Short facts about transportation in Azerbaijan
| Railways: |
total: 2,125 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial
lines
broad gauge: 2,125 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified)
(1993) |
| Highways: |
total: 24,981 km
paved: 23,057 km (these roads are said to be
hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that
are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in
all weather)
unpaved: 1,924 km (these roads are made of
unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather)
(1998) |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 1,130 km; petroleum products
630 km; natural gas 1,240 km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Baku
(Baki) |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 253,882 GRT/313,252
DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 12, petroleum tanker 40, roll
on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
(2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 43
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m:
8
under 914 m: 28 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
