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| Transportation | Burma |
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Railways:
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total: 3,955 km
narrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 28,200 km
paved: 3,440 km unpaved: 24,760 km (1996 est.) |
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Waterways:
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12,800 km
note: 3,200 km navigable by large commercial vessels |
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Pipelines:
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gas 2,056 km; oil 558 km (2003) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Bassein, Bhamo, Chauk, Mandalay, Moulmein, Myitkyina, Rangoon, Akyab (Sittwe), Tavoy |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 352,765 GRT/536,396 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 5, Japan 4 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 21, container 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1 |
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Airports:
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80 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 8
over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 72
under 914 m: 34 (2002) 914 to 1,523 m: 20 over 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 16 |
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Heliports:
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1 (2002) |
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