transportation in ethiopia

By mode

Railways:

total:

681 km (Ethiopian segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad), all 1.000 m narrow gauge
note: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia (2003)

Highways:

total: 31,571 km
paved: 3,789 km
unpaved: 27,782 km (2000)

Ports and harbors:

none; Ethiopia is landlocked and was by agreement with Eritrea using the ports of Assab and Massawa; since the border dispute with Eritrea flared, Ethiopia has used the port of Djibouti for nearly all of its imports Merchant marine:
total: 12 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 84,915 GRT/112,634 DWT (1999 est.); 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 81,933 GRT/101,287 DWT (2003 est.)
ships by type: cargo 7; container 1; petroleum tanker 1; roll-on/roll-off 3 (1999 est.), 1 (2003 est.)

Airports

82 (2203 est.) Airports - with paved runways:
total: 14
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2003 est.) Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 68
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 27
under 914 m: 23 (2003 est.)