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''Main article: Rail Transport In Paraguay ''


''total:''
971 km

''standard gauge:''
441 km 1.435-m gauge

''narrow gauge:''
60 km 1.000-m gauge

''note:''
there are 470 km of various gauges that are privately owned


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HIGHWAYS


''total:''
29,500 km

''paved:''
15,000 km

''unpaved:''
14,500 km (1999)


WATERWAYS

3,100 km


PORTS AND HARBORS

Asunción , Villeta , San Antonio , Encarnación, Paraguay


MERCHANT MARINE


''total:''
21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 30,287 GRT/32,510 DWT

''ships by type:''
cargo 15, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 4, roll-on/roll-off 1 (1999 est.)


AIRPORTS

937 (1999 est.)


Airports - with paved runways


''total:''
10

''over 3,047 m:''
3

''1,524 to 2,437 m:''
3

''914 to 1,523 m:''
4 (1999 est.)


Airports - with unpaved runways


''total:''
927

''over 3,047 m:''
1

''1,524 to 2,437 m:''
29

''914 to 1,523 m:''
346

''under 914 m:''
551 (1999 est.)


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