Transportation in Mozambique

Railways

total: 3,123 km
narrow gauge: 2,983 km 1.067-m gauge;
narrow gauge: 140 km 0.762-m gauge (2002)

• The railways do not all interconnect.

Railway links to adjacent countries

• Malawi ??
• South Africa under repair
• Swaziland ??
• Tanzania ??
• Zambia ??
• Zimbabwe yes

Highways

total: 30,400 km
paved: 5,685 km
unpaved: 24,715 km (1996 est.)

Waterways

3,750 km (navigable routes)

Pipelines

crude oil 306 km; petroleum products 289 km
note: none of the pipelines are operating

Ports and harbors

Indian Ocean

• Beira – railhead for Zimbabwe
• Inhambane
• Maputo – railhead for South Africa
• Nacala
• Pemba, Mozambique
• Quelimane

Merchant marine

total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,125 GRT/7,024 DWT
ships by type: cargo 3
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2 (2002 est.)

Airports

165 (2002)

Airports – with paved runways

total: 22
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 5 (2002)

Airports – with unpaved runways

total: 143
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 35
under 914 m: 91 (2002)

See also

• Mozambique