Short facts about transportation in Turkmenistan
| Railways: |
total: 2,187 km
broad gauge: 2,187 km 1.520-m gauge (1996
est.) |
| Highways: |
total: 22,000 km
paved: 18,000 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: 4,000 km (these roads are made of
unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather)
(1996) |
| Waterways: |
the Amu Darya is an important inland
waterway for Turkmenistan |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 250 km; natural gas 4,400
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Turkmenbashi |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,459 GRT/8,865 DWT
ships
by type: container 1 (2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 13
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
(2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 63
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m:
5
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 41 (2000
est.) | Source: World Factbook |
