Railways
total:
4,059 km
standard gauge:
4,059 km 1.435-m gauge (1,377 km electrified)
note:
during the 1999 Kosovo conflict, the Serbian rail system suffered significant damage due to bridge destruction; many rail bridges have been rebuilt; Montenegrin rail lines remain intact (2001)
Highways
total:
48,603 km
paved:
28,822 km (including 560 km of expressways)
note:
because of the 1999 Kosovo conflict, many road bridges were destroyed; since the end of the conflict in June 1999, there has been an intensive program to either rebuild bridges or build by-pass routes (1999)
unpaved:
19,781 km
Waterways
587 km
note:
the Danube River, central Europe's connection with the Black Sea, runs through Serbia; since early 2000, a pontoon bridge, replacing a destroyed conventional bridge, has obstructed river traffic at Novi Sad; the obstruction is bypassed by a canal system, the inadequate lock size of which limits the size of vessels which may pass; the pontoon bridge can be opened for large ships but has slowed river traffic (2001)
Pipelines
crude oil 415 km; petroleum products 130 km; natural gas 2,110 km
Ports and harbors
Bar, Belgrade, Kotor, Novi Sad, Pancevo, Tivat, Zelenika
Merchant marine
total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,437 GRT/400 DWT
ships by type:
short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)
Airports
46 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
19
over 3,047 m:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
5
914 to 1,523 m:
2
under 914 m:
4 (2001)
1,524 to 2,437 m:
6
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
27 27
1,524 to 2,437 m:
2
914 to 1,523 m:
12
under 914 m:
2 13 (2001)
Heliports
2 (2001)
NOTE: The information regarding Yugoslavia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Yugoslavia Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Yugoslavia Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.