Vietnam/Transporation

Railways:

 total: 2,652 km 
 standard gauge: 166 km 1.435-m gauge 
 narrow gauge: 2,249 km 1.000-m gauge 
 dual gauge: 237 km NA-m gauges (three rails) (1998) 

Highways:

 total: 93,300 km 
 paved: 23,418 km 
 unpaved: 69,882 km (1996 est.) 

Waterways: 17,702 km navigable; more than 5,149 km navigable at all times by vessels up to 1.8 m draft

Pipelines: petroleum products 150 km

Ports and harbors: Cam Ranh, Da Nang, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Gai, Qui Nhon, Nha Trang

Merchant marine:

total: 133 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 616,115 GRT/941,611 DWT

ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 103, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, container 1, liquified gas 1, petroleum tanker 15, refrigerated cargo 4 (1999 est.)

Airports: 48 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:

 total: 36 
 over 3,047 m: 8 
 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 
 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 
 914 to 1,523 m: 13 
 under 914 m: 7 (1994 est.) 

Airports - with unpaved runways:

 total: 12 
 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 
 914 to 1,523 m: 5 
 under 914 m: 5 (1994 est.)