Railways
total: 2,168 km
standard gauge: 471 km 1.435-m gauge
dual gauge: 10 km 1.000-m and 1.435-m gauges (three rails) (2001)
narrow gauge: 1,687 km 1.000-m gauge

Highways
total: 23,100 km
paved: 18,226 km
unpaved: 4,874 km (1996)

Waterways none

Pipelines crude oil 797 km; petroleum products 86 km; natural gas 742 km

Ports and harbors Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Sfax, Sousse, Tunis, Zarzis

Merchant marine
total: 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 150,710 GRT/162,616 DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 4, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1 (2002 est.)

Airports 30 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 14
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2001)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 16
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 7 (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding Tunisia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tunisia Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tunisia Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.