Portugal's Transportation | Portugal Transportation

Railways: Total: 2,850 km broad gauge: 2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified) narrow gauge: 274 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)

Highways: Total: 17,135 km paved: 14,736 km (including 1,659 km of expressways) unpaved: 2,399 km (2002)

Waterways: 210 km (on Douro River from Porto) (2003)

Pipelines: Gas 1,099 km; oil 8 km; refined products 174 km (2004)

Ports and harbors: Leixoes, Lisbon, Setubal, Sines

Merchant marine: Total: 114 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 872,557 GRT/1,236,025 DWT by type: bulk carrier 10, cargo 38, chemical tanker 14, container 7, liquefied gas 9, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 9, roll on/roll off 4, vehicle carrier 8 foreign-owned: 97 (Australia 1, Belgium 6, Denmark 5, Germany 18, Greece 4, Iceland 1, Italy 11, Japan 8, Lebanon 1, Malta 1, Norway 4, Spain 19, Switzerland 4) registered in other countries: 28 (2005)

Airports: 65 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways: Total: 42 over 3,047 m: 5 2,438 to 3,047 m: 9 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 15 under 914 m: 10 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways: Total: 23 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 22 (2004 est.)

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