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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)
City with underground railway system: Baki[?]
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: 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: 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.
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