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Ecuador has a network of national highways maintained by the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones (Ministry of Public Works and Communication) government agency. The Pan-American Highway connects the northern and southern portions of the country as well as connecting Ecuador with Colombia to the north and Peru to the south. The quality of roads, even on truck routes, is highly variable. There is an extensive network of intercity buses that use these mountain roads and highways.
Airports:
 406 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways:
 total: 104
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 17
914 to 1,523 m: 26
under 914 m: 54 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
 total: 302
914 to 1,523 m: 34
under 914 m: 268 (2007)
Heliports:
 1 (2007)
Pipelines:
 extra heavy crude oil 578 km; gas 71 km; oil 1,389 km; refined products 1,185 km (2007)
Railways:
 total: 966 km
narrow gauge: 966 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:
 total: 43,197 km
paved: 6,467 km
unpaved: 36,730 km (2004)
Waterways:
 1,500 km (most inaccessible) (2006)
Merchant marine:
 total: 33 ships (1000 GRT or over) 190,931 GRT/306,280 DWT
by type: chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 22, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Philippines 1, US 1)
registered in other countries: 3 (China 1, Panama 2) (2007)
Ports and terminals:
 Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, Manta, Puerto Bolivar

 


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