8 GeoFroggy

Pipelines

Crude and refined oil 23,564 km; natural gas 74,980 km

Railways

Total: 36,114 km; note - there are two major transcontinental freight railway systems

Standard gauge: 36,114 km 1.435-m gauge (156 km electrified) (1998)

Roadways

Merchant Marine

Total: 121 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,767,259 GRT/2,633,290 DWT

Ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 67, cargo 13, chemical tanker 5, combination bulk 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 17, railcar carrier 2, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.)

Ports and Terminals

Year

Airports

  • 1,417 (2000 est.)

Heliports

  • 18 (2000 est.)

Waterways

  • 3,000 km (including Saint Lawrence Seaway)

Airports with Paved Runways

  • Total
    517
  • Over 3,047 m
    18
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m
    15
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    151
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    244
  • Under 914 m
    89 (2000 est.)

Airports with Unpaved Runways

  • Total
    900
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m
    74
  • 914 to 1,523 m
    362
  • Under 914 m
    464 (2000 est.)