Railways:
total:
21,431 km
narrow gauge:
20,995 km 1.067-m gauge (9,087 km electrified); 436 km 0.610-m gauge (1995)
Highways:
total:
534,131 km
paved:
63,027 km (including 2,032 km of expressways)
unpaved:
471,104 km (1998 est.)
Pipelines:
crude oil 931 km; petroleum products 1,748 km; natural gas 322 km
Ports and harbors:
Cape Town, Durban, East London, Mosselbaai, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha
Merchant marine:
total:
9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 274,797 GRT/270,837 DWT
ships by type:
container 6, petroleum tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off 1 (1999 est.)
Airports:
744 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
143
over 3,047 m:
9
2,438 to 3,047 m:
4
1,524 to 2,437 m:
46
914 to 1,523 m:
73
under 914 m:
11 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
601
1,524 to 2,437 m:
33
914 to 1,523 m:
303
under 914 m:
265 (1999 est.)