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Railways:
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total: 3,689 km
narrow gauge: 969 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,720 km 1.000-m gauge (2010) |
Transportation - note:
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the International Maritime Bureau reports that shipping in territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean remain at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, especially as Somali-based pirates extend their activities south; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen |
Roadways:
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total: 91,049 km
paved: 6,578 km
unpaved: 84,471 km (2010) |
Waterways:
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(Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) are the principal avenues of commerce with neighboring countries; the rivers are not navigable) (2009) |
Pipelines:
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gas 254 km; oil 888 km; refined products 8 km (2010) |
Ports and terminals:
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Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar |
Merchant marine:
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total: 72
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 43, carrier 4, chemical tanker 2, container 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 15
foreign-owned: 25 (Greece 1, Romania 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Syria 13, Turkey 7, UAE 1, United States 1)
registered in other countries: 3 (Honduras 1, Panama 2) (2010) |
Airports:
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124 (2010) |
Airports density:
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344,731 people per Airport |
Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 9
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010) |
Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 115
1,524 to 2,437 m: 19
914 to 1,523 m: 63
under 914 m: 33 (2010) |
Heliports:
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void |
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This page was last updated on 3 February, 2012 |
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