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Knowledge Center; Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku which make up about 97% of Japan’s land area. Japan’s population of 126 million is the world’s tenth largest. Approximately 9.1 million people live in Tokyo, the capital city of Japan which is the second largest city proper in the OECD. The Greater Tokyo Area which includes Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the world’s largest metropolitan area with over 35 million residents and the world’s largest urban agglomeration economy.
a) Basic Data
Area: 377,944㎢,
Population: 126,919,659 (2015 estimate),
Density: 337.1/㎢
GDP (nominal): ＄4.210trillion (2015 estimate)
GDP Per capita: ＄33,223
b) Data on Transport
Total Expressway Length: 9,165km
Number of registered vehicle: 79,263,516 (Jun, 2015)
Number of registered Motorised two wheelers: 1,635,287
Total injury: 629,021 (2013)
Total fatalities: 5,152, Per 100,000 population: 4.0
(breakdown)
– Bicycles: 813
– Motorised two wheelers: 859
– Passenger car occupants: 1,081
– Pedestrians: 1,864
– Others: 535
Knowledge Center; Australia
a) Info for Asia Pacific website
Total KMs of roads in Australia: approx. 900,000km
Length of Highway 1, circumnavigating Australia: approx.14,500km
Number of registered vehicles: 18million
b) Research
The total area which is connected by Australian roadways is 913,000 kilometers of which 353,331 kilometers of roads are paved and the rest 559,669 roads are unpaved.
Autraliaonnet.com
Australia’s Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the Australian continent, joining all mainland state capitals. At a total length of approximately 14,500 km (9,000 mi) it is among the longest national highways in the world,
c) TYPE OF VEHICLE(a), Census years 2010, 2014 and 2015
| 2010 (no.) |
2014 (no.) |
2015 (no.) |
Change 10/15 (%) |
Change 14/15 (%) |
Average annual growth 10/15(b) (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger vehicles | 12 269 305 | 13 297 260 | 13 549 449 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Campervans | 48 504 | 55 757 | 58 288 | 20.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| Light commercial vehicles | 2 460 568 | 2 824 052 | 2 907 006 | 18.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| Light rigid trucks | 115 845 | 135 658 | 140 625 | 21.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Heavy rigid trucks | 315 433 | 329 464 | 331 699 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Articulated trucks | 82 436 | 93 853 | 94 975 | 15.2 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Non-freight carrying vehicles | 22 533 | 23 144 | 23 361 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Buses | 86 367 | 94 131 | 95 149 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Motor cycles | 660 107 | 780 174 | 807 215 | 22.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Total motor vehicles | 16 061 098 | 17 633 493 | 18 007 767 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
(a) Refer to Glossary for definition of vehicle types.
ABS.gov.au
Knowledge Center; Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China is an autonomous territory on the southern coast of China at the Pearl River Estuary and the South China Sea. Hong Kong has a land area of 1,104 km2, covering Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories, Lantau Island and 262 outlying islands. With around 7.3 million inhabitants of various nationalities, Hong Kong is one of the world’s most densely populated metropolises.
Hong Kong is also a major capitalist economy characterised by low taxation and free trade. It is the world’s 8th largest trading economy as well as one of the world’s most services-oriented economy.
a) Basic Data
Land Area: 1,104㎢,
Population: 7,324,300 (2015 estimate)
Density: 6,650/㎢
GDP (nominal): HK$ 2,402,506 million (2015 estimate)
GDP Per Capita: HK$ 328,854
b) Data on Transport
Total Expressway Length: 140km
Number of registered vehicle: 786,145 (31 Dec 2014)
Number of registered Motor Cycle: 63,860
Total injury: 20,259 (2015) (2013)
Total fatalities: 112, Per 100,000 population: 1.7
Knowledge Center; Singapore
Singapore, an island city-state off southern Malaysia, is a global financial centre with a tropical climate and multicultural population. Singapore’s territory consists of the diamond-shaped main island and 62 islands. The cosmopolitan nation is home to 5.5 million residents, 38% of whom are permanent residents and other foreign nationals. Singaporeans are mostly bilingual, with English as their common language and a second mother-tongue language.
a) Basic Data
Land Area: 718 km²
Dialing code: +65
Population: 5,540,000
Density: 7,697/km²
Currency: Singapore dollar
GDP (Total): $390,089 million (2014)
GDP Per Capita: $71,318 (2014)
b) Data on Transport (2014)
Total Rapid Transit System Length: 183 km
Total Road Length: 3,495 km
Total Expressway Length: 164 km
Total Motor Vehicle: 972,037
– Buses: 17,554
– Cars & Taxis: 647,759
– Goods & Other Vehicles: 161,698
– Motorcycles: 145,026
Knowledge Center; Korea
a) Fact (As of Dec. 2014)
b) ITS Organizations in Korea
c) Current Status of ITS
