Finally the CIA gives interesting info
Check this out:
CIA
There are over 100 million Kilometers of road in the world. Time to start driving.
CIA
There are over 100 million Kilometers of road in the world. Time to start driving.
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- Curious as to what it costs to maintain that site.
- Um, i live in the U.S. What is a Kilometer! And no i don't want to convert it! If i did i would already know the answer!!!
Francesca Knowles wrote:
Well...they got the "no roads between towns in Greenland" facts right- at least
Not saying they are 100% wrong, just that some facts were not spot on.RobertRyan wrote:
Francesca Knowles wrote:
Fascinating! Who knew that there are no roads at all between towns in Greenland?
like all 'Informative factbooks" they do get it wrong. Number of unpaved dirt roads in Australia, varies enormously. depends on who is doing the survey.
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Well...they got the "no roads between towns in Greenland" facts right- at least according to Greenland itself!Francesca Knowles wrote:
Fascinating! Who knew that there are no roads at all between towns in Greenland?
like all 'Informative factbooks" they do get it wrong. Number of unpaved dirt roads in Australia, varies enormously. depends on who is doing the survey.- The country of "Nauru" only has 24km..
- there looks like more roads than that, theres 2 baseball diamonds, almost looks like a campground on the west end of it in the woods
- There is a yacht club on Diego Garcia, very exclusive!
navegator Francesca Knowles wrote:
That's all they need. The Brits own the island, which is also home to a small U.S. Navy detachment and for U.S. Air Force flight crews, it's an air base slap in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Most transportation is by foot traffic and bicycle. And unless you are a guest of HM Government or assigned to the Navy detachment or TDY with the Air Force, you can't go there anyway.
Fascinating! Who knew that there are no roads at all between towns in Greenland?
Here's my favorite from the list, though:CIA wrote:
British Indian Ocean Territory:
Short section of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia- When I saw you post, I wonder if you found a copy of the "fact book"? Your link answers that question. Interesting reading to be had there.
