Page last updated on February 21,

Airports:
409 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 20
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 129
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 34
914 to 1,523 m: 63
under 914 m: 17 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 280
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 91
under 914 m: 172 (2010)

Heliports:
4 (2010)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
extra heavy crude 980 km; gas 5,347 km; oil 6,694 km; refined products 1,620 km (2010)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 806 km
country comparison to the world: 98
standard gauge: 806 km 1.435-m gauge (41 km electrified) (2010)
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 96,155 km
country comparison to the world: 45
paved: 32,308 km
unpaved: 63,847 km (2002)
[see also: Roadways country ranks ]

Waterways:
7,100 km (the Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo are navigable by oceangoing vessels) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 59
country comparison to the world: 66
by type: bulk carrier 5, cargo 15, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 16
foreign-owned: 10 (Denmark 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Greece 4, Mexico 1, Norway 1, Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 9 (Panama 8, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon
oil terminals: Jose terminal

Transportation - note:
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Caribbean Sea as a significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen