Short facts about transportation in Venezuela
| Railways: |
total: 584 km (248 km privately owned)
standard gauge: 584 km
1.435-m gauge |
| Highways: |
total: 96,155 km
paved: 32,308 km
unpaved: 63,847
km (1997 est.) |
| Waterways: |
7,100 km
note: Rio
Orinoco and Lago de Maracaibo accept oceangoing
vessels |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 6,370 km; petroleum products
480 km; natural gas 4,010 km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Amuay, Bajo Grande, El Tablazo, La
Guaira, La Salina, Maracaibo, Matanzas, Palua, Puerto Cabello, Puerto la Cruz,
Puerto Ordaz, Puerto Sucre, Punta Cardon |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 490,160 GRT/897,694
DWT
ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 10, liquefied gas 2,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 1
(2000 est.) |
| Airports: |
371 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 124
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m:
12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
914 to 1,523 m:
59
under 914 m: 17 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 247
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m:
97
under 914 m: 140 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
