Railways: |
total:
2,032 km
standard gauge:
2,032 km 1.435-m gauge
note:
rail link between Iraq and Syria restored in 2000 after 19 years
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Highways: |
total:
45,550 km
paved:
38,400 km
unpaved:
7,150 km (1996 est.)
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Waterways: |
1,015 km
note:
Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use; Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have navigable sections for shallow-draft boats; Shatt al Basrah canal was navigable by shallow-draft craft before closing in 1991 because of the Gulf war
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Pipelines: |
crude oil 4,350 km; petroleum products 725 km; natural gas 1,360 km
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Ports and harbors: |
Umm Qasr, Khawr az Zubayr, and Al Basrah have limited functionality
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Merchant marine: |
total:
30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 453,273 GRT/779,662 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 14, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 12, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2000 est.)
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Airports: |
110 (2000 est.)
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Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
76
over 3,047 m:
20
2,438 to 3,047 m:
36
1,524 to 2,437 m:
6
914 to 1,523 m:
7
under 914 m:
7 (2000 est.)
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Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total:
34
over 3,047 m:
3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
5
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
10
under 914 m:
12 (2000 est.)
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