Short facts about transportation in Iraq
| Railways: |
total: 2,032 km
standard gauge: 2,032 km 1.435-m
gauge
note: rail link between Iraq and Syria restored in 2000
after 19 years |
| Highways: |
total: 45,550 km
paved: 38,400 km
unpaved: 7,150
km (1996 est.) |
| Waterways: |
1,015 km
note: Shatt al
Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been
dredged to 3 m and is in use; Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have navigable
sections for shallow-draft boats; Shatt al Basrah canal was navigable by
shallow-draft craft before closing in 1991 because of the Gulf
war |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 4,350 km; petroleum products
725 km; natural gas 1,360 km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Umm Qasr, Khawr az Zubayr, and Al
Basrah have limited functionality |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 453,273 GRT/779,662
DWT
ships by type: cargo 14, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1,
petroleum tanker 12, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports: |
110 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 76
over 3,047 m: 20
2,438 to 3,047 m:
36
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m:
7
under 914 m: 7 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 34
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m:
10
under 914 m: 12 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
