Transportation in Algeria
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Railways
There are a total of 3,973 kilometers of railways. Of that, 2,888 kilometers is standard gauge, with 283 kilometers of that being electrified and 215 kilometers of that being double tracked. There is also 1,085 kilometers of 1.055 meter narrow gauge track.
Railway links to adjacent countries
There are no links to Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, or Western Sahara. The connection status to Tunisia is unknown.
Highways
There are 71,656 kilometers of paved roads including 640 kilometers of expressways and 32,344 kilometers of unpaved roads for a total road system of 104,000 kilometers.
Pipelines
There are 6,612 kilometers of crude oil pipeline, 298 kilometers of refined petroleum pipeline, and 2,948 kilometers of natural gas pipeline.
Ports and harbors
Mediterranean Sea
- Algiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Beni Saf, Dellys, Djendjene, Ghazaouvet, Jijel, Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda, and Tenes
Merchant marine
There are 69 ships with gross registered tonnages over 1,000 under the Algerian flag. There are 9 bulk cargo ships, 23 cargo ships, 6 chemical tankers, 10 LNG ships, 4 oil tankers, 12 RORO ships, 4 short-sea passenger ships, and 1 specialized tanker on the Algerian register. 2 of these ships are vessels from the United Arab Emirates registed here as a flag of convenience.
Airports
There are 136 airports. 54 of these have paved runways. 82 have unpaved runways. There is 1 heliport.
Airports - with paved runways
total: 54 over 3,047 m: 9 2,438 to 3,047 m: 27 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 1 (2002 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 82 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 23 914 to 1,523 m: 38 under 914 m: 19 (2002 est.)
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2003.