Short facts about transportation in Portugal
| Railways: |
total: 2,850 km
broad gauge: 2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km
electrified; 426 km double track)
narrow gauge: 274 km 1.000-m
gauge (1998) |
| Highways: |
total: 68,732 km
paved: 59,110 km (including 797 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 9,622 km
(1999) |
| Waterways: |
820 km
note: relatively
unimportant to national economy, used by shallow-draft craft limited to 300
metric-ton or less cargo capacity |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 22 km; petroleum products 58
km; natural gas 700 km
note: the secondary lines for the natural
gas pipeline that will be 300 km long have not yet been
built |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Aveiro, Funchal (Madeira Islands),
Horta (Azores), Leixoes, Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Praia da Vitoria
(Azores), Setubal, Viana do Castelo |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 158 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,053,586 GRT/1,611,238
DWT
ships by type: bulk 14, cargo 84, chemical tanker 16,
container 10, liquefied gas 7, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, petroleum
tanker 11, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea passenger 4,
vehicle carrier 4
note: includes some foreign-owned ships
registered here as a flag of convenience: Spain 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 40
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m:
9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m:
17
under 914 m: 5 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 25 (2000
est.) | Source: World Factbook |
