Railways: |
total:
3,569 km (1995)
narrow gauge:
2,600 km 1.000-m gauge; 969 km 1.067-m gauge
note:
the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), which operates 1,860 km of 1.067-m narrow gauge track between Dar es Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia (of which 969 km are in Tanzania and 891 km are in Zambia) is not a part of Tanzania Railways Corporation; because of the difference in gauge, this system does not connect to Tanzania Railways
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Highways: |
total:
88,200 km
paved:
3,704 km
unpaved:
84,496 km (1996)
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Waterways: |
note:
Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa are principal avenues of commerce between Tanzania and its neighbors on those lakes
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Pipelines: |
crude oil 982 km
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Ports and harbors: |
Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Kigoma, Kilwa Masoko, Lindi, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pangani, Tanga, Wete, Zanzibar
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Merchant marine: |
total:
8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 21,987 GRT/27,121 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 2, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)
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Airports: |
126 (2000 est.)
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Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
11
over 3,047 m:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
5
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)
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Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total:
115
1,524 to 2,437 m:
17
914 to 1,523 m:
63
under 914 m:
35 (2000 est.)
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