7.65 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 24
30.52 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 34
government supervises a mixture of state-run and private broadcast media; 13 public service networks, 61 privately owned TV networks, a privately owned news channel with limited national coverage, and a government-backed pan-American channel; state-run ra
8.918 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 32
total: 806 km
country comparison to the world: 98
standard gauge: 806 km 1.435-m gauge (41 km electrified) (2008)
total: 96,155 km
country comparison to the world: 48
paved: 32,308 km
unpaved: 63,847 km (2002)
7,100 km (the Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo are navigable by oceangoing vessels) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 21
major seaport(s): La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon
oil terminals: Jose terminal
total: 53
country comparison to the world: 69
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 12, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 14, petroleum tanker 16
foreign-owned: 9 (Denmark 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Greece 4, Mexico 1,
444 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 19
