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Airports: Definition Field Listing Rank Order
17 (2008)
Airports - with paved runways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total: 16
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 6 (2008)
Airports - with unpaved runways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total 1 1,524 to 2,437 m 1 (2008)
Pipelines: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
gas 2,597 km (2008)
Railways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 2,768 km
broad gauge: 946 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)
Roadways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 239,226 km
paved: 22,726 km
unpaved: 216,500 km (2003)
Waterways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
8,370 km
note: includes up to 3,060 km main cargo routes; network reduced to 5,200 km in dry season (2007)
Merchant marine: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 40
by type: bulk carrier 3, cargo 27, container 5, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 4
foreign-owned: 1 (China 1)
registered in other countries: 10 (Comoros 2, Honduras 1, Malta 2, Panama 2, Singapore 2, Togo 1) (2008)
Ports and terminals: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
Chittagong, Mongla Port
Transportation - note: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh as high risk for armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen


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