Railways:
total: 2,891 km
standard gauge: 2,891 km 1.435-m gauge; 2857 km are in common
carrier service (1,991 km electrified) and 34 km serve tourists
Highways:
total: 104,831 km
paved: 92,251 km (including 2,118 km of expressways)
unpaved: 12,580 km (1992 est.)
Waterways: 6,340 km, of which 35% is usable by craft of 1,000
metric ton capacity or larger
Pipelines: crude oil 418 km; petroleum products 965 km; natural
gas 10,230 km
Ports: Amsterdam, Delfzijl, Dordrecht, Eemshaven, Groningen,
Haarlem, Ijmuiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Utrecht
Merchant marine:
total: 352 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,681,133
GRT/3,379,762 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 206, chemical tanker 21, combination
bulk 3, container 34, liquefied gas tanker 13, livestock carrier 1,
multifunction large-load carrier 2, oil tanker 38, railcar carrier
1, refrigerated cargo 16, roll-on/roll-off cargo 11, short-sea
passenger 3, specialized tanker 2
note: many Dutch-owned ships are operating under the registry of
Netherlands Antilles (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 28
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 8
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 6
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 3
with paved runways under 914 m: 7
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 3 (1995 est.)
Heliports: 1 (1995 est.)
Communications ———————
Telephones: 8.272 million (1983 est.)