Transportation in Azerbaijan
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Railways
total:
2,125 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines
broad gauge:
2,125 km 1.520-m gauge (1,278 km electrified) (1993)
Railway links with adjacent countries
- Russia - yes - 1524mm gauge.
- Armenia - yes - 1524mm gauge
- Georgia - yes - 1524mm gauge - also new Standard gauge (1435mm) link to Turkey
- Iran - yes - break-of-gauge 1524mm/1435mm.
- Turkey - no - break-of-gauge 1524mm/1435mm. Via enclave.
Highways
total:
24,981 km
paved:
23,057 km
unpaved:
1,924 km (1998 est.)
Pipelines
crude oil 1,130 km; petroleum products 630 km; natural gas 1,240 km
Ports and harbors
- Ports and harbors: Baky
- Merchant marine:
- total: 55 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 248,155 GRT/304,215 DWT
- ships by type: cargo 12, petroleum tanker 40, roll-on/roll-off 2, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 est.)
Airports
Airports: 69 (1996 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 29
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (1996 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 40
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 33 (1996 est.)
Reference
- Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.