Venezuela Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

542 km (363 km single track; 179 km privately owned)

standard gauge:

542 km 1.435-m gauge

Highways:

total:

81,000 km

paved:

31,200 km

unpaved:

gravel 24,800 km; earth and unimproved earth 25,000 km

Inland waterways:

7,100 km; Rio Orinoco and Lago de Maracaibo accept oceangoing vessels

Pipelines:

crude oil 6,370 km; petroleum products 480 km; natural gas 4,010 km

Ports:

Amuay, Bajo Grande, El Tablazo, La Guaira, La Salina, Maracaibo, Matanzas, Palua, Puerto Cabello, Puerto la Cruz, Puerto Ordaz, Puerto Sucre, Punta Cardon

Merchant marine:

total:

39 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 686,811 GRT/1,110,829 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 4, cargo 11, combination bulk 1, liquefied gas tanker 2, oil tanker 15, passenger-cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4, short-sea passenger 1

Airports:

total:

431

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:

with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

with paved runways under 914 m:

191

with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

114

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