Short facts about transportation in Belize
| Highways: |
total: 2,872 km
paved: 488 km
unpaved: 2,384 km
(1998 est.) |
| Waterways: |
825 km (river network used by
shallow-draft craft; seasonally navigable) |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Belize City, Big Creek, Corozol, Punta
Gorda |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 402 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,575,851 GRT/2,241,731
DWT
ships by type: bulk 27, cargo 265, chemical tanker 6,
combination ore/oil 1, container 14, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum
tanker 56, refrigerated cargo 18, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea passenger 1,
specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 3
note: includes some
foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cuba 1, Singapore
1, US 1 (2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m: 2 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 40
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m:
10
under 914 m: 29 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
