Venezuela's Transportation | Venezuela Transportation

Railways: Total: 682 km standard gauge: 682 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)

Highways: Total: 96,155 km paved: 32,308 km unpaved: 63,847 km (1999 est.)

Waterways: 7,100 km note: Orinoco River and Lake de Maracaibo navigable by oceangoing vessels, Orinoco for 400 km (2004)

Pipelines: Extra heavy crude 992 km; gas 5,262 km; oil 7,484 km; refined products 1,681 km; unknown (oil/water) 141 km (2003)

Ports and harbors: Amuay, Bajo Grande, El Tablazo, La Guaira, La Salina, Maracaibo, Matanzas, Palua, Puerto Cabello, Puerto la Cruz, Puerto Ordaz, Puerto Sucre, Punta Cardon

Merchant marine: Total: 48 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 740,919 GRT/1,191,483 DWT by type: bulk 6, cargo 7, container 2, liquefied gas 5, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 16, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea/passenger 1 foreign-owned: Belgium 1, Denmark 2, Greece 2, Spain 1, United States 2 registered in other countries: 4 (2003 est.)

Airports: 368 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways: Total: 128 over 3,047 m: 5 2,438 to 3,047 m: 11 1,524 to 2,437 m: 31 914 to 1,523 m: 63 under 914 m: 18 (2003 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways: Total: 240 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 914 to 1,523 m: 89 under 914 m: 139 (2003 est.)

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