Belarus vs. Russia
Transportation
| Belarus | Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 5,528 km (2014) standard gauge: 25 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) broad gauge: 5,503 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) (2014) | total: 87,157 km (2014) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) (2014) broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) (2014) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries |
| Roadways | total: 86,600 km (2017) | total: 1,283,387 km (2012) paved: 927,721 km (includes 39,143 km of expressways) (2012) unpaved: 355,666 km (2012) |
| Waterways | 2,500 km (major rivers are the west-flowing Western Dvina and Neman Rivers and the south-flowing Dnepr River and its tributaries, the Berezina, Sozh, and Pripyat Rivers) (2011) | 102,000 km (including 48,000 km with guaranteed depth; the 72,000-km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, White Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea) (2009) |
| Pipelines | 5386 km gas, 1589 km oil, 1730 km refined products (2013) | 177700 km gas, 54800 km oil, 19300 km refined products (2016) |
| Ports and terminals | river port(s): Mazyr (Prypyats') | major seaport(s): Kaliningrad, Nakhodka, Novorossiysk, Primorsk, Vostochnyy oil terminal(s): Kavkaz oil terminal container port(s) (TEUs): Saint Petersburg (2,221,724) (2019) LNG terminal(s) (export): Sakhalin Island river port(s): Saint Petersburg (Neva River) |
| Merchant marine | total: 4 by type: other 4 (2020) | total: 2,808 by type: bulk carrier 15, container ship 16, general cargo 923, oil tanker 406, other 1,448 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 65 (2013) | total: 1,218 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 33 (2017) over 3,047 m: 1 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 20 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2017) under 914 m: 7 (2017) | total: 594 (2017) over 3,047 m: 54 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 197 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 123 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 95 (2017) under 914 m: 125 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 32 (2013) over 3,047 m: 1 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013) under 914 m: 28 (2013) | total: 624 (2013) over 3,047 m: 4 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 13 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 69 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 81 (2013) under 914 m: 457 (2013) |
| Heliports | 1 (2013) | 49 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 30 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 2,760,168 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1.9 million mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 32 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 958 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 99,327,311 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 6,810,610,000 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | EW | RA |
Source: CIA Factbook
