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Uruguay Transportation Profile

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Railwaystotal: 1,673 km (operational; government claims overall length is 2,961 km) (2016)

standard gauge: 1,673 km 1.435-m gauge (2016)
Roadwaystotal: 77,732 km (2010)

paved: 7,743 km (2010)

unpaved: 69,989 km (2010)
Waterways1,600 km (2011)
Pipelines257 km gas, 160 km oil (2013)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Montevideo
Merchant marinetotal: 60

by type:  container ship 1, general cargo 5, oil tanker 3, other 51 (2020)
Airportstotal: 133 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 11 (2013)

over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2013)

under 914 m: 2 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 122 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 40 (2013)

under 914 m: 79 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 2 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 5
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixCX

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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