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South America > Venezuela > Transportation

VENEZUELAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 2.11 million tons/km Time series [114th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 5,043,028 Time series [44th of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 189.752 per 1,000 people Time series [77th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 135,574 Time series [30th of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 5.101 per 1,000 people Time series [60th of 177]
Airports 390 Time series [21st of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 2.062 per billion $ of GDP Time series [105th of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 14.986 per million people Time series [91st of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 34 Time series [19th of 181]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 311.008 per $1 trillion of GDP [66th of 150]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 1.307 per million people Time series [69th of 178]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 10 Time series [43rd of 158]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 0.101 per $1 billion of GDP [93rd of 141]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.384 per million people Time series [101st of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 61 Time series [12th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 0.549 per $1 billion of GDP [34th of 133]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 2.344 per million people Time series [38th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 5 Time series [44th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 45.736 per $1 trillion of GDP [96th of 136]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.192 per million people Time series [101st of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 128 Time series [21st of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 0.709 per billion $ of GDP Time series [92nd of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 4.919 per million people Time series [84th of 228]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 18 Time series [24th of 129]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 104.475 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [47th of 121]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.692 per million people Time series [53rd of 127]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 15 Time series [28th of 133]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 82.326 per $1 trillion of GDP [80th of 118]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.576 per million people Time series [48th of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 1 Time series [41st of 47]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 38.427 per billion people Time series [34th of 46]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 97 Time series [14th of 175]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 823.256 per $1 trillion of GDP [76th of 152]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 3.727 per million people Time series [48th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 262 Time series [18th of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 1,352.675 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [90th of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 10.068 per million people Time series [67th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 149 Time series [19th of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 808.306 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [82nd of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 5.726 per million people Time series [63rd of 184]
Container port traffic 1,120,492 TEU Time series [46th of 63]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Heliports 2 Time series [60th of 99]
    Heliports (per $ GDP) 5.499 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [55th of 81]
    Heliports (per capita) 0.077 per million people Time series [77th of 96]
Highways > Paved 32,308 km Time series [26th of 113]
    Highways > Paved (per capita) 1.354 km per 1,000 people Time series [52nd of 108]
Highways > Total 96,155 km Time series [22nd of 118]
    Highways > Total (per capita) 4.029 km per 1,000 people Time series [44th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 63,847 km Time series [15th of 113]
    Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 2.675 km per 1,000 people Time series [37th of 108]
Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ 34,000,000 $ Time series [16th of 30]
    Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.31 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [23rd of 69]
    Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per capita) 1.301 $ per 1,000 people Time series [20th of 70]
Merchant marine > A note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 1, Greece 1, Italy 1, United Kingdom 1, United States 2 (2002 est.)
Merchant marine > By type
bulk carrier 9, cargo 16, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 5, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 2
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 12 Time series [64th of 122]
Merchant marine > Note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 1, Greece 1, Italy 1, UK 1, US 2
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 12 Time series [63rd of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type
bulk 6, cargo 8, chemical tanker 1, container 1, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 10, short-sea passenger 1
Merchant marine > Total 62 Time series [64th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 0.308 per billion $ of GDP Time series [88th of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 2.347 per million people Time series [104th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 1,285,783 Dwt Time series [51st of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 7.302 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [60th of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 49.408 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [78th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 808,721 GRT Time series [56th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 4.536 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [73rd of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 31.077 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [85th of 156]
Motor vehicles 110 motor vehicles per 100 p [61st of 134]
Norwegian car number plates > Corpse Diplomatique Identifiers > Country identifier 86 [2nd of 41]
Pipelines
extra heavy crude oil 992 km; gas 5,400 km; oil 7,607 km; refined products 1,650 km; unknown (oil/water) 141 km
Pipelines > All types
extra heavy crude 992 km; gas 5,262 km; oil 7,360 km; refined products 1,681 km; unknown (oil/water) 141 km (2004)
Pipelines > Gas 5,262 km [24th of 107]
    Pipelines > Gas (per $ GDP) 48.133 km per $1 billion of GDP [36th of 101]
    Pipelines > Gas (per capita) 204.505 km per 1 million people [47th of 107]
Pipelines > Oil 7,360 km [8th of 97]
    Pipelines > Oil (per $ GDP) 67.324 km per $1 billion of GDP [22nd of 92]
    Pipelines > Oil (per capita) 286.043 km per 1 million people [12th of 97]
Pipelines > Refined products 1,681 km [15th of 53]
    Pipelines > Refined products (per $ GDP) 15.377 km per $1 billion of GDP [17th of 52]
    Pipelines > Refined products (per capita) 65.331 km per 1 million people [16th of 53]
Pipelines > Total length 15,436 km [19th of 120]
    Pipelines > Total length (per $ GDP) 141.198 km per $1 billion of GDP [31st of 113]
    Pipelines > Total length (per capita) 599.912 km per 1 million people [30th of 120]
Ports and harbors
Amuay, Bajo Grande, El Tablazo, La Guaira, La Salina, Maracaibo, Matanzas, Palua, Puerto Cabello, Puerto la Cruz, Puerto Ordaz, Puerto Sucre, Punta Cardon
Ports and terminals
La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon
Rail lines > total route-km 682 km Time series [89th of 111]
Railways > A note
248 km of the existing system are privately owned; passenger services are nonexistent; however, a National Railways Plan, intended to provide a significant railway system, has been initiated (2001)
Railways > Standard gauge 682 km Time series [44th of 64]
    Railways > Standard gauge (per $ GDP) 3.75 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [48th of 64]
Railways > Total 682 km Time series [105th of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 3.75 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [119th of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 25.24 km per million people Time series [123rd of 218]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 32 million ton-km Time series [75th of 84]
    Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 1.246 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [96th of 111]
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km 0.15 million passenger-km Time series [61st of 83]
    Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 0.007 million passenger-km pe Time series [103rd of 108]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 33.6 % Time series [79th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 96,155 km Time series [33rd of 172]
Roadways > Paved 32,308 km Time series [25th of 81]
Roadways > Total 96,155 km Time series [16th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 63,847 km Time series [13th of 79]
Transportation > Note
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Caribbean Sea as a significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 51.69 % Time series [55th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 24.4 % Time series [67th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 5.17 per square km [68th of 141]
Waterways 7,100 km Time series [17th of 165]
Waterways > A note
Rio Orinoco and Lago de Maracaibo accept oceangoing vessels
Waterways > Note
Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo navigable by oceangoing vessels (2005)

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: Norwegian car number plates ; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela, Venezuela, RB

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