Romania Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: 11,106 km total; 10,589 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 472 km narrow gauge, 45 km broad gauge; 3,113 km electrified, 2,642 km double track; government owned (1983)

Highways: 73,369 km total; 29,233 km concrete, asphalt, stone block; 38,880 km asphalt treated, gravel, crushed stone; 5,256 km other (1983)

Inland waterways: 1,724 km (1984)

Pipelines: 2,800 km crude oil; 1,429 km refined products; 6,400 km natural gas

Freight carried: rail—270.5 million metric tons (1985), 72.3 billion metric ton/km (1983); highway—469.2 million metric tons (1983), 8.3 billion metric ton/km (1983); waterway—14.6 million metric tons (1983), 2.3 billion metric ton/km (1983)

Ports: 4 major (Constanta, Galati, Braila, Mangalia), 7 minor; principal inland waterway ports are Giurgiu, Turnu Severin, and Orjova

NOTE: The information regarding Romania on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Romania 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Romania 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.