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TransportationAirports World Ranking: 4
1,453 (2012)
Airports - with paved runways
Total 522
Over 3,047 m 19 2,438 to 3,047 m 20 1,524 to 2,437 m 148 914 to 1,523 m 257 Under 914 m 78 (2012) Airports - with unpaved runways
Total 931
1,524 to 2,437 m 72 914 to 1,523 m 387 Under 914 m 472 (2012) Heliports
27 (2012)
Pipelines
Gas 835 km; liquid petroleum gas 75,000 km (2010) Railways World Ranking: 5
Total 46,552 km
Standard gauge 46,552 km 1.435-m gauge (2008) Roadways World Ranking: 6
Total 1,042,300 km
Paved 415,600 km (includes 17,000 km of expressways) Unpaved 626,700 km (2008)Waterways World Ranking: 78
636 km (Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States) (2011) Merchant marine World Ranking: 35
Total 181
By type Bulk carrier 62, cargo 15, carrier 1, chemical tanker 15, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 63, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 6 Foreign-owned 19 (Estonia 1, France 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 4, Sweden 2, US 10) Registered in other countries 225 (Australia 5, Bahamas 96, Barbados 11, Cambodia 2, Cyprus 2, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 77, Liberia 2, Malta 5, Marshall Islands 8, Norway 1, Panama 6, Spain 4, Vanuatu 5) (2010) Ports and terminals
Fraser River Port, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Port-Cartier, Quebec City, Saint John (New Brunswick), Sept-Isles, Vancouver Oil terminals Lower Lakes terminal
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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically, the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across the World's longest unfortified border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care, education, social services, and economic competitiveness, as well as responding to the particular concerns of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment.