Transportation
Railways:
total:
2,164 km (1995)
narrow gauge:
2,164 km 1.067-m gauge (13 km double track)
note:
the total includes 891 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), which operates 1,860 km of 1.067-m narrow gauge track between Dar es Salaam and New Kapiri M'poshi where it connects to the Zambia Railways system; TAZARA is not a part of Zambia Railways
Highways:
total:
37,359 km
paved:
6,575 km (including 56 km of expressways)
unpaved:
30,784 km (1992 est.)
Waterways:
2,250 km, including Zambezi and Luapula rivers, Lake Tanganyika
Pipelines:
crude oil 1,724 km
Ports:
Mpulungu
Airports:
total:
104
with paved runways over 3 047 m:
1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m:
3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m:
4
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m:
2
with paved runways under 914 m:
35
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:
54 (1995 est.)
