Transportation in Eritrea
Railways:
total:
317 km
narrow gauge:
317 km 0.950-m gauge (1999)
note:
links Ak'ordat and Asmara with the port of Massawa; nonoperational since 1978 except for about a 5 km stretch that was reopened in Massawa in 1994; rehabilitation of the remainder and of the rolling stock is under way
Highways:
total:
4,010 km
paved:
874 km
unpaved:
3,136 km (1996 est.)
Seaports and harbors:
Assab (Aseb), Massawa (Mits'iwa)
Merchant marine:
total:
5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,069 GRT/19,549 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 1, liquified gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll-on/roll-off 1 (1999 est.)
Airports:
21 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
3
over 3,047 m:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
18
over 3,047 m:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
6
914 to 1,523 m:
6
under 914 m:
2 (1999 est.)
- See also : Eritrea
Referenced By
Eritrea | ISO 3166-1:ER | State of Eritrea | Transportation by country
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