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Pipelines

Gas 2,950 km (2013)

Railways

Total: 2,460 km

Broad gauge: 659 km 1.676-m gauge

Narrow gauge: 1,801 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)

Country comparison to the world: 60

Roadways

Total: 21,269 km

Paved: 1,063 km

Unpaved: 20,206 km (2010)

Country comparison to the world: 106

Merchant Marine

Total: 62

By type: bulk carrier 25, cargo 28, chemical tanker 1, container 5, petroleum tanker 3

Foreign-owned: 8 (China 1, Singapore 7)

Registered in other countries: 10 (Comoros 1, Hong Kong 1, Panama 5, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 1) (2010)

Country comparison to the world: 64

Ports and Terminals

Major seaport(s): Chittagong

River port(s): Mongla Port (Sela River)

Container port(s): Chittagong (1,392,104) (2011)

Transportation Note

the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh remain a risk for armed robbery against ships; attacks against vessels have decreased over the last few years in response to improved local security

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Airports

18 (2013)

Heliports

3 (2013)

Waterways

8,370 km (includes up to 3,060 km of main cargo routes

Airports with Paved Runways

Total
16
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
5 (2013)

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