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Pipelines

Condensate/gas 244 km; gas 11,669 km; liquid petroleum gas 341 km; oil 5,212 km; refined products 4,755 km (2006)

Railways

Total: 29,252 km

Broad gauge: 4,877 km 1.600-m gauge (939 km electrified)

Standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge

Narrow gauge: 23,785 km 1.000-m gauge (581 km electrified)

Dual gauge: 396 km 1.000 m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) (78 km electrified) (2005)

Roadways

Total: 1,724,929 km

Paved: 94,871 km

Unpaved: 1,630,058 km (2000)

Merchant Marine

Total: 137 ships (1000 GRT or over) 2,038,923 GRT/3,057,820 DWT

By type: bulk carrier 21, cargo 21, chemical tanker 8, container 8, liquefied gas 12, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 47, roll on/roll off 8

Foreign-owned: 15 (Chile 1, Germany 7, Norway 2, Spain 4, UK 1)

Registered in other countries: 5 (Ghana 1, Liberia 3, Marshall Islands 1) (2006)

Ports and Terminals

Gebig, Itaqui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, San Sebasttiao, Santos, Sepetiba Terminal, Tubarao, Vitoria
Year

Airports

  • 4,276 (2006)

Heliports

  • 417 (2006)

Waterways

  • 50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2005)

Airports with Paved Runways

  • Total
    714
  • Over 3,047 m
    8
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m
    24
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    164
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    464
  • Under 914 m
    54 (2006)

Airports with Unpaved Runways

  • Total
    3,562
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    81
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    1,634
  • Under 914 m
    1,847 (2006)
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