Transportation in Belize
Railways: 0 kmHighways:
total:
2,872 km
paved:
488 km
unpaved:
2,384 km (1998 est.)
Waterways: 825 km river network used by shallow-draft craft; seasonally navigable
Ports and harbors: Belize City, Big Creek, Corozol, Punta Gorda
Merchant marine:
total:
414 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,647,452 GRT/2,339,134 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 36, cargo 275, chemical tanker 7, container 9, liquified gas 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 51, refrigerated cargo 14, roll-on/roll-off 9, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 2 (1999 est.)
note:
a flag of convenience registry; includes ships of 7 countries: Cuba 2, Cyprus 1, Greece 1, Singapore 2, UAE 12, UK 1, and US 1 (1998 est.)
Airports: 44 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
under 914 m:
2 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
41
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
10
under 914 m:
30 (1999 est.)
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
