Railroads: Belgian National Railways (SNCB) operates 3,568 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, government owned; 2,563 km double track; 2,207 km electrified

Highways:
total: 137,876 km
paved: 129,603 km (including 1,631 km of limited access divided highway)
unpaved: 8,273 km (1989)

Inland waterways: 2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use)
Pipelines: crude oil 161 km; petroleum products 1,167 km; natural gas 3,300 km

Ports: Antwerp, Brugge, Gent, Oostende, Zeebrugge
Merchant marine: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 36,200 GRT/52,039 DWT, bulk 1, cargo 9, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 1, oil tanker 5

Airports:
total: 42
usable: 42
with permanent-surface runways: 24
with runways over 3,659 m: 0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 15
with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 3

NOTE: The information regarding Belgium on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belgium Transportation 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belgium Transportation 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.