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| Transportation | Belgium |
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Railways:
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total: 3,471 km
standard gauge: 3,471 km 1.435-m gauge (2,631 km electrified) (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 148,216 km
paved: 116,687 km (including 1,727 km of expressways) unpaved: 31,529 km (2000) |
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Waterways:
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1,570 km (route length in regular commercial use) (2001) |
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Pipelines:
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gas 1,485 km; oil 158 km; refined products 535 km (2003) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Antwerp (one of the world's busiest ports), Brugge, Gent, Hasselt, Liege, Mons, Namur, Oostende, Zeebrugge |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 32,215 GRT/55,725 DWT
ships by type: cargo 6, chemical tanker 10, petroleum tanker 4, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Finland 1, Netherlands 3 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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42 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 25
over 3,047 m: 6 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 7 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 15 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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1 (2002) |
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