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Transportation in Ethiopia

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Railways:

total:

  • 681 km (Ethiopian segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad), all 1000mm narrow gauge
  • note: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia (2003)

Railway links to adjacent countries

Highways

  • total: 31,571 km
  • paved: 3,789 km
  • unpaved: 27,782 km (2000)

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: 12 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 84,915 GRT/112,634 DWT (1999 est.); 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 81,933 GRT/101,287 DWT (2003 est.)
ships by type: cargo 7; container 1; petroleum tanker 1; roll-on/roll-off 3 (1999 est.), 1 (2003 est.)

Airports

82 (2203 est.)

Airports - with paved runways


total: 14
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2003 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways


total: 68
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 27
under 914 m: 23 (2003 est.)

See also

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