| Railways: |
total:
4,955 km
standard gauge:
4,955 km 1,435-m gauge (42 km electrified; 1,560 km double track) (2000)
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| Highways: |
total:
64,000 km
paved:
50,000 km
unpaved:
14,000 km (1996)
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| Waterways: |
3,500 km
note:
including the Nile, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and numerous smaller canals in the delta; Suez Canal (193.5 km including approaches), used by oceangoing vessels drawing up to 16.1 m of water
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| Pipelines: |
crude oil 1,171 km; petroleum products 596 km; natural gas 460 km
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| Ports and harbors: |
Alexandria, Al Ghardaqah, Aswan, Asyut, Bur Safajah, Damietta, Marsa Matruh, Port Said, Suez
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| Merchant marine: |
total:
181 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,336,678 GRT/1,982,220 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 23, cargo 61, container 2, liquefied gas 1, passenger 61, petroleum tanker 15, roll on/roll off 15, short-sea passenger 3 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
69
over 3,047 m:
12
2,438 to 3,047 m:
35
1,524 to 2,437 m:
17
914 to 1,523 m:
2
under 914 m:
3 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total:
21
2,438 to 3,047 m:
2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
2
914 to 1,523 m:
7
under 914 m:
10 (2000 est.)
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