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Latvia Transportation:

Railways:
total: 2,303 km (2004 est.)
broad gauge: 2,270 km 1.520-m gauge (270 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge

Highways:
total: 60,472 km (2002 est.)
paved: 57,206 km
unpaved: 3,265 km

Waterways:
300 km

Pipelines:
oil: 409 km
refined products: 415 km
gas: 1,097 km
(2004)

Ports and harbors:
Riga, Ventspils

Merchant marine:
total: 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 53,153 GRT / 37,414 DWT
by type: cargo 7, petroleum tanker 5, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo 3, roll on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 86
(2005)

Airports:
50 (2004 est.)

Airports — with paved runways:
total: 26
2438 to 3047m: 7
1524 to 2437m: 2
914 to 1523m: 1
under 914m: 16
(2002 est.)

Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 24
2438 to 3047m: 1
1524 to 2437m: 2
914 to 1523m: 1
under 914m: 20
(2002 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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