Pipelines:
gas 1,485 km; oil 158 km; refined products 535 km (2004)
Ports and harbors:
Antwerp (one of the world's busiest ports), Brugge, Gent, Hasselt,
Liege, Mons, Namur, Oostende, Zeebrugge
Merchant marine:
total: 50 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,146,301 GRT/1,588,184 DWT
foreign-owned: Denmark 6, Finland 1, France 2, Netherlands 3
registered in other countries: 69 (2004 est.)
by type: bulk 1, cargo 8, chemical tanker 11, container 6, liquefied
gas 18, petroleum tanker 6
Airports:
42 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 25 over 3,047 m: 6 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 7 (2004 est.) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 18 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 16 (2004 est.)
Heliports: 1 (2003 est.)
Military Belgium
Military branches:
Army, Naval, and Air Operations Commands
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
16 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)