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Gas pipelines (Infrastructure and means of transport)

Gas pipelines represent the ways, which ensure, in general as a continuous action, the transport of gas between two or more localities.

Length of gas pipelines is determined by summing up the length of all the lines used to supply gas. It does not cover the length of the distribution network which supplies gas to consumers for their households’ needs. 

 
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Inland navigable waterway (Infrastructure and means of transport)

Inland navigable waterway represents the surface of water – river, lake, stream, canal – which is not part of a sea, which by natural or man-made features is suitable for navigation, first of all for the ships meant for transport on inland waterways. The inland navigable waterway, which constitutes the border between our country and other countries, is included in the length of the way.  

The length of streams, rivers, and canals is measured on their median.  

 
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Local roads (Infrastructure and means of transport)

Local roads (of rayon / municipal interest) are roads that provide the connection between the towns-residence and the villages (communes) in the district (municipality), as well as the connection between villages (communes), including access to them from the national roads. The respective roads are public property of the administrative-territorial units of the second level. 

 
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National roads (Infrastructure and means of transport)

National roads - roads that are public property of the state, which provide the main international road links, the connection between the capital of the country and the cities of residence, the municipalities and the objectives of republican importance, as well as the connection between them. 

 
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Public roads (Infrastructure and means of transport)

Public roads - roads of public utility intended for the road and pedestrian traffic in order to meet the general road transport requirements of the national economy, the population, the defense of the country. These roads are public property. 

 
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Railway (Infrastructure and means of transport)

Railway is the communication way on tracks, meant exclusively for railroad vehicle use.

Railway lines represent the totality of special constructions composed of one or more railways with afferent installations, meant for goods’ and passengers’ transport with railroad vehicles. The railway line may be “in operation” or in conservation.

Length of public railway lines in operation includes only the lines opened to carry goods and passengers, where transportation is carried out based on travel IDs or documents accompanying the freight.  

The length of the line with parallel ways to which for every direction are built more pairs of ways (double, triple, etc.) is established by measuring one single way.  

Roads (Infrastructure and means of transport)

Roads are terrestrial communication paths specially designed for the movement of vehicles and pedestrians. 

Road transport network (Infrastructure and means of transport)

Road transport network – totality of roads open to public traffic throughout the country. 

 
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The length of the public roads (Infrastructure and means of transport)

The length of the public roads is achieved by summing up the national and local roads (of regional / municipal interest).