Greece - Transportation
Geography - People - Economy - Government - Communications - Transportation - Military - Transnational IssuesGreece is located Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey. The climate is temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers. The terrain is mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands.
Airports
This entry gives the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved (concrete or asphalt surfaces) or unpaved (grass, earth, sand, or gravel surfaces) but may include closed or abandoned installations. Airports or airfields that are no longer recognizable (overgrown, no facilities, etc.) are not included. Note that not all airports have accommodations for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control.Airports : 81 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways - total : 66
Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m : 5
Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m : 15
Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m : 20
Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m : 17
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m : 9 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total : 15
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m : 3
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m : 12 (2007)
Heliports
This entry gives the total number of heliports with hard- surface runways, helipads, or landing areas that support routine sustained helicopter operations exclusively and have support facilities including one or more of the following facilitiesHeliports : 9 (2007)
Pipelines
This entry gives the lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products.Pipelines : gas 1,166 km; oil 94 km (2007)
Railways
This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gaugeRailways - total : 2,571 km
Railways - standard gauge : 1,565 km 1.435-m gauge (764 km electrified)
Railways - narrow gauge : 961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gauge
Railways - dual gauge : 23 km combined 1.435 m and 1.000-m gauges (three rail system) (2006)
Roadways
This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.Roadways - total : 117,533 km
Roadways - paved : 107,895 km (includes 880 km of expressways)
Roadways - unpaved : 9,638 km (2005)
Waterways
This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.Waterways - note : Corinth Canal (6 km) crosses the Isthmus of Corinth; shortens sea voyage by 325 km (2007)
Merchant marine
Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries. *** Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT. *** Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers. *** Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another. *** Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.Merchant marine - total : 869
Merchant marine - by type : bulk carrier 260, cargo 66, carrier 1, chemical tanker 66, combination ore/oil 2, container 45, liquefied gas 10, passenger 13, passenger/cargo 115, petroleum tanker 274, roll on/roll off 15, specialized tanker 2
Merchant marine - foreign-owned : 64 (Belgium 16, Cyprus 7, Turkey 1, UK 32, US 8)
Merchant marine - registered in other countries : 2,357 (Antigua and Barbuda 3, Bahamas 209, Barbados 12, Belize 1, Bermuda 9, Brazil 1, Cambodia 3, Cayman Islands 16, China 2, Comoros 6, Cyprus 259, Denmark 4, Dominica 10, Egypt 8, Georgia 5, Gibraltar 6, Honduras 4, Hong Kong 22, Isle of Man 50, Italy 6, Jamaica 6, North Korea 1, Lebanon 2, Liberia 358, Maldives 1, Malta 452, Marshall Islands 269, Norway 3, Panama 510, Philippines 4, Portugal 4, Russia 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71, Sao Tome and Principe 1, Saudi Arabia 3, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 15, Slovakia 2, Turkey 1, UAE 3, Uruguay 1, Vanuatu 1, Venezuela 3, unknown 5) (2008)
Ports and terminals
This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered.Ports and terminals : Agioitheodoroi, Aspropyrgos, Pachi, Piraeus, Thessaloniki
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