| Railways: |
total:
2,187 km
broad gauge:
2,187 km 1.520-m gauge (1996 est.)
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| 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)
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| Waterways: |
the Amu Darya is an important inland waterway for Turkmenistan
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| Pipelines: |
crude oil 250 km; natural gas 4,400 km
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| Ports and harbors: |
Turkmenbashi
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| Merchant marine: |
total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,459 GRT/8,865 DWT
ships by type:
container 1 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
13
2,438 to 3,047 m:
9
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4 (2000 est.)
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| 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.)
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