Railways:
total:
31,939 km (31,940 km are operated by French National Railways (SNCF); 14,176 km of SNCF routes are electrified and 12,132 km are double- or multiple-tracked)
standard gauge:
31,840 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge:
99 km 1.000-m gauge (1998)
Highways:
total:
893,300 km
paved:
893,300 km (including 10,300 km of expressways)
unpaved:
0 km (1998 est.)
Waterways:
14,932 km; 6,969 km heavily traveled
Pipelines:
crude oil 3,059 km; petroleum products 4,487 km; natural gas 24,746 km
Ports and harbors:
Bordeaux, Boulogne, Cherbourg, Dijon, Dunkerque, La Pallice, Le Havre, Lyon, Marseille, Mullhouse, Nantes, Paris, Rouen, Saint Nazaire, Saint Malo, Strasbourg
Merchant marine:
total:
55 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,155,286 GRT/1,693,030 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 3, cargo 5, chemical tanker 6, combination bulk 1, container 5, liquified gas 4, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 16, roll-on/roll-off 6, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 1 (1999 est.)
note:
France also maintains a captive register for French-owned ships in Iles Kerguelen (French Southern and Antarctic Lands) (1998 est.)
Airports:
474 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
267
over 3,047 m:
14
2,438 to 3,047 m:
30
1,524 to 2,437 m:
92
914 to 1,523 m:
74
under 914 m:
57 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
207
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
76
under 914 m:
127 (1999 est.)
Heliports:
3 (1999 est.)