Transportation in Bolivia
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Railways
total:
3,691 km (single track)
narrow gauge:
- 3,652 km 1.000-m gauge;
- 39 km 0.760-m gauge (13 km electrified) (1995)
- the eastern and western networks are joined only via Argentina, dues to slow progress on a direct link.
Rail links to adjacent countries
- Argentina - yes - 1000mm
- Brazil - ??
- Chile - ??
- Peru - IRJ of March 2005 reports that bids called to reconstruct Central Trans-Andean Railway.
- Paraguay -??
Highways
total:
52,216 km
paved:
2,872 km (including 27 km of expressways)
unpaved:
49,344 km (1995 est.)
Waterways: 10,000 km of commercially navigable waterways
Pipelines
crude oil 1,800 km; petroleum products 580 km; natural gas 1,495 km
Ports and harbors
none; however, Bolivia has free port privileges in the maritime ports of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay.
Merchant marine
total:
32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 116,373 GRT/182,283 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 3, cargo 17, chemical tanker 3, container 1, petroleum tanker 6, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 est.)
Airports
1,109 (1999 est.)
<p>Airports - with paved runways:
total:
13
over 3,047 m:
4
2,438 to 3,047 m:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
2 (1999 est.)
<p>Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
1,096
2,438 to 3,047 m:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m:
67
914 to 1,523 m:
219
under 914 m:
807 (1999 est.)
Reference
This article was adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.