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Iraq: Facts & StatsTRANSPORTATIONRoads:By 2002, Iraq had 45,550 km (28,304 mi) of roads, of which 38,400 km (23,861 mi) been paved. There were some 1,422,032 cars and 332,026 commercial vehicles in use as of 2000.Nearly all of the major cities are linked by paved roads. These paved roads are heavily used and require considerable maintenance. The secondary and feeder roads are primarily unpaved. Driving is affected by summer heat and limited by obstructions and rough surfaces off the main roads. The road from Baghdad to Al Basra near the Kuwaiti border extends some 560 kilometers. A 1,200 km six-lane expressway was being constructed to link Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, and Syria and will pass through Baghdad, Diwaniya, and Basra. A similar expressway was being planned to link Baghdad with the Turkish border via Kirkuk, Irbil, and Mosul. Railroads:The railroads in Iraq are state-owned and run by the State Enterprise for Iraqi Railways. Maintenance and development of the railway system was severely disrupted by the 1980-88 and 1990-91 wars.The rail routes originate in Baghdad and link to most main cities, including Mosul, Al Basra, Irbil, Husaibah, and Akashat. There are also routes that serve major industrial centers. In 2002, there were about 2,339 km (1,453 mi) of railway lines. Aviation:Iraq had 150 airports in 2002, of which 77 had paved runways. However, an unknown number were damaged during the March-April 2003 war. Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul have international airports.Iraq Airways is the state-owned carrier; in the 1980s, its international flights landed only at night because of the Iraqi-Iranian war. The war also virtually closed Iraq's main port of Basra and the new port of Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf. Airports:
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