<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Spain<nl>Communications</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Railroads:</hi> 15,430 km total; Spanish National Railways (RENFE) operates 12,691 km (all 1,668-mm gauge, 6,184 km electrified, and 2,295 km double track); FEVE (government-owned narrow-gauge railways) operates 1,821 km (predominantly 1,000-mm gauge, 441 km electrified); privately owned railways operate 918 km (predominantly 1,000-mm gauge, 512 km electrified, and 56 km double track)
<item><hi format=bold>Highways:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total:</hi> 318,022 km (1988)
<item>• <hi format=ital>paved:</hi> 178,092 km (including 2,142 km of expressways)
<item>• <hi format=ital>unpaved:</hi> 139,930 km
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<item><hi format=bold>Inland waterways:</hi> 1,045 km, but of minor economic importance
<item><hi format=bold>Pipelines:</hi> crude oil 265 km; petroleum products 1,794 km; natural gas 1,666 km
<item><hi format=bold>Ports:</hi> Algeciras, Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cadiz, Cartagena, Castellon de la Plana, Ceuta, El Ferrol del Caudillo, Puerto de Gijon, Huelva, La Coruna, Las Palmas (Canary Islands), Mahon, Malaga, Melilla, Rota, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Sagunto, Tarragona, Valencia, Vigo, and 175 minor ports