Railways:
total:
1,583 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines
broad gauge:
1,583 km 1.520-m gauge (1993)
Highways:
total:
20,700 km
paved:
19,354 km
unpaved:
1,346 km (1996 est.)
Pipelines:
crude oil 370 km; refined products 300 km; natural gas 440 km (1992)
Ports and harbors:
Bat'umi, P'ot'i, Sokhumi
Merchant marine:
total:
17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 103,080 GRT/158,803 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 10, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 6 (1999 est.)
Airports:
28 (1994 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
14
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
7
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
1 (1994 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
14
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
5
under 914 m:
6 (1994 est.)
Transportation - note:
transportation network is in poor condition and disrupted by ethnic conflict, criminal activities, and fuel shortages; network lacks maintenance and repair