Georgia Transportation
Georgia Transportation: A summary of information about Georgia Transportation, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Georgia: Transportation
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
