Bangladesh

Bangladesh Transportation

Railways
total: 2,706 km
broad gauge: 884 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)

Highways
total: 207,486 km
paved: 19,773 km
unpaved: 187,713 km (1999)

Waterways
general assessment: totally inadequate for a modern country
domestic: modernizing; introducing digital systems; trunk systems include VHF and UHF microwave radio relay links, and some fiber-optic cable in cities
international: country code - 880; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); international radiotelephone communications and landline service to neighboring countries (2000)

Pipelines
gas 2,012 km (2004)

Ports and harbors
Chittagong, Dhaka, Mongla Port, Narayanganj

Merchant marine
total: 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 319,897 GRT/440,575 DWT
by type: bulk 2, cargo 24, container 10, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: China 1, Singapore 9
registered in other countries: 10 (2004 est.)

Airports
16 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 15
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 6 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)



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