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Transportation in Latvia
total: 2,412 km
broad gauge: 2,379 km 1.520-m gauge (271 km electrified) (1992)
narrow gauge: 33 km 0.750-m gauge (1994)
Highways:
total:
59,178 km
paved:
22,843 km
unpaved:
36,335 km (1998 est.)
Waterways: 300 km perennially navigable
Pipelines: crude oil 750 km; refined products 780 km; natural gas 560 km (1992)
Ports and harbors: Daugavpils, Liepaja, Riga, Ventspils
Merchant marine:
total:
14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 58,699 GRT/64,043 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 4, petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 6 (1999 est.)
Airports: 50 (1994 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
36
2,438 to 3,047 m:
6
1,524 to 2,437 m:
2
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
27 (1994 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
14
2,438 to 3,047 m:
2
914 to 1,523 m:
2
under 914 m:
10 (1994 est.)
- See also : Latvia
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