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Latvia vs. Belarus

Transportation

LatviaBelarus
Railwaystotal: 1,860 km (2018)

narrow gauge: 34 km 0.750-m gauge (2018)

broad gauge: 1,826 km 1.520-m gauge (2018)
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)
Roadwaystotal: 70,244 km (2018)

paved: 15,158 km (2018)

unpaved: 55,086 km (2018)
total: 86,600 km (2017)
Waterways300 km (navigable year-round) (2010)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)
Pipelines1,213 km gas, 417 km refined products (2018)5386 km gas, 1589 km oil, 1730 km refined products (2013)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Riga, Ventspilsriver port(s): Mazyr (Prypyats')
Merchant marinetotal: 66

by type: general cargo 16, oil tanker 9, other 41 (2020)
total: 4

by type: other 4 (2020)
Airportstotal: 42 (2013)total: 65 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 18 (2017)

over 3,047 m: 1 (2017)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2017)

914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2017)

under 914 m: 7 (2017)
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)
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 24 (2013)

under 914 m: 24 (2013)
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)
Heliports1 (2013)1 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 3 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 53

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 4,058,762 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 4.01 million mt-km (2018)
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)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixYLEW

Source: CIA Factbook