Italy Transportation:
Railways:
total: 19,319 km (2004 est.)
standard gauge: 18,001 km 1.435-m gauge (11,333 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 123 km 1.000-m gauge (122 km electrified); 1,195 km 0.950-m gauge (158 km electrified)
Highways:
total: 479,688 km (1999 est.)
paved: 479,688 km (including 6,621 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km
Waterways:
2,400 km (2004 est.)
note: Used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value compared to road and rail
Pipelines:
oil: 1,136 km
gas: 17,335 km
NA
(2004)
Ports and harbors:
Augusta, Genoa, Livorno, Melilli Oil Terminal, Ravenna, Taranto, Trieste, Venice
Merchant marine:
total: 565 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 8,970,017 GRT / 10,354,685 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 38, cargo 43, chemical tanker 128, combination ore/oil 1, container 19, liquefied gas 38, livestock carrier 2, passenger 16, passenger/cargo 152, petroleum tanker 53, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 34, specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier 26
foreign-owned: 47 (France 3, Greece 7, Monaco 2, Switzerland 5, Taiwan 8, Turkey 2, United Kingdom 5, United States 15)
registered in other countries: 125
(2005)
Airports:
134 (2004 est.)
Airports — with paved runways:
total: 96
over 3047m: 6
2438 to 3047m: 32
914 to 1523m: 30
under 914m: 12
1524 to 2437m: 16
(2004 est.)
Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 38
1524 to 2437m: 2
914 to 1523m: 18
under 914m: 18
(2004 est.)
Heliports:
4 (2004 est.)
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