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Algeria Transportation:

Railways:
total: 3,973 km (2004 est.)
standard gauge: 2,888 km 1.435-m gauge (283 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,085 km 1.055-m gauge

Highways:
total: 104,000 km (1999 est.)
paved: 71,656 km (including 640 km of expressways)
unpaved: 32,344 km

Pipelines:
condensate: 1,344 km
gas: 85,946 km
liquid petroleum gas: 2,213 km
oil: 6,496 km
(2004)

Ports and harbors:
Algiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Djendjene, Jijel, Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda

Merchant marine:
total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 837,676 GRT / 929,847 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 9, cargo 14, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 10, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 9
foreign-owned: 3 (United Kingdom 3)
registered in other countries: 1
(2005)

Airports:
137 (2004 est.)

Airports — with paved runways:
total: 52
over 3047m: 10
2438 to 3047m: 27
1524 to 2437m: 10
914 to 1523m: 4
under 914m: 1
(2004 est.)

Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 85
2438 to 3047m: 2
1524 to 2437m: 26
914 to 1523m: 38
under 914m: 19
(2004 est.)

Heliports:
1 (2004 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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