Railways:
total: 1,612 km
broad gauge: 1,575 km 1.520-m gauge
narrow gauge: 37 km 0.912-m gauge (2002)
Highways:
total: 20,362 km
paved: 19,038 km
unpaved: 1,325 km (2000)
Waterways:
none
Pipelines:
gas 1,495 km; oil 1,029 km; refined products 232 km (2003)
Ports and harbors:
Bat'umi, P'ot'i, Sokhumi
Merchant marine:
total: 116 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 483,028 GRT/713,461 DWT
ships by type: bulk 16, cargo 72, chemical tanker 1, container 11,
petroleum tanker 11, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 2,
specialized tanker 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of
convenience: Belize 1, Bulgaria 1, Cyprus 1, Ecuador 1, Egypt 4,
Gibraltar 1, Greece 5, Jordan 1, Latvia 1, Liberia 1, Malta 1,
Panama 9, Romania 8, Russia 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Saudi Arabia 2, Syria 5, Turkey 2,
Ukraine 7, UAE 11, UK 1, US 1 (2002 est.)
Airports:
40 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 22
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 4 (2002)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 18
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
under 914 m: 7 (2002)
914 to 1,523 m: 5
Transportation - note:
transportation network is in poor condition resulting from ethnic
conflict, criminal activities, and fuel shortages; network lacks
maintenance and repair