Editing North Korea (section)

=== Transportation ===
{{Main|Transport in North Korea}}
Transport infrastructure in North Korea includes railways, highways, water and air routes, but rail transport is by far the most widespread. North Korea has some {{convert|5200|km|mi|sp=us}} of railways mostly in [[standard gauge]] which carry 80% of annual passenger traffic and 86% of freight, but electricity shortages undermine their efficiency.{{Sfn|Country Study|2009|p=147}} Construction of a [[high-speed rail]]way connecting Kaesong, Pyongyang and [[Sinuiju]] with speeds exceeding {{convert|200|km/h|mi/h|sp=us}} was approved in 2013.<ref name=NKT>{{cite web|url=http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/eng/FRM/FRM_0101V.aspx?code=FRM131220_0001|title=High Speed Rail and Road Connecting Kaesong-Pyongyang-Sinuiju to be Built|publisher=The Institute for Far Eastern Studies|date=20 December 2013 |access-date=15 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423171449/http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/eng/FRM/FRM_0101V.aspx?code=FRM131220_0001 |archive-date=23 April 2015}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=October 2021|reason=Has the railroad been completed?}} North Korea connects with the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]] through [[Rajin station|Rajin]].

Road transport is very limited—only {{convert|724|km|mi|sp=us}} of the {{convert|25554|km|mi|sp=us}} road network are paved,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2085.html#kn |title=Roadways field listing |publisher=CIA The World Factbook |access-date=16 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522232116/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2085.html |archive-date=22 May 2014 }}</ref> and maintenance on most roads is poor.{{Sfn|Country Study|2009|p=150}} Only 2% of the freight capacity is supported by river and sea transport, and air traffic is negligible.{{Sfn|Country Study|2009|p=147}} All port facilities are ice-free and host a merchant fleet of 158 vessels.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2108.html#kn |title=Merchant marine field listing |publisher=CIA The World Factbook |access-date=16 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625145330/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2108.html |archive-date=25 June 2014 }}</ref> Eighty-two airports<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2053.html#kn |title=Airports field listing |publisher=CIA The World Factbook |access-date=16 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625161845/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2053.html |archive-date=25 June 2014 }}</ref> and 23 helipads<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2019.html#kn |title=Helipads field listing |publisher=CIA The World Factbook |access-date=16 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604005151/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2007/06/12/afx3810988.html |archive-date=4 June 2011 }}</ref> are operational and the largest serve the state-run airline, [[Air Koryo]].{{Sfn|Country Study|2009|p=147}} Cars are relatively rare,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ejinsight.com/20180523-cars-on-pyongyang-streets-can-tell-us-a-lot-about-the-country/|title=Cars on Pyongyang streets can tell us a lot about the country|date=23 May 2018|website=EJ Insight|language=en-US|access-date=25 October 2019|archive-date=22 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922032403/http://www.ejinsight.com/20180523-cars-on-pyongyang-streets-can-tell-us-a-lot-about-the-country/|url-status=live}}</ref> but bicycles are common.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=4230|title=70% of Households Use Bikes|newspaper=[[Daily NK]]|date=30 October 2008 |access-date=16 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706144543/http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=4230 |archive-date=6 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nknews.org/2016/03/north-koreas-bike-path/|title=North Korea's bike path|date=21 March 2016|website=[[NK News]]|language=en-US|access-date=25 October 2019|archive-date=25 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025203825/https://www.nknews.org/2016/03/north-koreas-bike-path/|url-status=live}}</ref> There is only one [[international airport]]—[[Pyongyang International Airport]]—serviced by Russia and China (see [[List of airports in North Korea#Public airports|List of public airports in North Korea]])