Airports:
402 (2008)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 131
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 35
914 to 1,523 m: 64
under 914 m: 18 (2008)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total 271 2,438 to 3,047 m 1 1,524 to 2,437 m 16 914 to 1,523 m 102 under 914 m 152 (2008)
Heliports:
2 (2007)
Pipelines:
extra heavy crude 980 km; gas 5,036 km; oil 6,695 km; refined products 1,484 km; unknown 141 km (2008)
Railways:
total: 682 km
standard gauge: 682 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:
total: 96,155 km
paved: 32,308 km
unpaved: 63,847 km (2002)
Waterways:
7,100 km
note: Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo navigable by oceangoing vessels (2008)
Merchant marine:
total: 62
by type: bulk carrier 9, cargo 16, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 5, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 2
foreign-owned: 12 (Chile 1, Denmark 1, Greece 3, Mexico 5, Panama 1, Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 12 (Bahamas 1, Panama 10, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2008)
Ports and terminals:
La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon
Transportation - note:
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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