Short facts about transportation in Tunisia
| Railways: |
total: 2,168 km
standard gauge: 471 km 1.435-m
gauge
narrow gauge: 1,687 km 1.000-m gauge
dual
gauge: 10 km 1.000-m and 1.435-m gauges (three
rails) |
| Highways: |
total: 23,100 km
paved: 18,226 km
unpaved: 4,874
km (1996) |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 797 km; petroleum products 86
km; natural gas 742 km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Sfax,
Sousse, Tunis, Zarzis |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 149,554 GRT/156,861
DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 4, chemical tanker 3, liquefied
gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 15
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 17
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m:
8
under 914 m: 7 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
