Short facts about transportation in Vietnam
| Railways: |
total: 2,652 km
standard gauge: 166 km 1.435-m
gauge
narrow gauge: 2,249 km 1.000-m gauge
dual
gauge: 237 km NA-m gauges (three rails)
(1998) |
| Highways: |
total: 93,300 km
paved: 23,418 km
unpaved: 69,882
km (1996) |
| Waterways: |
17,702 km
note: more
than 5,149 km are navigable at all times by vessels up to 1.8 m
draft |
| Pipelines: |
petroleum products 150
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Cam Ranh, Da Nang, Haiphong, Ho Chi
Minh City, Ha Long, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, Vinh, Vung
Tau |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 143 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 705,388 GRT/1,071,902
DWT
ships by type: bulk 8, cargo 108, chemical tanker 1,
combination bulk 1, container 2, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 18,
refrigerated cargo 3 (2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 17
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 17
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 8 (2000
est.) | Source: World Factbook |
