Railways
total : 4,772 km
standard gauge: 3,616 km 1.435-m gauge (301 km electrified; 215 km double track)
narrow gauge: 1,156 km 1.055-m gauge

Highways
total: 102,424 km
paved : 70,570 km (including 6,080 km of expressways)
unpaved: 31,854 km (1995 est.)

Pipelines crude oil 6,612 km; petroleum products 298 km; natural gas 2,948 km

Ports and harbors Algiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Beni Saf, Dellys, Djendjene, Ghazaouet,Jijel, Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda, Tenes

Merchant marine
total : 78 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 925,261 GRT/1,094,281 DWT
ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 27, chemical tanker 7, liquefied gas tanker 11, oil tanker5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 13, short-sea passenger 5, specialized tanker 1(1996 est.)

Airports 119 (1996 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 66
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m : 24
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 17 (1996 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 53
2,438 to 3,047 m : 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 19
914 to 1,523 m: 31 (1996 est.)

Heliports 1 (1996 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Algeria on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Algeria Transportation 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Algeria Transportation 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.