Transportation

Railroads

total: 34,572 km

broad gauge: NA km 1.676-m gauge

standard gauge: NA km 1.435-m

narrow gauge: 400 km 0.750-m gauge; NA km 1.000-m gauge (209 km electrified)

Highways

total: 208,350 km

paved: 57,000 km

unpaved: gravel 39,500 km; improved/unimproved earth 111,850 km

Inland waterways

11,000 km navigable

Pipelines

crude oil 4,090 km; petroleum products 2,900 km; natural gas 9,918 km

Ports

Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Comodoro Rivadavia, Conception del Uruguay, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Necochea, Rio Gallegos, Rosario, Sante Fe, Ushuaia

Merchant marine

total: 44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 434,525 GRT/667,501 DWT

ships by type

bulk 3, cargo 21, chemical tanker 1, container 4, oil tanker 8, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1

Airports

with paved runways over 3,047 m: 5

with paved runways from 2,438 to 3,047 m: 25

with paved runways from 1,524 to 2,437 m: 55

with paved runways from 914 to 1,523 m: 48

with paved runways under 914 m: 703

with unpaved runways over 3,047 m: 2

with unpaved runways from 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

with unpaved runways from 1,524 to 2,438 m: 70

with unpaved runways from 914 to 1,523m: 693

Communications

Telephone system: 2,650,000 telephones; 12,000 public telephones; 78 telephones/1,000 persons;

intercity: microwave radio relay and domestic satellite network with 40 earth stations

international: 2 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth stations

Radio : broadcast stations: AM 171, FM 0, short-wave 13

Television: broadcast stations: 231