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Chile Transportation:

Railways:
total: 6,585 km (2004 est.)
broad gauge: 2,831 km 1.676-m gauge (1,317 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 3,754 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)

Highways:
total: 79,605 km (2001 est.)
paved: 16,080 km including 407 km of expressways
unpaved: 63,525 km

Pipelines:
gas: 2,583 km
gas/lpg: 42 km
liquid petroleum gas: 539 km
oil: 1,003 km
refined products: 757 km
(2004)

Ports and harbors:
Antofagasta, Arica, Huasco, Iquique, Lirquen, San Antonio, San Vicente, Valparaiso

Merchant marine:
total: 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 725,216 GRT / 954,519 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 10, cargo 6, chemical tanker 9, container 1, liquefied gas 3, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 4
registered in other countries: 21
(2005)

Airports:
364 (2004 est.)

Airports — with paved runways:
total: 71
over 3047m: 6
2438 to 3047m: 6
1524 to 2437m: 21
914 to 1523m: 23
under 914m: 15
(2004 est.)

Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 293
over 3047m: 1
2438 to 3047m: 4
1524 to 2437m: 11
914 to 1523m: 60
under 914m: 217
(2004 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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