South Africa Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

20,638 km

narrow gauge:

20,324 km 1.067-m gauge (substantial electrification); 314 km 0.610-m gauge

Highways:

total:

188,309 km

paved:

54,013 km

unpaved:

crushed stone, gravel, improved earth 134,296 km

Pipelines:

crude oil 931 km; petroleum products 1,748 km; natural gas 322 km

Ports:

Cape Town, Durban, East London, Mosselbaai, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha

Merchant marine:

total:

4 container ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 211,276 GRT/198,602 DWT

Airports:

853

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:

with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

with paved runways under 914 m:

327

with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

354

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