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| Introduction - Brazil: |  | Location - Brazil: |  | People - Brazil: |  | Government - Brazil: |  | Economy - Brazil: |  | Communications - Brazil: |  | Transportation - Brazil: |  Airports | 4,276 (2006) |   |  Airports with paved runways | total: 714  
			over 3,047 m: 8  
			2,438 to 3,047 m: 24  
			1,524 to 2,437 m: 164  
			914 to 1,523 m: 464  
			under 914 m: 54 (2006) |   |  Airports with unpaved runways | total: 3,562  
			1,524 to 2,437 m: 81  
			914 to 1,523 m: 1,634  
			under 914 m: 1,847 (2006) |   |  Heliports | 417 (2006) |   |  Pipelines | condensate/gas 244 km; gas 11,669 km; liquid petroleum gas 341 km; oil 5,212 km; refined products 4,755 km (2006) |   |  Railways | total: 29,295 km  
			broad gauge: 4,932 km 1.600-m gauge (939 km electrified)  
			standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge  
			narrow gauge: 23,773 km 1.000-m gauge (581 km electrified)  
			dual gauge: 396 km 1.000 m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) (78 km electrified) (2006) |   |  Roadways | total: 1,751,868 km  
			paved: 96,353 km  
			unpaved: 1,655,515 km (2004) |   |  Waterways | 50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2007) |   |  Merchant marine | total: 137 ships (1000 GRT or over) 2,038,923 GRT/3,057,820 DWT  
			by type: bulk carrier 21, cargo 21, chemical tanker 8, container 8, liquefied gas 12, passenger/cargo 12, petroleum tanker 47, roll on/roll off 8  
			foreign-owned: 15 (Chile 1, Germany 7, Norway 2, Spain 4, UK 1)  
			registered in other countries: 5 (Ghana 1, Liberia 3, Marshall Islands 1) (2006) |   |  Ports and terminals | Gebig, Itaqui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, San Sebasttiao, Santos, Sepetiba Terminal, Tubarao, Vitoria |   |  
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 This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |