Belgium Transportation:
Railways:
total: 3,521 km (2004 est.)
standard gauge: 3,521 km 1.435-m gauge (2,927 km electrified)
Highways:
total: 149,028 km (2002 est.)
paved: 116,540 km (including 1,729 km of expressways)
unpaved: 32,488 km
Waterways:
2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use) (2003 est.)
Pipelines:
gas: 1,485 km
oil: 158 km
refined products: 535 km
(2004)
Ports and harbors:
Antwerp, Brussels, Gent, Liege, Oostende, Zeebrugge
Merchant marine:
total: 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,146,301 GRT / 1,588,184 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 15, cargo 2, chemical tanker 2, container 8, liquefied gas 17, petroleum tanker 9
foreign-owned: 12 (Denmark 4, France 4, Greece 4)
registered in other countries: 101
(2005)
Airports:
43 (2004 est.)
Airports — with paved runways:
total: 25
over 3047m: 6
2438 to 3047m: 8
1524 to 2437m: 3
914 to 1523m: 1
under 914m: 7
(2004 est.)
Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 18
914 to 1523m: 2
under 914m: 16
(2004 est.)
Heliports:
1 (2004 est.)
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