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RAILWAY S ''total:'' 27,882 km (1,122 km electrified); note - excludes urban rail ''broad gauge:'' 4,057 km 1.600-m gauge ''narrow gauge:'' 23,489 km 1.000-m gauge ''dual gauge:'' 336 km 1.000-m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) (1999 est.) ''standard gauge:'' 10 km 1.435mm gauge - line 5 of the São Paulo so that they can use off the shelf equipment. Cities with Metro s Railway links with adjacent countries
HIGHWAY S ''See main article: '' Brazilian Highway System '' ''total:'' 1.98 million km ''paved:'' 184,140 km ''unpaved:'' 1,795,860 km (1996 est.) WATERWAYS 50,000 km navigable PIPELINE S Crude Oil 2,980 km; Petroleum products 4,762 km; Natural Gas 4,246 km (1998) SEAPORT S AND HARBOR S Belem , Fortaleza , Ilheus , Imbituba , Manaus , Paranagua , Porto Alegre , Recife , Rio De Janeiro , Rio Grande , Salvador , Santos , Sao Sebastiao , Vitoria MERCHANT MARINE ''total:'' 174 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,964,808 GRT/6,403,284 DWT ''ships by type:'' bulk 34, cargo 28, chemical tanker 5, combination ore/oil 9, container 10, liquified gas 10, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off 11, short-sea passenger 1 (1999 est.) AIRPORT S 3,277 (1999 est.) Airports - with paved runways ''total:'' 541 ''over 3,047 m:'' 5 ''2,438 to 3,047 m:'' 20 ''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 138 ''914 to 1,523 m:'' 346 ''under 914 m:'' 32 (1999 est.) Airports - with unpaved runways ''total:'' 2,736 ''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 73 ''914 to 1,523 m:'' 1,306 ''under 914 m:'' 1,357 (1999 est.) NATIONAL AIRLINES |
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