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Central America and the Caribbean > Guatemala > Transportation

GUATEMALAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Aircraft departures 108 [108th of 155]
Airports 18 [18th of 231]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 67 [67th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 49 [49th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 110 [110th of 227]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 35 [35th of 99]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 22 [22nd of 39]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 11 [11th of 137]
Highways > Paved 81 km [81st of 171]
Highways > Total 89 km [89th of 181]
Highways > Unpaved 75 km [75th of 168]
Motor vehicles 99 motor vehicles per 100 p [99th of 134]
Pipelines oil 480 km (2006)
Ports and harbors
Champerico, Puerto Barrios, Puerto Quetzal, San Jose, Santo Tomas de Castilla
Railways > A note
much of the railway is inoperable (2001 est.)
Railways > Total 94 km [94th of 134]
Roadways > Total 123 km [123rd of 222]
Vehicle abundance 62 per square km [62nd of 141]
Waterways 64 km [64th of 106]
Waterways > A note
260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during highwater season

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SOURCES: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country.; Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. ; Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway; Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) ; Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway; total length of the paved parts of the highway system; total length of the highway system; total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system; Motor vehicles per 1,000 people; The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products ; The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance).; This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.; This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. ; This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. ; Vehicles per populated land area
Units: Vehicles/Populated Land Area (in km2)
Units: Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then utilized this land area as the denominator for the vehicles data.; The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water. ; The individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala, Republica de Guatemala

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