<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Norway<nl>Communications</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Railroads:</hi> 4,223 km 1.435-meter standard gauge; Norwegian State Railways (NSB) operates 4,219 km (2,450 km electrified and 96 km double track); 4 km other
<item><hi format=bold>Highways:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total:</hi> 88,800 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>paved:</hi> 38,580 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>unpaved:</hi> gravel, crushed stone, earth 50,220 km
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<item><hi format=bold>Inland waterways:</hi> 1,577 km along west coast; 2.4 m draft vessels maximum
<item><hi format=bold>Pipelines:</hi> refined products 53 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> the government has created a captive register, the Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS), as a subset of the Norwegian register; ships on the NIS enjoy many benefits of flags of convenience and do not have to be crewed by Norwegians; the majority of ships (761) under the Norwegian flag are now registered with the NIS