Short facts about transportation in Ethiopia
| Railways: |
total: 681 km (Ethiopian segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti
railroad)
narrow gauge: 681 km 1.000-m gauge
note:
in April 1998, Djibouti and Ethiopia announced plans to revitalize the
century-old railroad that links their capitals; since May 1998 Ethiopia has
expended considerable effort to repair and maintain the
lines |
| Highways: |
total: 24,145 km
paved: 3,290 km
unpaved: 20,855
km (1998) |
| Ports and
harbors: |
none; Ethiopia is landlocked and was by
agreement with Eritrea using the ports of Assab and Massawa; since the border
dispute with Eritrea flared, Ethiopia has used the port of Djibouti for nearly
all of its imports |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 85,382 GRT/108,526
DWT
ships by type: cargo 6, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll
on/roll off 3 (2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 12
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 74
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m:
35
under 914 m: 20 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
