Mongolia Transportation:
Railways:
total: 1,810 km (2004 est.)
broad gauge: 1,810 km 1.524-m gauge
Highways:
total: 49,256 km (2002 est.)
paved: 8,874 km
unpaved: 40,376 km
Waterways:
580 km (2004 est.)
note: Only waterway in operation is Lake Khovsgol (135 km); Selenge River (270 km) and Orkhon River (175 km) are navigable but carry little traffic; lakes and rivers freeze in winter, are open from May to September
Merchant marine:
total: 65 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 339,423 GRT / 533,853 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 54, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll of 1
foreign-owned: 38 (China 2, Lebanon 1, Philippines 1, Russia 10, Singapore 10, South Korea 1, Syria 1, Thailand 1, Ukraine 1, UAE 4, Vietnam 6)
(2005)
Airports:
46 (2004 est.)
Airports — with paved runways:
total: 15
over 3047m: 1
2438 to 3047m: 11
1524 to 2437m: 3
(2004 est.)
Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 31
over 3047m: 1
2438 to 3047m: 5
1524 to 2437m: 18
914 to 1523m: 4
under 914m: 3
(2004 est.)
Heliports:
2 (2004 est.)
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