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| Transportation | Mozambique |
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Railways:
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total: 3,123 km
narrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge; 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 30,400 km
paved: 5,685 km unpaved: 24,715 km (1999 est.) |
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Waterways:
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3,750 km (navigable routes) |
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Pipelines:
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gas 189 km; refined products 292 km (2003) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Beira, Inhambane, Maputo, Nacala, Pemba, Quelimane |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,125 GRT/7,024 DWT
ships by type: cargo 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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165 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 22
over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 5 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 143
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 16 914 to 1,523 m: 35 under 914 m: 91 (2002) |
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