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Pipelines

Gas 2,597 km (2008)

Railways

Total: 2,768 km

Broad gauge: 946 km 1.676-m gauge

Narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Roadways

Total: 239,226 km

Paved: 22,726 km

Unpaved: 216,500 km (2003)

Merchant Marine

Total: 40

By type: bulk carrier 3, cargo 27, container 5, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 4

Foreign-owned: 1 (China 1)

Registered in other countries: 10 (Comoros 2, Honduras 1, Malta 2, Panama 2, Singapore 2, Togo 1) (2008)

Ports and Terminals

Chittagong, Mongla Port

Transportation Note

the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh as high risk for armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

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Airports

17 (2009)

Heliports

Waterways

8,370 kmcountry comparison to the world: 17 note: includes up to 3,060 km main cargo routes

Airports with Paved Runways

Total
15
Over 3,047 m
2
2,438 to 3,047 m
2
1,524 to 2,437 m
6
914 to 1,523 m
1
Under 914 m
4 (2009)

Airports with Unpaved Runways

Total
2
1,524 to 2,437 m
1
Under 914 m
1 (2009)

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