Short facts about 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: 3,850 km
paved: 810 km
unpaved: 3,040 km
(2000) |
| Ports 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, liquefied gas 1, petroleum
tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000
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: 5
914 to 1,523 m:
7
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
