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Transportation in Tunisia
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 est.)
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:
16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 151,084 GRT/159,576 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 2, cargo 5, chemical tanker 3, liquified gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1 (1999 est.)
Airports: 32 (1999 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 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
17
1,524 to 2,437 m:
2
914 to 1,523 m:
8
under 914 m:
7 (1999 est.)
- See also : Tunisia
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