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Serbia, and in particular the valley of Morava is often described as "the crossroad between the East and the West", which is one of primary reasons for its turbulent history. The valley is by far the easiest way of land travel from continental Europe to Greece and Asia Minor.

1 Railways
- 1.1 Railway links with adjacent countries
2 Roads and highways
3 Water transport
4 Pipelines
5 Air transport
6 See also

[edit] Railways

total: 3,800 km (2006 est.)
standard gauge: (1435 mm) 3,800 km (2006 est.) (1,364 km electrified, 2002)
narrow gauge: Some narrow gauge railways are being reinstated for touristic purposes

[edit] Roads and highways

The following European routes pass through the country:

E65 - section from Bijelo Polje (via Priština?) to Skopje
- section from Slavonski Brod via Bajakovo, Belgrade, Vršac, on to Timişoara
- section between Slavonski Brod and Belgrade is a modern highway
- section from Szeged via Belgrade, Niš on to Kumanovo
- most of it is a modern highway or at least semi-highway
- section from Dubrovnik via Niš on to Sofia

In addition:

E662 - Subotica-Sombor on to Osijek
E761 - from Sarajevo to Užice, Čačak, Kraljevo, Kruševac, Pojate, Paraćin, Zaječar
E763 - Belgrade, Čačak, Nova Varoš on to Bijelo Polje
E771 - from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Niš
E851 - from Albania to Prizren, Priština

total: 37,937 km (2002)
paved: 23,937 km (2002) (including 560 km of expressways)
unpaved: 13,950 km (2002)

[edit] Water transport

The port of Belgrade

Water transport is conducted mostly on the Danube and Sava rivers.

The total length of waterways is 587 km (2005).

Ports on the Danube:

[edit] Pipelines

natural gas: 3,177 km (2004)
oil: 393 km (2004)

[edit] Air transport

Lufthansa aircraft serving Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport

Montenegro Airlines at Niš Constantine the Great Airport

There were 45 airports in Serbia-Montenegro in 2002. Since the independence of Montenegro, the vast majority remain in Serbia:

	paved runways	unpaved runways
total	19	26
over 3,047 m	2	0
2,438 to 3,047 m	5	0
1,524 to 2,437 m	6	2
914 to 1,523 m	2	12
under 914 m	4	12

Five of them are large enough to be listed with IATA Airport Codes:

There are also 4 heliports (2002 data).

[edit] See also

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Transport in Europe

Albania · Andorra · Armenia² · Austria · Azerbaijan¹ · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus² · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia¹ · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Kazakhstan¹ · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Republic of Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia¹ · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey¹ · Ukraine · United Kingdom · Vatican City

Dependencies, autonomies and other territories
Abkhazia¹ · Adjara² · Åland · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Crimea · Faroe Islands · Gibraltar · Guernsey · Isle of Man · Jersey · Kosovo · Nagorno-Karabakh² · Nakhichevan² · Transnistria · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus^2, 3

¹ Has significant territory in Asia. ² Entirely in West Asia, but considered European for cultural, political and historical reasons. ³ Only recognised by Turkey.

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