A satellite cost is related to its size, its function, and the technology included in it. It may cost from USD 10 million for a very small a simple use satellite, up to USD 400 million for a big, heavy, and complex satellite.
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To build a fiber-optic cable connection costs between USD 10,000 per km up to USD 30,000 per km, including nodes and towers, and depending on natural geography. This is an expensive estimation considering the very cheap cost of fiber-optic nowadays.
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To build an electric grid costs USD 2 million per km of transmission lines, and between USD 200,000 per km up to USD 1 million per km of distribution lines. This includes transformers costs.
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To build a pipeline costs between USD 200,000 per km up to USD 1 million per km, depending on pipeline size, specifications, and natural geography.
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To build an airport costs USD 30 million per 3 km runaway, as well as USD 500 per square meter (SQM) for an airport passenger terminal.
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To build a hyper loop costs between USD 30 million per km up to USD 50 million per km, depending on design and technology. It is important to remember that those figures are estimates only, as no hyper-loop railway has ever been built yet.
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To build an express railways generally costs between USD 20 million per km up to USD 30 million per km.
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Building a railways costs between USD 1 million per km up to USD 5 million per km.
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Building a sea-port is very variable. It can cost as little as USD 16 million per 300 metres berth up to USD 7 billion for a full commercial port.
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Building an expressway costs between USD 3.5 million per km up to USD 5 million per km.
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Building a road costs between USD 150,000 per km up to USD 1 million per km, depending on what kind of road we are talking about.
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In 2019, there are an estimated 10 million factories in the world.
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In 2019, there are an estimated 4,000 special economic zones (SEZ) in the world. This includes special economic zones, free trade zones, export-processing zones, industrial parks, economic and technology development zones, high-tech zones, science and innovation parks, free ports, enterprise zones, and many more denominations.
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In 2018, there were 5,000 airlines in the world with a ICAO code (International Civil Aviation Organization).
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In 2018, there were 290 airlines that were members of the IATA (International Air Transport Association).
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In 2018, there were 564,589 planes in the world. This includes civil planes, commercial planes, and military planes. This excludes drones.
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In 2018, there were 69,728 helicopters in the world. This includes 38,536 civil helicopters and 31,192 military helicopters.
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In 2018, there were 38,536 civil helicopters in the world.
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In 2018, there were 31,192 military helicopters in the world.
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In 2018, there were 53,953 military aircrafts in the world, including planes and helicopters.
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