Latvia Transportation Profile 2000

Railways

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)

Roadways

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 terminals

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.)