Transportation ———————
Railways:
total: 1,018 km common carrier lines only; does not include
dedicated industrial lines
broad gauge: 1,018 km 1.520-m gauge (132 km electrified) (1995)
Highways:
total: 14,771 km
paved: 8,124 km (including 62 km of expressways)
unpaved: 6,647 km (1993)
Waterways: 500 km perennially navigable
Pipelines: natural gas 420 km (1992)
Ports: Haapsalu, Narva, Paldiski, Parnu, Tallinn
Merchant marine:
total: 52 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 353,140 GRT/467,086 DWT
ships by type: bulk 6, cargo 33, oil tanker 3, roll-on/roll-off
cargo 6, short-sea passenger 4 (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 22
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 7
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 3
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 4
with unpaved runways under 914 m: 5 (1994 est.)
Communications ———————
Telephones: 400,000