Railways
total: 971 km
standard gauge: 441 km 1.435-m gauge
note: there are 470 km of various gauges that are privately owned
narrow gauge: 60 km 1.000-m gauge

Highways
total: 25,901 km
paved: 3,067 km
unpaved: 22,834 km (2001)

Waterways 3,100 km

Ports and harbors Asuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion

Merchant marine
total: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 34,623 GRT/36,821 DWT
ships by type: cargo 14, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 3
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Argentina 2, Japan 1 (2002 est.)

Airports 899 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 11
over 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2001)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 888
1,524 to 2,437 m: 28
914 to 1,523 m: 332
under 914 m: 528 (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding Paraguay 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 Paraguay Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Paraguay Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.