Burma Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

3,991 km (3,878 km common carrier lines, 113 km industrial lines)

standard gauge:

3,878 km 1.435-m gauge

other:

113 km NA-m gauge

Highways:

total:

27,000 km

paved:

bituminous 3,200 km

unpaved:

gravel, improved earth 17,700 km; unimproved earth 6,100 km

Inland waterways:

12,800 km; 3,200 km navigable by large commercial vessels

Pipelines:

crude oil 1,343 km; natural gas 330 km

Ports:

Bassein, Bhamo, Chauk, Mandalay, Moulmein, Myitkyina, Rangoon, Sittwe, Tavoy

Merchant marine:

total:

49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 638,297 GRT/884,492 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 19, cargo 15, chemical tanker 1, container 2, oil tanker 3, passenger-cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 4, vehicle carrier 2

Airports:

total:

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:

with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

with paved runways under 914 m:

with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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