Venezuela Transportation:
Railways:
total: 682 km (2004 est.)
standard gauge: 682 km 1.435-m gauge
Highways:
total: 96,155 km (1999 est.)
paved: 32,308 km
unpaved: 63,847 km
Waterways:
7,100 km
note: Rio Orinoco and Lago de Maracaibo accept oceangoing vessels, Orinoco for 400 km (2004)
Pipelines:
extra heavy crude: 992 km (2004 est.)
gas: 5,262 km (2004 est.)
oil: 7,360 km (2004 est.)
refined products: 1,681 km (2004 est.)
unknown (oil/water): 141 km (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors:
Amuay, La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon
Merchant marine:
total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 740,919 GRT / 1,191,483 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 16, chemical tanker 1, container 1, liquefied gas 5, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 19, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 9 (Denmark 2, Greece 1, Hong Kong 2, Mexico 1, Russia 2, Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 20
(2005)
Airports:
369 (2004 est.)
Airports — with paved runways:
total: 127
over 3047m: 5
2438 to 3047m: 11
1524 to 2437m: 31
914 to 1523m: 61
under 914m: 19
(2004 est.)
Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 242
1524 to 2437m: 10
914 to 1523m: 88
under 914m: 144
(2004 est.)
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