Railways:
total:
24.6 km
broad gauge:
9.6 km 1.524-m gauge from Gushgy (Turkmenistan) to Towraghondi; 15 km
1.524-m gauge from Termiz (Uzbekistan) to Kheyrabad transshipment point on
south bank of Amu Darya
Highways:
total:
21,000 km
paved:
2,793 km
unpaved:
18,207 km (1996 est.)
Waterways:
1,200 km; chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to about 500 DWT
Pipelines:
petroleum productsUzbekistan to Bagram and Turkmenistan to Shindand;
natural gas 180 km
Ports and harbors:
Kheyrabad, Shir Khan
Merchant marine:
total:
1 container ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 11,982 GRT/14,101 DWT (1998
est.)
Airports:
44 (1998 est.)
Airportswith paved runways:
total:
11
over 3,047 m:
3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
4
1,524 to 2,437 m:
2
under 914 m:
2 (1998 est.)
Airportswith unpaved runways:
total:
33
2,438 to 3,047 m:
5
1,524 to 2,437 m:
14
914 to 1,523 m:
4
under 914 m:
10 (1998 est.)
Heliports:
3 (1998 est.)