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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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