History of Belgium/Transportation

Highways:

total:
145,850 km

paved:
117,701 km (including 1,682 km of expressways)

unpaved:
28,149 km (1998)

Waterways:
2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use)

Pipelines:
crude oil 161 km; petroleum products 1,167 km; natural gas 3,300 km

Ports and harbors:
Antwerp (one of the world's busiest ports), Brugge, Gent, Hasselt, Liege, Mons, Namur, Oostende, Zeebrugge

Merchant marine:

total:
22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 35,075 GRT/57,347 DWT

ships by type:
cargo 7, chemical tanker 8, petroleum tanker 7 (1999 est.)

Airports:
42 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:

total:
24

over 3,047 m:
6

2,438 to 3,047 m:
8

1,524 to 2,437 m:
3

914 to 1,523 m:
1

under 914 m:
6 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total:
18

914 to 1,523 m:
2

under 914 m:
16 (1999 est.)

Heliports:
1 (1999 est.)