Transportation in Belarus
Railways:total: 5,563 km
broad gauge: 5,563 km 1.520-m gauge (894 km electrified)
City with underground railway system: Minsk
Highways:
total:
63,355 km
paved:
60,567 km
unpaved:
2,788 km (1998 est.)
Waterways: NA km; note - Belarus has extensive and widely used canal and river systems
Pipelines: crude oil 1,470 km; refined products 1,100 km; natural gas 1,980 km (1992)
Ports and harbors: Mazyr
Airports: 118 (1996 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
36
over 3,047 m:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
18
1,524 to 2,437 m:
5
under 914 m:
11 (1996 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
82
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
6
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
9
under 914 m:
62 (1996 est.)
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
