Burma

Burma Transportation

Railways
total: 3,955 km
narrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)

Highways
total: 28,200 km
paved: 3,440 km
unpaved: 24,760 km (1996 est.)

Waterways
general assessment: barely meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service for business and government; international service is fair
domestic: NA
international: country code - 95; satellite earth station - 2, Intelsat (Indian Ocean), and ShinSat

Pipelines
gas 2,056 km; oil 558 km (2004)

Ports and harbors
Bhamo, Chauk, Mandalay, Moulmein, Myitkyina, Pathein, Rangoon, Sittwe, Tavoy

Merchant marine
total: 31 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 384,529 GRT/608,609 DWT
by type: bulk 8, cargo 18, container 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1
foreign-owned: Germany 6, Japan 4 (2004 est.)

Airports
79 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 9
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 69
over 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 20
under 914 m: 31 (2004 est.)

Heliports
1 (2003 est.)



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