278.86 million (2012)
1.1 billion (2012)
all broadcast media are owned by, or affiliated with, the Communist Party of China or a government agency; no privately owned TV or radio stations; state-run Chinese Central TV, provincial, and municipal stations offer more than 2,000 channels; the Centra
389 million (2009)
total: 86,000 km
country comparison to the world: 3
standard gauge: 86,000 km 1.435-m gauge (36,000 km electrified) (2008)
total: 4,106,387 km
country comparison to the world: 3
paved: 3,453,890 km (includes 84,946 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 652,497 km (2011)
110,000 km (navigable waterways) (2011)
major seaport(s): Dalian,
Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao,
Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin river port(s):
Guangzhou (Pearl) container port(s) (TEUs):
Dalian (6,400,300), Guangzhou (14,260,400),
Ningbo (14,719,200), Qingdao (13,020,100),
S
total: 2,030
country comparison to the world: 3
by type: barge carrier 7, bulk carrier 621, cargo 566,
carrier 10, chemical tanker 140, container 206, liquefied gas 60, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 81,
petroleum tanke
507 (2013)
