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13-1 Basic Conditions of Transportation
(1998~2000)
Item		1998	1999	2000
Length of Transportation Routes	(10 000 km)
Railways in Operation		0.4	0.4	0.4
Highways		8.2	8.9	9.1
Navigable Inland Waterways		0.6	0.6	0.6
Total Civil Aviation Routes		22.4	21.4	23.0
Total Passenger Traffic	(10 000 persons)	128 846	135 985	143 072
Railways		2 720	2 948	3 161
Highways		123 486	130 182	136 729
Waterways		2 048	2 224	2 523
Civil Aviation		592	631	659
Total Passenger-Kilometers	(100 million passenger-km)	528	560	600
Railways		93	99	101
Highways		353	374	407
Waterways		3	4	3
Civil Aviation		78.3	82.2	88.2
Total Freight Traffic	(10 000 tons)	50 759	50 142	54 943
Railways		5 453	5 452	5 645
Highways		43 697	42 801	47 058
Waterways		1 596	1 874	2 224
Civil Aviation		13	15	16
Total Freight Ton-kilometers	(100 million ton-km)	568	574	597
Railways		341	338	354
Highways		212	222	229
Waterways		12	11	12
Civil Aviation		2	3	2
Number of Civil Motor Vehicles Owned	(10 000 units)	64.6	68.8	76.5
Number of Buses and Cars	(10 000 units)	34.2	37.2	43.9
Number of Trucks	(10 000 units)	27.8	28.6	30.8
Number of Other Motor Vehicles	(10 000 units)	11.6	9.7	10.6
Number of Motor Vehicles Owned by Highway Departments	(10 000 units)	26.1	28.8	31.4
Number of Civil Transport Vessels	(unit)	7 492	9 319	11 592
Motor Vessels		5 812	7 285	7 912
Barges		1 680	2 034	3 680

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