Argentina Transportation:
Railways:
total: 34,091 km (2004 est.)
broad gauge: 20,594 km 1.676-m gauge (141 km electrified)
standard gauge: 2,885 km 1.435-m gauge (26 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 10,375 km 1.000-m gauge; 237 km 0.750-m gauge
Highways:
total: 215,471 km (1999 est.)
paved: 63,348 km (including 734 km of expressways)
unpaved: 152,123 km
Waterways:
11,000 km (2004 est.)
Pipelines:
gas: 27,166 km
liquid petroleum gas: 41 km
oil: 3,668 km
refined products: 2,945 km
unknown (oil/water): 13 km
(2004)
Ports and harbors:
Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Concepcion del Uruguay, La Plata, Punta Colorada, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin, San Nicolas
Merchant marine:
total: 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 149,007 GRT / 212,620 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Chile 1, Uruguay 1)
registered in other countries: 23
(2005)
Airports:
1,334 (2004 est.)
Airports — with paved runways:
total: 144
over 3047m: 4
2438 to 3047m: 26
1524 to 2437m: 62
914 to 1523m: 44
under 914m: 8
(2004 est.)
Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 1,190
over 3047m: 2
2438 to 3047m: 2
1524 to 2437m: 50
914 to 1523m: 569
under 914m: 567
(2004 est.)
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