Railways:
total:
3,437 km (2,446 km electrified; 2,563 km double track)
standard gauge:
3,437 km 1.435-m gauge (1998)
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.)