Railways
total: 3,569 km
narrow gauge: 3,569 km 1.000-m gauge (1995)

Highways
total: 28,200 km
paved: 3,440 km
unpaved: 24,760 km (1996 est.)

Waterways 12,800 km; 3,200 km navigable by large commercial vessels

Pipelines crude oil 1,343 km; natural gas 330 km

Ports and harbors Bassein, Bhamo, Chauk, Mandalay, Moulmein, Myitkyina, Rangoon, Akyab (Sittwe), Tavoy

Merchant marine
total: 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 561,786 GRT/742,450 DWT
ships by type: bulk 15, cargo 18, chemical tanker 1, container 2, oil tanker 3, passenger-cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 1, vehicle carrier 2
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships of 2 countries: Japan owns 2 ships, US 3 (1997 est.)

Airports 80 (1997 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 24
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 7 (1997 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 56
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 19
under 914 m: 32 (1997 est.)

Heliports 1 (1997 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Burma on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Burma Transportation 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Burma Transportation 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.