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Belgium Transportation Profile 2013

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Railways

total: 3,233 km
standard gauge: 3,233 km 1.435-m gauge (2,950 km electrified) (2008)

Roadways

total: 154,012 km
paved: 120,514 km (includes 1,756 km of expressways)
unpaved: 33,498 km (2010)

Waterways

2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use) (2012)

Pipelines

gas 2,826 km; oil 154 km; refined products 535 km (2010)

Ports and terminals

cargo ports (tonnage): Antwerp, Gent, Liege, Zeebrugge
container ports (TEUs): Antwerp (8,662,891), Zeebrugge (2,209,715)

Merchant marine

total: 87
by type: bulk carrier 23, cargo 15, chemical tanker 5, container 4, liquefied gas 23, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 7
foreign-owned: 15 (Denmark 4, France 7, Russia 1, UK 2, US 1)
registered in other countries: 107 (Bahamas 6, Cambodia 1, Cyprus 3, France 7, Gibraltar 1, Greece 17, Hong Kong 26, Liberia 1, Luxembourg 11, Malta 7, Marshall Islands 1, Mozambique 2, North Korea 1, Panama 1, Portugal 8, Russia 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7, Singapore 1, Vanuatu 1) (2010)

Airports

43 (2012)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 27
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 9 (2012)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 16
under 914 m: 16 (2012)

Heliports

1 (2012)

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Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of February 21, 2013