Short facts about transportation in Costa Rica

Railways:

total:  950 km narrow gauge:  950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2000)

Highways:

total:  37,273 km paved:  7,827 km unpaved:  29,446 km (1998 est.)

Waterways:

730 km (seasonally navigable)

Pipelines:

petroleum products 176 km

Ports and harbors:

Caldera, Golfito, Moin, Puerto Limon, Puerto Quepos, Puntarenas

Merchant marine:

total:  1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,716 GRT/NA DWT ships by type:  passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Airports:

152 (2000 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:

total:  29 2,438 to 3,047 m:  2 1,524 to 2,437 m:  1 914 to 1,523 m:  19 under 914 m:  7 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total:  123 914 to 1,523 m:  28 under 914 m:  95 (2000 est.)

Source: World Factbook