Short facts about transportation in Burma
| Railways: |
total: 3,991 km
narrow gauge: 3,991 km 1.000-m
gauge |
| Highways: |
total: 28,200 km
paved: 3,440 km
unpaved: 24,760
km (1996) |
| Waterways: |
12,800 km
note: 3,200 km
navigable by large commercial vessels |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 1,343 km; natural gas 330
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Bassein, Bhamo, Chauk, Mandalay,
Moulmein, Myitkyina, Rangoon, Akyab (Sittwe),
Tavoy |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 411,181 GRT/632,769
DWT
ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 20, container 1,
passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 2
note: includes some
foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Japan 2 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 9
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 71
over 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
15
914 to 1,523 m: 22
under 914 m: 32 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
