Colombia Transportion

Country Name: Republic of Colombia

Capital City: Bogota

Population: 43,593,035 (July 2006)

Population Growth: 1.46% (2006 est.)

Currency: Colombian peso (COP)

Languages: Spanish

Area: 1,138,910 sq km

Inflation Rate: 4.3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 11.1% (2006)

Domain extension: .co

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS OF COLOMBIA

Railways - total:

3,304 km

Railways - standard gauge:

150 km 1.435-m gauge

Railways - broad gauge:

3,154 km 0.914-m gauge (2006)

Highways - total:

Highways - paved:

Highways - unpaved:

Airports - total:

984 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:

101

Airports - with unpaved runways:

883

Heliports:

2 (2006)

Waterways:

18,000 km (2006)

Pipelines - gas:

gas 4,360 km;

Pipelines - oil:

6,140 km;

Pipelines - refined products:

3,158 km (2006)

Ports and Terminals:

Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Muelles El Bosque, Puerto Bolivar, Santa Marta, Turbo