Transportation in Bangladesh
Railways:total: 2,745 km
broad gauge: 923 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (1998 est.)
Highways:
total:
201,182 km
paved:
19,112 km
unpaved:
182,070 km (1997 est.)
Waterways: 5,150-8,046 km navigable waterways (includes 2,575-3,058 km main cargo routes)
Pipelines: natural gas 1,220 km
Ports and harbors: Chittagong, Dhaka, Mongla Port
Merchant marine:
total:
36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 284,489 GRT/405,845 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 2, cargo 28, container 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 est.)
Airports: 16 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
16
over 3,047 m:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
5
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
6 (1999 est.)
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
