Costa Rican Transportation, Costa Rica Transportation
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Railways: Total: 278 km narrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gauge (2004)
Highways: Total: 35,303 km paved: 4,236 km unpaved: 31,067 km (2002)
Waterways: 730 km (seasonally navigable by small craft) (2004)
Pipelines: Refined products 242 km (2004)
Ports and harbors: Caldera, Puerto Limon
Merchant marine: Total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,716 GRT/ DWT by type: passenger/cargo 2 (2005)
Airports: 149 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: Total: 30 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 18 under 914 m: 8 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: Total: 119 914 to 1,523 m: 24 under 914 m: 95 (2004 est.)
Heliports:
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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