Mongolia vs. Russia
Transportation
| Mongolia | Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 1,815 km (2017) broad gauge: 1,815 km 1.520-m gauge (2017) note: national operator Ulaanbaatar Railway is jointly owned by the Mongolian Government and by the Russian State Railway | total: 87,157 km (2014) narrow gauge: 957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) (2014) broad gauge: 86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) (2014) note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries |
| Roadways | total: 113,200 km (2017) paved: 10,600 km (2017) unpaved: 102,600 km (2017) | total: 1,283,387 km (2012) paved: 927,721 km (includes 39,143 km of expressways) (2012) unpaved: 355,666 km (2012) |
| Waterways | 580 km (the only waterway in operation is Lake Hovsgol) (135 km); Selenge River (270 km) and Orhon River (175 km) are navigable but carry little traffic; lakes and rivers ice free from May to September) (2010) | 102,000 km (including 48,000 km with guaranteed depth; the 72,000-km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, White Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea) (2009) |
| Merchant marine | total: 294 by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 4, general cargo 113, oil tanker 70, other 104 (2020) | total: 2,808 by type: bulk carrier 15, container ship 16, general cargo 923, oil tanker 406, other 1,448 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 44 (2013) | total: 1,218 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 15 (2017) over 3,047 m: 2 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 10 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2017) | total: 594 (2017) over 3,047 m: 54 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 197 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 123 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 95 (2017) under 914 m: 125 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 29 (2013) over 3,047 m: 2 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 24 (2013) under 914 m: 1 (2013) | total: 624 (2013) over 3,047 m: 4 (2013) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 13 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 69 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 81 (2013) under 914 m: 457 (2013) |
| Heliports | 1 (2013) | 49 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 4 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 12 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 670,360 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 7.82 million mt-km (2018) | number of registered air carriers: 32 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 958 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 99,327,311 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 6,810,610,000 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | JU | RA |
Source: CIA Factbook
