Spain - Transportation
Geography - People - Economy - Government - Communications - Transportation - Military - Transnational IssuesSpain is located Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France. The climate is temperate; clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate and cloudy along coast; cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly cloudy and cool along coast. The terrain is large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; Pyrenees in north.
Airports
This entry gives the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved (concrete or asphalt surfaces) or unpaved (grass, earth, sand, or gravel surfaces) but may include closed or abandoned installations. Airports or airfields that are no longer recognizable (overgrown, no facilities, etc.) are not included. Note that not all airports have accommodations for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control.Airports : 154 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways - total : 96
Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m : 18
Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m : 11
Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m : 18
Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m : 25
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m : 24 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total : 58
Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m : 2
Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m : 14
Airports - with unpaved runways - under 914 m : 42 (2007)
Heliports
This entry gives the total number of heliports with hard- surface runways, helipads, or landing areas that support routine sustained helicopter operations exclusively and have support facilities including one or more of the following facilitiesHeliports : 8 (2007)
Pipelines
This entry gives the lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products.Pipelines : gas 7,858 km; oil 622 km; refined products 3,445 km (2007)
Railways
This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gaugeRailways - total : 14,974 km
Railways - broad gauge : 11,919 km 1.668-m gauge (6,950 km electrified)
Railways - standard gauge : 1,099 km 1.435-m gauge (1,054 km electrified)
Railways - narrow gauge : 1,928 km 1.000-m gauge (815 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified) (2006)
Roadways
This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.Roadways - total : 681,224 km
Roadways - paved : 681,224 km (includes 13,872 km of expressways) (2006)
Waterways
This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.Waterways : 1,000 km (2003)
Merchant marine
Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries. *** Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT. *** Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers. *** Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another. *** Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.Merchant marine - total : 158
Merchant marine - by type : bulk carrier 9, cargo 14, chemical tanker 11, container 22, liquefied gas 11, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 47, petroleum tanker 16, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 15, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 5
Merchant marine - foreign-owned : 26 (Canada 3, Canada 1, Denmark 2, Germany 5, Italy 2, Mexico 3, Norway 5, UK 3, UK 2)
Merchant marine - registered in other countries : 110 (Angola 1, Argentina 2, Bahamas 14, Belize 1, Brazil 9, Cape Verde 1, Cuba 1, Cyprus 6, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 1, Nigeria 1, Panama 50, Portugal 11, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, UK 1, Uruguay 6, Venezuela 1) (2008)
Ports and terminals
This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered.Ports and terminals : Algeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Tarragona, Valencia
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