Eritrea

Eritrea Transportation

Railways
total: 306 km
narrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge
note: railway is being rebuilt; 117 km open (2003)

Highways
total: 4,010 km
paved: 874 km
unpaved: 3,136 km (1999 est.)

Waterways
general assessment: inadequate
domestic: very inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002)
international: country code - 291; note - international connections exist

Ports and harbors
Assab (Aseb), Massawa (Mits'iwa)

Merchant marine
total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 16,069 GRT/19,549 DWT
by type: bulk 1, cargo 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)

Airports
18 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 4
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 13
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)



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