Tunisia Transportation 1997

Railways
total: 2,260 km
standard gauge: 492 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge : 1,758 km 1.000-m gauge
dual gauge: 10 km 1.000-m and 1.435-m gauges (1993 est.)

Highways
total: 20,830 km
paved: 15,831 km
unpaved: 4,999 km (1993 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: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 138,113 GRT/179,906 DWT
ships by type: bulk 6, cargo 5, chemical tanker 3, oil tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo3, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 1 (1996 est.)

Airports 29 (1996 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 21
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
under 914 m: 6 (1996 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total : 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 6 (1996 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Tunisia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tunisia Transportation 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tunisia Transportation 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.