Transport in Belize
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Railways
None; 0 km
Highways
- total: 2,872 km
- paved: 488 km
- unpaved: 2,384 km
(1998 est.)
Highways include the Hummingbird Highway, Southern Highway, Western Highway.
Waterways
825 km river network used by shallow-draft craft; seasonally navigable
Ports and harbours
Belize City, Big Creek, Corozal Town, Punta Gorda
Merchant marine
- total: 414 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,647,452 GRT/2,339,134 DWT
ships by type
bulk 36, cargo 275, chemical tanker 7, container 9, liquified gas 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 51, refrigerated cargo 14, roll-on/roll-off 9, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 2 (1999 est.)
note:
a flag of convenience registry; includes ships of 7 countries: Cuba 2, Cyprus 1, Greece 1, Singapore 2, UAE 12, UK 1, and US 1 (1998 est.)
Airports
44 (1999 est.)
The main international airport is Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport in Ladyville, outside of Belize City.
Airports - with paved runways
- total: 3
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
- under 914 m:2
(1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
- total: 41
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
- 914 to 1,523 m: 10
- under 914 m: 30
(1999 est.)
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
- See also : Belize