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The transportation system in Mongolia consists of a network of railways, roads, waterways, and airports. RAILWAYS The Trans-Mongolian Railway connects the Trans-Siberian Railway from Ulan Ude in Russia to Erenhot and Bejing in China through the capital Ulan Bator . The track has a few side lines, most notably to the copper mines of Erdenet . A separate network exists in the east of the country around Choibalsan , connecting to the Trans-Siberian in Borzya . Mongolia uses a Broad Gauge 1.524 m track system. The total length of the system 1,810 km. ROADWAYS Mongolia has a 49,250 km Road System . This system consists of 1,724 km of Paved roads with the remaining 47,526 km consisting of unpaved Trails and paths through the countryside. WATERWAYS Mongolia has a total of 580 km of Waterways . However, only Lake Khövsgöl is heavily used. The Selenge (270 km) and Orkhon (175 km) rivers are Navigable but carry little traffic. The lakes and rivers freeze over in the winter and are usually open between May and September . AIR TRANSPORTATION As of 2006, Mongolia has a total of 44 Airports . Of these, 12 have paved Runways . 10 of these paved runways range in length between 2,438 and 3,047 m . The other paved runway is between 1,524 and 2,437 m. Of the 32 remaining airports with unpaved runways, 2 of them have runways over 3,047 m, 3 have runways between 2,438 and 3,047 m, 24 have runways between 1,524 and 2,437 m, 2 have runways between 914 and 1,523 m, and 1 has runways under 914m. Mongolia also has 2 Heliports . REFERENCES |
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