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Transportation in Bangladesh
Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh
Population: 141,340,476 (July 2004 est.)
Capital: Dhaka
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Tabular Data - Transportation in Bangladesh

Railways : total: 2,706 km
broad gauge: 884 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 1,822 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)
Highways : total: 207,486 km
paved: 19,773 km
unpaved: 187,713 km (1999)
Waterways : 8,372 km
note: includes 2,575 km main cargo routes (2004)
Pipelines : gas 2,016 km (2003)
Ports And Harbors : Chittagong, Dhaka, Mongla Port, Narayanganj
Merchant Marine : total: 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 319,897 GRT/440,575 DWT
by type: bulk 2, cargo 24, container 10, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: China 1, Singapore 9
registered in other countries: 10 (2003 est.)
Airports : 16 (2003 est.)
Airports w/Paved Runways : total: 15
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 6 (2003 est.)
Airports w/Unpaved Runways : total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2003 est.)

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Data Source: Central Intelligence Agency 2004 World Factbook