Airports: Definition Field Listing Rank Order
154 (2008)
Airports - with paved runways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total: 96
over 3,047 m: 18
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 24
under 914 m: 24 (2008)
Airports - with unpaved runways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total 58 1,524 to 2,437 m 2 914 to 1,523 m 17 under 914 m 39 (2008)
Heliports: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
8 (2007)
Pipelines: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
gas 7,738 km; oil 560 km; refined products 3,445 km (2008)
Railways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 14,974 km
broad gauge: 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
standard gauge: 1,099 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,928 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2006)
Roadways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 681,224 km
paved: 681,224 km (includes 13,872 km of expressways) (2006)
Waterways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
1,000 km (2008)
Merchant marine: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 158
by type: bulk carrier 9, cargo 14, chemical tanker 11, container 22, liquefied gas 11, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 47, petroleum tanker 16, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 15, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 26 (Canada 4, Denmark 2, Germany 5, Italy 2, Mexico 3, Norway 5, UK 5)
registered in other countries: 110 (Angola 1, Argentina 2, Bahamas 14, Belize 1, Brazil 9, Cape Verde 1, Cuba 1, Cyprus 6, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 1, Nigeria 1, Panama 50, Portugal 11, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, UK 1, Uruguay 6, Venezuela 1) (2008)
Ports and terminals: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
Algeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Tarragona, Valencia


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