Short facts about transportation in Belgium
| Railways: |
total: 3,437 km (2,446 km electrified; 2,563 km double track)
standard
gauge: 3,437 km 1.435-m gauge
(1998) |
| Highways: |
total: 145,774 km
paved: 116,182 km (including 1,674 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 29,592 km
(1999) |
| 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 and
harbors: |
Antwerp (one of the world's busiest
ports), Brugge, Gent, Hasselt, Liege, Mons, Namur, Oostende,
Zeebrugge |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 32,912 GRT/53,161
DWT
ships by type: cargo 6, chemical tanker 9, petroleum tanker 6
(2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 24
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m:
8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m: 6 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 16 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
