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Transportation
409 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 
20
total: 129
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 34
914 to 1,523 m: 63
under 914 m: 17 (2010)
total: 280
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 91
under 914 m: 172 (2010)
4 (2010)
extra heavy crude 980 km; gas 5,258 km; oil 6,695 km; refined products 1,484 km; unknown 141 km (2009)
total: 806 km
country comparison to the world: 101
standard gauge: 806 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
total: 96,155 km
country comparison to the world: 47
paved: 32,308 km
unpaved: 63,847 km (2002)
7,100 km
country comparison to the world: 21
note: Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo navigable by oceangoing vessels (2010)
total: 59
country comparison to the world: 66
by type: bulk carrier 5, cargo 15, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 16
foreign-owned: 10 (Denmark 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Greece 4, Mexico 1, Norway 1, Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 9 (Panama 8, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)
La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Caribbean Sea as a significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen
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