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Africa > Tunisia > Transportation

TUNISIAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 18.05 million tons/km Time series [88th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 1,996,699 Time series [63rd of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 199.093 per 1,000 people Time series [75th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 21,268 Time series [75th of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 2.121 per 1,000 people Time series [85th of 177]
Aircraft departures 19,400 [70th of 155]
    Aircraft departures (per capita) 1.92556 per 1,000 people [83rd of 155]
Airports 30 Time series [120th of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 0.99 per billion $ of GDP Time series [127th of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 2.919 per million people Time series [170th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 2 Time series [116th of 181]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 70.96 per $1 trillion of GDP [121st of 150]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.195 per million people Time series [150th of 178]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 6 Time series [64th of 158]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 0.213 per $1 billion of GDP [72nd of 141]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.584 per million people Time series [74th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 3 Time series [80th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 0.106 per $1 billion of GDP [85th of 133]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.292 per million people Time series [104th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 3 Time series [60th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 106.44 per $1 trillion of GDP [70th of 136]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.292 per million people Time series [77th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 14 Time series [97th of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 0.462 per billion $ of GDP Time series [112nd of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 1.362 per million people Time series [163rd of 228]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 2 Time series [75th of 133]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 70.96 per $1 trillion of GDP [83rd of 118]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.195 per million people Time series [87th of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 7 Time series [93rd of 175]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 248.359 per $1 trillion of GDP [103rd of 152]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.681 per million people Time series [105th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 16 Time series [123rd of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 528.079 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [117th of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 1.557 per million people Time series [139th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 7 Time series [120th of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 231.035 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [108th of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.681 per million people Time series [135th of 184]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Highways > Paved 12,310 km Time series [39th of 113]
    Highways > Paved (per capita) 1.287 km per 1,000 people Time series [42nd of 108]
Highways > Total 18,997 km Time series [47th of 118]
    Highways > Total (per capita) 1.986 km per 1,000 people Time series [54th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 6,687 km Time series [34th of 113]
    Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 0.699 km per 1,000 people Time series [39th of 108]
Merchant marine > By type
bulk carrier 1, cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 4
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 1 Time series [107th of 122]
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 1 Time series [97th of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type
bulk 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1
Merchant marine > Total 7 Time series [124th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 0.297 per billion $ of GDP Time series [89th of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 0.674 per million people Time series [126th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 91,013 Dwt Time series [103rd of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 3.799 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [82nd of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 8.857 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [113rd of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 130,475 GRT Time series [94th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 4.844 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [71st of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 12.697 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [108th of 156]
Motor vehicles 71 motor vehicles per 100 p [71st of 134]
Pipelines
gas 2,665 km; oil 1,235 km; refined products 353 km
Pipelines > All types
gas 3,059 km; oil 1,203 km; refined products 345 km (2004)
Pipelines > Gas 3,059 km [38th of 107]
    Pipelines > Gas (per $ GDP) 108.533 km per $1 billion of GDP [21st of 101]
    Pipelines > Gas (per capita) 300.638 km per 1 million people [40th of 107]
Pipelines > Oil 1,203 km [42nd of 97]
    Pipelines > Oil (per $ GDP) 42.682 km per $1 billion of GDP [31st of 92]
    Pipelines > Oil (per capita) 118.231 km per 1 million people [31st of 97]
Pipelines > Refined products 345 km [31st of 53]
    Pipelines > Refined products (per $ GDP) 12.241 km per $1 billion of GDP [20th of 52]
    Pipelines > Refined products (per capita) 33.907 km per 1 million people [25th of 53]
Pipelines > Total length 4,607 km [45th of 120]
    Pipelines > Total length (per $ GDP) 163.456 km per $1 billion of GDP [26th of 113]
    Pipelines > Total length (per capita) 452.776 km per 1 million people [38th of 120]
Ports and harbors
Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Sfax, Sousse, Tunis, Zarzis
Ports and terminals
Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Rades, Sfax, Skhira
Rail lines > total route-km 1,909 km Time series [62nd of 111]
Railways > Narrow gauge
1,674 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified)
Railways > Standard gauge 471 km Time series [46th of 64]
    Railways > Standard gauge (per $ GDP) 15.545 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [32nd of 64]
Railways > Total 2,153 km Time series [70th of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 71.06 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [56th of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 212.49 km per million people Time series [62nd of 218]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 2,082 million ton-km Time series [55th of 84]
    Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 207.598 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [50th of 111]
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km 1,294 million passenger-km Time series [47th of 83]
    Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 129.026 million passenger-km pe Time series [46th of 108]
Roads, goods transported > million ton-km 16,611 million ton-km Time series [10th of 52]
    Roads, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 1.698 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [24th of 72]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 65.8 % Time series [32nd of 163]
Roads, total network > km 19,232 km Time series [52nd of 172]
Roadways > Paved 12,655 km Time series [44th of 81]
Roadways > Total 19,232 km Time series [59th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 6,577 km Time series [53rd of 79]
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 54.69 % Time series [49th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 17.65 % Time series [99th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 5.99 per square km [65th of 141]
Waterways 0 km Time series [54th of 165]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tunisia, Tunisian Republic, Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah, Tunis

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