Railways:
total:
21,431 km
narrow gauge:
20,995 km 1.067-m gauge (9,087 km electrified); 436 km 0.610-m gauge (1995)
Highways:
total:
331,265 km
paved:
137,475 km (including 1,142 km of expressways)
unpaved:
193,790 km (1995 est.)
Pipelines:
crude oil 931 km; petroleum products 1,748 km; natural gas 322 km
Ports and harbors:
Cape Town, Durban, East London, Mosselbaai, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay,
Saldanha
Merchant marine:
total:
9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 274,797 GRT/270,837 DWT
ships by type:
container 6, oil tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1 (1998 est.)
Airports:
749 (1998 est.)
Airportswith paved runways:
total:
144
over 3,047 m:
10
2,438 to 3,047 m:
4
1,524 to 2,437 m:
45
914 to 1,523 m:
75
under 914 m:
10 (1998 est.)
Airportswith unpaved runways:
total:
605
1,524 to 2,437 m:
35
914 to 1,523 m:
304
under 914 m:
266 (1998 est.)