Transportation
Railways:
total:
307 km; note - nonoperational since 1978 except for about 5 km that was reopened in Massawa in 1994; rehabilitation of the remainder and of the rolling stock is under way; links Ak'ordat and Asmara (formerly Asmera) with the port of Massawa (formerly Mits'iwa)
narrow gauge:
307 km 0.950-m gauge (1995 est.)
Highways:
total:
3,845 km
paved:
807 km
unpaved:
3,038 km (1993 est.)
Ports:
Assab (Aseb), Massawa (Mits'iwa)
Merchant marine:
total:
1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 11,573 GRT/13,593 DWT (1995 est.)
Airports:
total:
14
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
2
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
4 (1995 est.)
