Venezuela Transportation Profile 2001

Railways

total: 584 km (248 km privately owned)

standard gauge: 584 km 1.435-m gauge

Roadways

total: 96,155 km

paved: 32,308 km

unpaved: 63,847 km (1997 est.)

Waterways

7,100 km

note: 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 terminals

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: 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 490,160 GRT/897,694 DWT

ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 10, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 7, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)

Airports

371 (2000 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 124

over 3,047 m: 4

2,438 to 3,047 m: 12

1,524 to 2,437 m: 32

914 to 1,523 m: 59

under 914 m: 17 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 247

1,524 to 2,437 m: 10

914 to 1,523 m: 97

under 914 m: 140 (2000 est.)

Heliports

1 (2000 est.)