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Air transport, freight > million tons per km	5 million tons/km		[108th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried	46,100		[135th of 164]
Airports	67		[76th of 247]
Highways > Paved	2,608 km		[64th of 113]
Highways > Total	22,100 km		[49th of 118]
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned	1		[102nd of 122]
Motor vehicles	3 motor vehicles per 100 p		[123rd of 134]
Pipelines	crude oil 15 km
Ports and harbors Boosaaso, Berbera, Chisimayu (Kismaayo), Merca, Mogadishu
Ports and terminals	Berbera, Kismaayo
Railways	0 km		[28th of 86]
Railways > Total	0 km		[143rd of 220]
Roads, paved > % of total roads	11.8 %		[117th of 163]
Roads, total network > km	22,100 km		[82nd of 172]
Roadways > Paved	2,608 km		[19th of 81]
Roadways > Total	22,100 km		[14th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved	19,492 km		[8th of 79]
Transportation > Note the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean are high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom
Vehicle abundance	0.01 per square km		[140th of 141]
Waterways	0 km		[40th of 165]

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