8 GeoFroggy

Pipelines

Crude oil 2,500 km; petroleum products 500 km; natural gas 5,600 km

Railways

Total: 33,819 km (2,540 km electrified)

Broad gauge: 3,719 km 1.600-m gauge

Narrow gauge: 14,506 km 1.067-m gauge

Standard gauge: 15,422 km 1.435-m gauge

Dual gauge: 172 km NA gauges (1999 est.)

Roadways

Merchant Marine

Total: 55 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,469,362 GRT/1,869,262 DWT

Ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 5, chemical tanker 4, container 1, liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 6, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience

Ports and Terminals

Year

Airports

  • 421 (2001)

Heliports

Waterways

  • 8,368 km (mainly used by small, shallow-draft craft)

Airports with Paved Runways

  • Total
    294
  • Over 3,047 m
    10
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m
    11
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    126
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    134
  • Under 914 m
    13 (2002)

Airports with Unpaved Runways

  • Total
    150
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    20
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    116
  • Under 914 m
    14 (2002)