Transportation in Panama
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Transportation in Panama is fairly well developed. The majority of the trips are done by car while a great part in public transport. The public transportation system is in need of modernization and other improvements.
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[edit] Railways
Main articles: Rail transport in Panama, Panama Railway
total: 355 km
broad gauge: 0 km 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge (2000) converted to standard gauge
standard gauge: 76 km 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) gauge (2000) converted from broad gauge
narrow gauge: 279 km 3 ft (914 mm) gauge
[edit] Railway links to adjacent countries
(from North to South)
- Costa Rica - no (there was a break-of-gauge from 3 ft (914 mm) since Costa Rica uses 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge)
- Colombia - no
[edit] Highways
total: 11,258 km
paved: 3,783 km (including 30 km of expressways)
unpaved: 7,475 km (1999 est.)
Highways are somewhat well developed for Central America. In Panama City are 6 highways working being that the Panama-Arraijan Bridge of the Americas, Panama-Arraijan Centennial Bridge, Arraijan-Chorrera, Corredor Norte, Corredor Sur, and Autopista Alberto Motta
[edit] Waterways
800 km navigable by shallow draft vessels; 82 km Panama Canal
[edit] Pipelines
crude oil 130 km
[edit] Ports and harbors
[edit] Atlantic Ocean
- Manzanillo (part of Colon area)
- Coco Solo
[edit] Pacific Ocean
[edit] Other
- Cristobal
- Vacamonte
[edit] Merchant marine
total: 5,005 ships (1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) totaling 122,960,929 GRT/183,615,337 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)
ships by type: (June 2005 Update est.)
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note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 71 countries among which are (2005 update)
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Foreign Owned Ships: 4,388
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[edit] Airports
117 (2006 est.)
[edit] Airports - with paved runways
total: 53
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 18
under 914 m: 28 (2006 est.)
[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 64
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 53 (2006 est.)
[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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