total area: 112,620 km2 land

Highways: 59,500 km total; 48,000 km paved, 10,373 km gravel, crushed stone, unimproved earth Inland waterways: total navigable routes Pipelines: crude oil 26 km; petroleum products 3,900 km; natural gas 904 km Ports: Cagliari (Sardinia), Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Naples, Palermo (Sicily), Taranto, Trieste, Venice Merchant marine: 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 454,582 GRT/646,329 DWT; includes 9 cargo, 3 oil tanker, 3 chemical, 1 combination

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