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Transportation of Mexico

Airports:1,839 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 228
over 3,047 m: 12
2,438 to 3,047 m: 28
1,524 to 2,437 m: 82
914 to 1,523 m: 77
under 914 m: 29 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 1,611
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 68
914 to 1,523 m: 460
under 914 m: 1,081 (2006)
Heliports:1 (2006)
Pipelines:gas 22,705 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,875 km; oil 8,688 km; oil/gas/water 228 km; refined products 6,520 km (2006)
Railways:total: 17,665 km
standard gauge: 17,665 km 1.435-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:total: 235,670 km
paved: 116,751 km (includes 6,144 km of expressways)
unpaved: 118,919 km (2004)
Waterways:2,900 km (navigable rivers and coastal canals) (2007)
Merchant marine:total: 56 ships (1000 GRT or over) 751,607 GRT/1,129,234 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 6, chemical tanker 6, liquefied gas 4, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 5 (Denmark 2, France 1, Norway 1, UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 15 (Belize 1, Honduras 1, Liberia 1, Panama 5, Portugal 1, Spain 3, Venezuela 3) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Altamira, Manzanillo, Morro Redondo, Salina Cruz, Tampico, Topolobampo, Veracruz

Mexico Quickstats

  • Population: 108,700,891 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,972,550 sq km
  • Density: 55 /km² (142nd)
  • GDP (total): $1.149 trillion (12th)
  • GDP (per capita): $11,249 (63rd)
  • Literacy: 91%

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  • Currency: Peso (MXN)
  • Dial code: [[+52]]

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