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Eritrea vs. Sudan

Transportation

EritreaSudan
Railwaystotal: 306 km (2018)

narrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge (2018)
total: 7,251 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 5,851 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)

1,400 km 0.600-m gauge for cotton plantations
Roadwaystotal: 16,000 km (2018)

paved: 1,600 km (2000)

unpaved: 14,400 km (2000)
total: 31,000 km (2019)

paved: 8,000 km (2019)

unpaved: 23,000 km (2019)

urban: 1,000 km (2019)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Assab, Massawamajor seaport(s): Port Sudan
Merchant marinetotal: 9

by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 4 (2020)
total: 15

by type: other 15 (2020)
Airportstotal: 13 (2020)total: 67 (2020)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 4 (2019)

over 3,047 m: 2

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
total: 17 (2020)

over 3,047 m: 2

2,438 to 3,047 m: 11

1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

914 to 1,523 m: 1

under 914 m: 1
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 9 (2013)

over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)
total: 50 (2020)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 17

914 to 1,523 m: 24

under 914 m: 9
Heliports1 (2013)7 (2020)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 102,729 (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 9 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 42

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 269,958 (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixE3ST

Source: CIA Factbook