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Transportation
104 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 
56
total: 12
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 3 (2010)
total: 92
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 16
under 914 m: 74 (2010)
total: 75 km
country comparison to the world: 128
narrow gauge: 75 km 1.067-m gauge (2009)
total: 14,239 km
country comparison to the world: 123
paved: 3,159 km
unpaved: 11,080 km (1,420 km summer only) (2009)
465 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 86
total: 104
country comparison to the world: 49
by type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 50, carrier 2, chemical tanker 7, container 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 22, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned: 49 (Bahrain 5, Canada 1, China 2, Egypt 2, Greece 4, Hong Kong 1, Israel 1, Japan 4, Lebanon 2, Mexico 1, Montenegro 2, Panama 1, Singapore 12, South Korea 6, Taiwan 2, Tanzania 1, UK 1, Vietnam 1) (2010)
La Ceiba, Puerto Cortes, San Lorenzo, Tela
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