Page last updated on February 21,

Airports:
124 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 47
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 9
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 115
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 19
914 to 1,523 m: 63
under 914 m: 33 (2010)

Pipelines:
gas 254 km; oil 888 km; refined products 8 km (2010)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 3,689 km
country comparison to the world: 45
narrow gauge: 969 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,720 km 1.000-m gauge (2010)
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 91,049 km
country comparison to the world: 54
paved: 6,578 km
unpaved: 84,471 km (2010)
[see also: Roadways country ranks ]

Waterways:
(Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) are the principal avenues of commerce with neighboring countries; the rivers are not navigable) (2009)
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 72
country comparison to the world: 60
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 43, carrier 4, chemical tanker 2, container 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 15
foreign-owned: 25 (Greece 1, Romania 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Syria 13, Turkey 7, UAE 1, United States 1)
registered in other countries: 3 (Honduras 1, Panama 2) (2010)
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar

Transportation - note:
the International Maritime Bureau reports that shipping in territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean remain at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, especially as Somali-based pirates extend their activities south; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen