Transportation in South Africa
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Railways
total:
20,384 km (2000)
narrow gauge:
20,070 km 1.067-m gauge (9,090 km electrified); 314 km 0.610-m gauge (2000)
Railway links to adjacent countries
Highways
total:
358,596 km (1996)
paved:
59,753 km (including 1,927 km of expressways) (1996)
unpaved:
298,843 km (1996)
national speed limit:
120 km/h (National Roads/Freeway)
100 km/h (Motorways)
60 km/h | 50km/h (Residential areas)
Pipelines
crude oil 931 km; petroleum products 1,748 km; natural gas 322 km
Ports and harbours
Cape Town, Durban, East London, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha
Merchant marine
total:
8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 271,650 GRT/268,604 DWT
ships by type:
container 6, petroleum tanker 2 (2002 est.) (includes foreign-owned ships registered as a flag of convenience: Denmark 3, Netherlands 1)
Airports
740 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
143
over 3,047 m:
10
2,438 to 3,047 m:
5
1,524 to 2,437 m:
50
914 to 1,523 m:
67
under 914 m:
11 (2002 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
584
1,524 to 2,437 m:
34
914 to 1,523 m:
298
under 914 m:
252 (2002 est.)
See Also
External links
Department of Transport (http://www.transport.gov.za/)
Aviation, Airlines, Airports in South Africa (http://www.africaspotter.at.tt)