| Railways: |
total:
2,850 km
broad gauge:
2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified; 426 km double track)
narrow gauge:
274 km 1.000-m gauge (1998)
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| Highways: |
total:
68,732 km
paved:
59,110 km (including 797 km of expressways)
unpaved:
9,622 km (1999)
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| Waterways: |
820 km
note:
relatively unimportant to national economy, used by shallow-draft craft limited to 300 metric-ton or less cargo capacity
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| Pipelines: |
crude oil 22 km; petroleum products 58 km; natural gas 700 km
note:
the secondary lines for the natural gas pipeline that will be 300 km long have not yet been built
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| Ports and harbors: |
Aveiro, Funchal (Madeira Islands), Horta (Azores), Leixoes, Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Praia da Vitoria (Azores), Setubal, Viana do Castelo
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| Merchant marine: |
total:
158 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,053,586 GRT/1,611,238 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 14, cargo 84, chemical tanker 16, container 10, liquefied gas 7, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 11, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea passenger 4, vehicle carrier 4
note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Spain 1 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
40
over 3,047 m:
5
2,438 to 3,047 m:
9
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
17
under 914 m:
5 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total:
26
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
25 (2000 est.)
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