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Introduction - Bangladesh: | Location - Bangladesh: | People - Bangladesh: | Government - Bangladesh: | Economy - Bangladesh: | Communications - Bangladesh: | Transportation - Bangladesh: | Airports | 16 (2006) | | Airports with paved runways | total: 15
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 5 (2006) | | Airports with unpaved runways | total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006) | | Pipelines | gas 2,604 km (2006) | | Railways | total: 2,768 km
broad gauge: 946 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2006) | | Roadways | total: 239,226 km
paved: 22,726 km
unpaved: 216,500 km (2003) | | Waterways | 8,370 km
note: includes up to 3,060 km main cargo routes; network reduced to 5,200 km in dry season (2006) | | Merchant marine | total: 42 ships (1000 GRT or over) 341,733 GRT/485,840 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 3, cargo 29, container 6, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3
foreign-owned: 1 (China 1)
registered in other countries: 10 (Antigua and Barbuda 4, Comoros 1, Malta 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Singapore 1) (2006) | | Ports and terminals | Chittagong, Mongla Port | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |