Railways:
total:
355 km
broad gauge:
76 km 1.524-m gauge
narrow gauge:
279 km 0.914-m gauge
Highways:
total:
11,100 km
paved:
3,730 km (including 30 km of expressways)
unpaved:
7,370 km (1996 est.)
Waterways:
800 km navigable by shallow draft vessels; 82 km Panama Canal
Pipelines:
crude oil 130 km
Ports and harbors:
Balboa, Cristobal, Coco Solo, Manzanillo (part of Colon area), Vacamonte
Merchant marine:
total:
4,632 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 98,433,972 GRT/149,800,820 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1,335, cargo 1,028, chemical tanker 288, combination bulk 68,
combination ore/oil 15, container 507, liquefied gas tanker 176, livestock
carrier 9, multifunction large-load carrier 6, oil tanker 498, passenger
41, passenger-cargo 5, railcar carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 312,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 102, short-sea passenger 40, specialized tanker 23,
vehicle carrier 177
note:
a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 71 countries among
which are Japan 1,262, Greece 378, Hong Kong 244, South Korea 259, Taiwan
229, China 193, Singapore 103, US 116, Switzerland 78, and Indonesia 53
(1998 est.)
Airports:
110 (1998 est.)
Airports—with paved runways:
total:
43
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
5
914 to 1,523 m:
14
under 914 m:
22 (1998 est.)
Airports—with unpaved runways:
total:
67
914 to 1,523 m:
17
under 914 m:
50 (1998 est.)
