Transportation in Uruguay
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Railways:
total:
2,073 km
standard gauge:
2,073 km 1.435-m gauge (1997)
Highways:
total:
8,983 km
paved:
8,085 km
unpaved:
898 km (1999 est.)
Waterways: 1,600 km; used by coastal and shallow-draft river craft
Ports and harbors: Montevideo, Fray Bentos, Nueva Palmira, Paysandu, Punta del Este, Colonia, Piriápolis.
Merchant marine:
total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,807 GRT/2,405 DWT
ships by type:
petroleum tanker 1 (1999 est.)
Airports: 65 (1999 est.)
Airports – with paved runways:
total:
15
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
5
914 to 1,523 m:
8
under 914 m:
1 (1999 est.)
Airports – with unpaved runways:
total:
50
1,524 to 2,437 m:
2
914 to 1,523 m:
15
under 914 m:
33 (1999 est.)
- See also : Uruguay
Categories: Uruguay | Transportation by country