mining and processing, construction, phosphate, gold,

1,400 km Ports: Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Covenas, San Andres, Santa Marta, Tumaco Merchant marine: 401 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 21,045,037 GRT/37,119,933 DWT; includes 7 passenger, 16 short-sea passenger, 76 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 6 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 4 refrigerated cargo totaling 1,827 GRT/2,170 DWT Airports: total: 137 usable: 133 with permanent-surface runways: 2 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 37 with permanent-surface runways: 10 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 4 Telecommunications: poorly

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