Transportation in Costa Rica
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There are many modes of Transportation in Costa Rica.
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[edit] Railways
- total: 278 km (173 mi)
- narrow gauge: 278 km (173 mi) of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge (260 km (162 mi) electrified)
[edit] Railways links to adjacent countries
(from North to South)
Nicaragua - no
Panama - no (there was a break-of-gauge from 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) since Panama once used 3 ft (914 mm) gauge)
[edit] Highways
- total: 35,330 km (21,953 mi)
- paved: 8,621 km (5,357 mi)
- unpaved: 26,709 km (16,596 mi)
[edit] Waterways
730 km (454 mi), seasonally navigable by small craft
[edit] Pipelines
- refined products 242 km (150 mi)
[edit] Ports and harbors
[edit] Atlantic Ocean
[edit] Pacific Ocean
[edit] Merchant marine
- total: 2 ships (1000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) 2,308 GRT/743 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)
- ships by type:
[edit] Airports
157 see also List of airports in Costa Rica
[edit] Airports - with paved runways
- total: 32
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
- 914 to 1,523 m: 24
- under 914 m: 101
[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways
- total: 125
- 914 to 1,523 m: 24
- under 914 m: 101
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
[edit] References
This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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