Short facts about transportation in Paraguay

Railways:

total:  971 km standard gauge:  441 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge:  60 km 1.000-m gauge note:  there are 470 km of various gauges that are privately owned

Highways:

total:  25,901 km paved:  3,067 km unpaved:  22,834 km (2001)

Waterways:

3,100 km

Ports and harbors:

Asuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion

Merchant marine:

total:  20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 31,066 GRT/35,441 DWT ships by type:  cargo 14, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 2 (2000 est.)

Airports:

915 (2000 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:

total:  11 over 3,047 m:  3 1,524 to 2,437 m:  4 914 to 1,523 m:  4 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total:  904 1,524 to 2,437 m:  29 914 to 1,523 m:  340 under 914 m:  535 (2000 est.)

Source: World Factbook