Transportation in Venezuela
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Railways
total:
584 km (248 km privately owned)
standard gauge:
584 km 1.435-m gauge
City with underground railway system: Caracas (El Metro, operated by C.A. Metro de Caracas (http://www.metrodecaracas.com.ve))
Railway links with adjoining countries
Highways
total:
96,155 km
paved:
32,308 km
unpaved:
63,847 km (1997 est.)
Waterways
7,100 km; Rio Orinoco and Lago de Maracaibo accept oceangoing vessels
Pipelines
crude oil 6,370 km; petroleum products 480 km; natural gas 4,010 km
Ports and harbors
Atlantic Ocean
Other
Amuay, Bajo Grande, El Tablazo, La Guaira, La Salina, Maracaibo, Matanzas, Palua, Puerto Cabello, Puerto la Cruz, Puerto Ordaz, Puerto Sucre, Punta Cardon
Merchant marine
total:
34 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 488,584 GRT/888,764 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 5, cargo 10, combination bulk 1, liquified gas 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 7, roll-on/roll-off 7, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 est.)
Airports
366 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
122
over 3,047 m:
5
2,438 to 3,047 m:
10
1,524 to 2,437 m:
32
914 to 1,523 m:
58
under 914 m:
17 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
244
1,524 to 2,437 m:
10
914 to 1,523 m:
93
under 914 m:
141 (1999 est.)
Heliports
1 (1999 est.)