Ecuador

Ecuador Transportation

Railways
total: 966 km
narrow gauge: 966 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)

Highways
total: 43,197 km
paved: 8,164 km
unpaved: 35,033 km (2000)

Waterways
general assessment: generally elementary but being expanded
domestic: facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
international: country code - 593; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Pipelines
extra heavy crude 578 km; gas 71 km; oil 1,386 km; refined products 1,185 km (2004)

Ports and harbors
Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, La Libertad, Manta, Puerto Bolivar, San Lorenzo

Merchant marine
total: 34 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 241,403 GRT/391,898 DWT
by type: cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 5, petroleum tanker 21, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: Greece 1, Paraguay 1, Peru 1
registered in other countries: 3 (2004 est.)

Airports
205 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 62
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 19
under 914 m: 18 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 143
914 to 1,523 m: 30
under 914 m: 113 (2004 est.)

Heliports
1 (2003 est.)



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