Cuba Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

12,623 km

standard gauge:

4,881 km 1.435-m gauge (151.7 km electrified)

other:

7,742 km 0.914- and 1.435-m gauge for sugar plantation lines

Highways:

total:

26,477 km

paved:

14,477 km

unpaved:

gravel or earth 12,000 km (1989)

Inland waterways:

240 km

Ports:

Cienfuegos, La Habana, Manzanillo, Mariel, Matanzas, Nuevitas, Santiago de Cuba

Merchant marine:

total:

48 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 278,103 GRT/396,138 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 1, cargo 22, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas tanker 4, oil tanker 10, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 9

note:

Cuba beneficially owns an additional 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 215,703 DWT under the registry of Panama, Cyprus, Malta, and Mauritius

Airports:

total:

181

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:

with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

with paved runways under 914 m:

106

with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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