Iraq Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

2,457 km

standard gauge:

2,457 km 1.435-m gauge

Highways:

total:

45,550 km

paved:

38,400 km

unpaved:

7,150 km (1989 est.)

Inland waterways:

1,015 km; Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 meters and is in use; Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have navigable sections for shallow-draft watercraft; Shatt al Basrah canal was navigable by shallow-draft craft before closing in 1991 because of the Persian Gulf war

Pipelines:

crude oil 4,350 km; petroleum products 725 km; natural gas 1,360 km

Ports:

Umm Qasr, Khawr az Zubayr, and Al Basrah have limited functionality

Merchant marine:

total:

36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 795,346 GRT/1,431,154 DWT

ships by type:

cargo 14, oil tanker 16, passenger 1, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3

Airports:

total:

121

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:

with unpaved runways over 3,047 m:

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

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

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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