Railways
total: 757 km
standard gauge: 375 km 1.435-m gauge (Central Romana Railroad)
miscellaneous gauge: 240 km operated by sugar companies in various gauges (0.558-m, 0.762-m, 1.067-m gauges) (2000 est.)
narrow gauge: 142 km 0.762-m gauge (Dominican Republic Government Railway)

Highways
total: 12,600 km
paved: 6,224 km
unpaved: 6,376 km (1996)

Waterways none

Pipelines crude oil 96 km; petroleum products 8 km

Ports and harbors Barahona, La Romana, Manzanillo, Puerto Plata, San Pedro de Macoris, Santo Domingo

Merchant marine
total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,587 GRT/1,165 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1 (2002 est.)

Airports 29 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 13
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (2001)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 16
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 10 (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding Dominican Republic on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Dominican Republic Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Dominican Republic Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.