Can you name the Countries With Biggest Railway Network? by dolby

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Countries With Biggest Railway Network Quiz

by dolby

Created Sep 29, 2009 in Geography
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	rhebus:	Oct 6th, 2009 at 16:26 GMT	1 point
	source?

	dolby:	Oct 7th, 2009 at 09:08 GMT	6 points
	sorry i forgot to add the source... have added now...

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	Moldemort:	Nov 13th, 2009 at 17:06 GMT	-1 points
	Only missed romania and cuba - was just a case of naming big countries, followed by rich countries - by the way randomly guessed panama and it came up as a bonus answer even though it was less than 100 miles - why was this?

	dolby:	Nov 14th, 2009 at 08:38 GMT	13 points
	@moldemort, i put up as bonus some countries who were at the bottom...

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	wondernick:	Aug 17th, 2011 at 14:26 GMT	8 points
	cool quiz. i got a bonus by trying paraguay (36km!) so spent a minute trying to think of countries with the smallest networks and go cuba!

	newenglander:	Aug 18th, 2011 at 15:22 GMT	4 points
	You should probably add commas to the numbers just to make them easier to read. and never under estimate how color can change the way people think of your quiz.

	flixuk:	Aug 18th, 2011 at 16:13 GMT	2 points
	good quiz! spice up the colours a bit :)

	tomahaha:	Aug 18th, 2011 at 16:26 GMT	1 point
	how did I miss Germany only? arghhhh

	andrew_c:	Aug 19th, 2011 at 09:16 GMT	5 points
	there's a misplaced comma for the first-ranked figure.

	ryan_hm:	Aug 19th, 2011 at 13:45 GMT	3 points
	Would Sudan still count under the rankings with South Sudan newly-independent?

	dolby:	Aug 19th, 2011 at 15:59 GMT	0 points
	@andrew_c ther is no misplaced comma in the first ranked figure. We Indians number that way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_numbering_system :P @ryan_hm gud observation i don't think as the source has data for 2010 when South Sudan was part of Sudan

	finnoztoffee:	Aug 24th, 2011 at 03:28 GMT	-1 points
	Argentina does have a lot of rail, but it seems that not many lines actually operate there. The buses are too cheap and comfortable.

	Dr_Seusss:	Sep 22nd, 2011 at 13:40 GMT	4 points
	Cuba does not actually completely surprise me. I only typed it on a hunch, but communist countries of the 20th century tended to strive for industrial capacity, and then boast of these achievements as proof that their communism works.

	Andy2k9:	Sep 22nd, 2011 at 14:19 GMT	3 points
	Where is Vatican City?

	Bulletchewer6:	Sep 22nd, 2011 at 14:42 GMT	10 points
	Remove the first comma from the top figure. Indians may number that way, but nobody else does.

	Bogeiman:	Sep 22nd, 2011 at 19:19 GMT	2 points
	like this quiz a lot! was surprised at Cuba, as I thought about it and ruled it out. Regret that now!

	dancastro:	Sep 23rd, 2011 at 04:06 GMT	0 points
	@Bulletchewer6: good point! Firstly I thought that the 2,24,792 was a typo, but reading your comment I remembered the Indian system of numbering, with the lakhs, crores and all that. As you say, nobody else uses it... but in fact the Indians invented the so called "Arabic" numerals.

	lilwhitelion:	Sep 23rd, 2011 at 16:22 GMT	4 points
	United States should be accepted, not just United States of America or USA.

	StupidBunny:	Sep 23rd, 2011 at 17:06 GMT	1 point
	Should have a bonus answer for the 600m or so of railroad in Vatican City

	WyattsTorch:	Sep 23rd, 2011 at 20:13 GMT	2 points
	Good...but please accept United States.

	dolby:	Sep 24th, 2011 at 08:43 GMT	1 point
	I have added United States, don't know how i missed that

	bahhbara:	Sep 26th, 2011 at 23:11 GMT	1 point
	How are you defining 'rail network'? Paraguay has a lot more than 36 km, but most of it is disused... 'There were also a number of narrow-gauge industrial lines, mainly in the North of the country, that total over 600 km of track; built to bring agricultural production to the ports on the Rio Paraguay, they also carried passengers; some of those lines, quite extensive (some over 150 km in length) still exist, even if no longer in use.'

	EssessNine97:	Sep 27th, 2011 at 03:55 GMT	1 point
	Nepal is also a bonus answer. Why not Palau (0 km)?

	dolby:	Sep 27th, 2011 at 09:59 GMT	1 point
	@bahhbara i am not defining ' rail network' just using CIA World Factbook as a source and sticking to what they are saying unless i get a more reliable source. @EssesNine97 the source lists only 134 entries (some not even sovereign nations) so i guess the remaining countries might not be having any railway network or no information. So, i have not included any of them as bonus answers.

	inomu:	Sep 29th, 2011 at 22:03 GMT	4 points
	Vatican City actually has a rail line! It's about 300 metres long and it's only used by the pope. You don't believe me? Check this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Vatican_City

	dolby:	Sep 30th, 2011 at 10:39 GMT	2 points
	i removed the bonus answers so as to make the quiz consistent to both the source and various comments :)

	chewgoo:	Oct 5th, 2011 at 23:54 GMT	2 points
	Awesome quiz! Can't wait to see this published!