Short facts about transportation in Cuba
| Railways: |
total: 11,969 km
standard gauge: 4,807 km 1.435-m gauge (147 km
electrified)
note: in addition to the 4,807 km of standard gauge
track in public use, 7,162 km of track is in private use by sugar plantations;
about 90% of the private use track is standard gauge and the rest is narrow
gauge (2000) |
| Highways: |
total: 60,858 km
paved: 29,820 km (including 638 km of
expressway)
unpaved: 31,038 km
(1997) |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Cienfuegos, Havana, Manzanillo, Mariel,
Matanzas, Nuevitas, Santiago de Cuba |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 54,821 GRT/78,062
DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 7, liquefied gas 1, petroleum
tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 5 (2000
est.) |
| Airports: |
171 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 77
over 3,047 m: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m:
9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m:
10
under 914 m: 35 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 94
914 to 1,523 m: 31
under 914 m: 63 (2000
est.) | Source: World Factbook |
