Transportation in Eritrea
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This article summarizes characteristics of a number of forms of transportation in the coastal African nation of Eritrea.
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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
Railway links with adjacent countries
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.)