Short facts about transportation in Albania
| Railways: |
total:
447 km
standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (2001) |
| Highways: |
total:
18,000 km
paved: 5,400 km
unpaved: 12,600 km (1998 est.) |
| Waterways: |
43 km
note: includes Albanian sections of Lake Scutari, Lake
Ohrid, and Lake Prespa (1990) |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 145 km; petroleum
products 55 km; natural gas 64 km (1991) |
| Ports
and harbors: |
Durres, Sarande, Shengjin,
Vlore |
| Merchant
marine: |
total:
9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 17,797 GRT/26,324
DWT
ships by type: cargo 9 (2000 est.) |
| Airports
- with paved runways: |
total:
3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2000 est.) |
| Airports
- with unpaved runways: |
total:
8
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 4 (2000 est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
