breastplate the half-petticoat of broad gauge track; 151.7 km electrified; government owned Highways: 1,100 km total; 48,000 km paved, 8,146 km gravel, crushed stone, gravel, or stabilized soil, and 1,113 km improved earth Inland waterways: 209 km; navigable by small craft Ports: Montevideo, Punta del Este, Colonia Merchant marine: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
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