet IslandNANA
10
.
Brazil28,5382010
181
.
British Indian Ocean TerritoryNANA
259
.
British Virgin IslandsNANA
183
.
BruneiNANA
40
.
Bulgaria4,1512009
106
.
Burkina Faso6222010
36
.
Burma5,0312010
184
.
BurundiNANA
101
.
Cambodia6902010
88
.
Cameroon9872010
5
.
Canada46,5522009
185
.
Cape VerdeNANA
182
.
Cayman IslandsNANA
180
.
Central African RepublicNANA
179
.
ChadNANA
28
.
Chile7,0822010
3
.
China86,0002009
133
.
Christmas Island182010
190
.
Clipperton IslandNANA
189
.
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNANA
95
.
Colombia8742010
193
.
ComorosNANA
43
.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the4,0072010
94
.
Congo, Republic of the8862010
188
.
Cook IslandsNANA
195
.
Coral Sea IslandsNANA
122
.
Costa Rica2782010
104
.
Cote d'Ivoire6602010
60
.
Croatia2,7222009
25
.
Cuba8,5982009
191
.
CuracaoNANA
194
.
CyprusNANA
22
.
Czech Republic9,4692011
61
.
Denmark2,6672008
126
.
Djibouti1002010
192
.
DominicaNANA
125
.
Dominican Republic1422010
90
.
Ecuador9652010
34
.
Egypt5,0832010
121
.
El Salvador2832010
200
.
Equatorial GuineaNANA
119
.
Eritrea3062010
84
.
Estonia1,2002011
102
.
Ethiopia6812008
204
.
European UnionNANA
198
.
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NANA
205
.
Faroe IslandsNANA
108
.
Fiji5972008
31
.
Finland5,9192009
9
.
France29,6402009
201
.
French PolynesiaNANA
203
.
French Southern and Antarctic LandsNANA
105
.
Gabon6492009
199
.
Gambia, TheNANA
202
.
Gaza StripNANA
78
.
Georgia1,6122009
6
.
Germany41,9812009
91
.
Ghana9472009
196
.
GibraltarNANA
65
.
Greece2,5482009
197
.
GreenlandNANA
232
.
GrenadaNANA
229
.
GuamNANA
118
.
Guatemala3322009
235
.
GuernseyNANA
86
.
Guinea1,1852009
234
.
Guinea-BissauNANA
237
.
GuyanaNANA
230
.
HaitiNANA
233
.
Heard Island and McDonald IslandsNANA
128
.
Honduras752009
231
.
Hong KongNANA
23
.
Hungary9,2082009
238
.
IcelandNANA
4
.
India63,9742010
228
.
Indian OceanNANA
35
.
Indonesia5,0422009
26
.
Iran8,4422008
66
.
Iraq2,2722008
54
.
Ireland3,2372011
129
.
Isle of Man632008
89
.
Israel9752010
13
.
Italy20,2542010
236
.
JamaicaNANA
244
.
Jan MayenNANA
11
.
Japan27,1822011
246
.
JerseyNANA
111
.
Jordan5072010
19
.
Kazakhstan15,0792010
71
.
Kenya2,0662010
242
.
KiribatiNANA
33
.
Korea, North5,2422009
51
.
Korea, South3,3812008
114
.
Kosovo4302007
245
.
KuwaitNANA
112
.
Kyrgyzstan4702010
243
.
LaosNANA
67
.
Latvia2,2392010
116
.
Lebanon4012008
241
.
LesothoNANA
115
.
Liberia4292010
240
.
LibyaNANA
134
.
Liechtenstein92011
76
.
Lithuania1,7672010
123
.
Luxembourg2752010
239
.
MacauNANA
100
.
Macedonia6992010
97
.
Madagascar8542010
99
.
Malawi7972010
75
.
Malaysia1,8492010
227
.
MaldivesNANA
109
.
Mali5932010
219
.
MaltaNANA
223
.
Marshall IslandsNANA
218
.
MauritaniaNANA
221
.
MauritiusNANA
225
.
MayotteNANA
16
.
Mexico17,1662010
224
.
Micronesia, Federated States ofNANA
85
.
Moldova1,1902010
226
.
MonacoNANA
74
.
Mongolia1,9082010
124
.
Montenegro2502010
217
.
MontserratNANA
70
.
Morocco2,0672010
38
.
Mozambique4,7872010
63
.
Namibia2,6262010
220
.
NauruNANA
222 Navassa IslandNANA
130
.
Nepal592010
58
.
Netherlands2,8962010
138
.
New CaledoniaNANA
41
.
New Zealand4,1282010
139
.
NicaraguaNANA
145
.
NigerNANA
49
.
Nigeria3,5052010
148
.
NiueNANA
142
.
Norfolk IslandNANA
147
.
Northern Mariana IslandsNANA
39
.
Norway4,1692010
144
.
OmanNANA
141
.
Pacific OceanNANA
27
.
Pakistan7,7912010
136
.
PalauNANA
127
.
Panama762010
149
.
Papua New GuineaNANA
143
.
Paracel IslandsNANA
132
.
Paraguay362010
73
.
Peru2,0202010
87
.
Philippines9952010
137
.
Pitcairn IslandsNANA
15
.
Poland19,4282010
53
.
Portugal3,3192010
146
.
Puerto RicoNANA
140
.
QatarNANA
21
.
Romania10,7852010
2
.
Russia87,1572010
163
.
RwandaNANA
162
.
Saint BarthelemyNANA
156
.
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaNANA
131
.
Saint Kitts and Nevis502008
157
.
Saint LuciaNANA
159
.
Saint MartinNANA
160
.
Saint Pierre and MiquelonNANA
153
.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNANA
164
.
SamoaNANA
161
.
San MarinoNANA
152
.
Sao Tome and PrincipeNANA
81
.
Saudi Arabia1,3782010
92
.
Senegal9062010
52
.
Serbia3,3792010
150
.
SeychellesNANA
155
.
Sierra LeoneNANA
154
.
SingaporeNANA
158
.
Sint MaartenNANA
48
.
Slovakia3,6222010
83
.
Slovenia1,2282009
151
.
Solomon IslandsNANA
170
.
SomaliaNANA
14
.
South Africa20,1922010
171
.
South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsNANA
167
.
South SudanNANA
173
.
Southern OceanNANA
18
.
Spain15,2932010
166
.
Spratly IslandsNANA
80
.
Sri Lanka1,4492010
30
.
Sudan5,9782010
169
.
SurinameNANA
174
.
SvalbardNANA
120
.
Swaziland3012008
20
.
Sweden11,6332010
37
.
Switzerland4,8762010
72
.
Syria2,0522010
79
.
Taiwan1,5802010
103
.
Tajikistan6802010
45
.
Tanzania3,6892010
42
.
Thailand4,0712010
165
.
Timor-LesteNANA
110
.
Togo5682010
172
.
TokelauNANA
168
.
TongaNANA
175
.
Trinidad and TobagoNANA
68
.
Tunisia2,1652010
24
.
Turkey8,6992010
56
.
Turkmenistan2,9802010
208
.
Turks and Caicos IslandsNANA
209
.
TuvaluNANA
82
.
Uganda1,2442010
12
.
Ukraine21,6842010
214
.
United Arab EmiratesNANA
17
.
United Kingdom16,4542010
1
.
United States224,7922010
210
.
United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesNANA
77
.
Uruguay1,6412010
47
.
Uzbekistan3,6452010
207
.
VanuatuNANA
98
.
Venezuela8062010
62
.
Vietnam2,6312010
206
.
Virgin IslandsNANA
215
.
Wake IslandNANA
211
.
Wallis and FutunaNANA
216
.
West BankNANA
213
.
Western SaharaNANA
212
.
WorldNANA
135
.
YemenNANA
69
.
Zambia2,1572010
50
.
Zimbabwe3,4272010


NOTE: The information regarding Railways(km) 2012 on this page is re-published from the CIA World Factbook 2012. No claims are made regarding theaccuracy of Railways(km) 2012 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Railways(km) 2012 should be addressed to the CIA.



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