Turkmenistan Transportation 2001

Railways:
total: 2,187 km
broad gauge: 2,187 km 1.520-m gauge (1996 est.)

Highways:
total: 22,000 km
paved: 18,000 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather)
unpaved: 4,000 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1996)

Waterways: the Amu Darya is an important inland waterway for Turkmenistan

Pipelines: crude oil 250 km; natural gas 4,400 km

Ports and harbors: Turkmenbashi

Merchant marine:
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,459 GRT/8,865 DWT
ships by type: container 1 (2000 est.)

Airports: 76 (2000 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 13
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 63
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 41 (2000 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Turkmenistan on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Turkmenistan Transportation 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turkmenistan Transportation 2001 should be addressed to the CIA.