Railroads: 373 km 1.067-meter narrow gauge, government owned; majority of system not operating; 3 km 1.435-meter gauge line at Puerto Cabezas (does not connect with mainline)

Highways:
total: 25,930 km
paved: 4,000 km
unpaved: gravel, crushed stone 2,170 km; graded earth 5,425 km; unimproved earth 14,335 km
Pan-American highway: 368.5 km (not in total)

Inland waterways: 2,220 km, including 2 large lakes
Pipelines: crude oil 56 km

Ports: Corinto, El Bluff, Puerto Cabezas, Puerto Sandino, Rama
Merchant marine: 2 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,161 GRT/2,500 DWT

Airports:
total: 208
usable: 149
with permanent-surface runways: 11
with runways over 3,659 m: 0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 2
with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 13

NOTE: The information regarding Nicaragua on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nicaragua Transportation 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nicaragua Transportation 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.