Short facts about transportation in Belarus
| Railways: |
total: 5,523 km
broad gauge: 5,523 km 1.520-m gauge (875 km
electrified) (2000) |
| Highways: |
total: 63,355 km
paved: 60,567 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: 2,788 km (these roads are made of
unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather)
(1998) |
| Waterways: |
NA km; note - Belarus has extensive and
widely used canal and river systems |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 1,470 km; refined products
1,100 km; natural gas 1,980 km (1992) |
| Airports: |
136 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 33
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
19
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 11 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 103
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m:
14
under 914 m: 65 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
