Belgium Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

3,410 km (2,362 km electrified; 2,563 km double track)

standard gauge:

3,410 km 1.435-m gauge (1994)

Highways:

total:

137,912 km

paved:

129,639 km (including 1,667 km of limited access divided highway)

unpaved:

8,273 km (1992)

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, Hasselt, Liege, Mons, Namur, Oostende, Zeebrugge

Merchant marine:

total:

23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 42,055 GRT/56,842 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 1, cargo 9, chemical tanker 6, liquefied gas 2, oil tanker 5

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 914 to 1,523 m:

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