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Transportation of Eritrea

Airports:17 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 4
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 13
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (2006)
Railways:total: 306 km
narrow gauge: 306 km 0.950-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:total: 4,010 km
paved: 874 km
unpaved: 3,136 km (1999)
Merchant marine:total: 6 ships (1000 GRT or over) 19,506 GRT/23,649 DWT
by type: cargo 3, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2006)
Ports and terminals:Assab, Massawa

Eritrea Quickstats

  • Population: 4,906,585 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 121,320 sq km
  • Density: 37 /km² (165th)
  • GDP (total): $4.471 billion (168th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,000 (214th)
  • Literacy: 58.6%

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  • Currency: Nakfa (ERN)
  • Dial code: +291

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Eritrea Internet

  • Usage: 80,000
  • Penetration: 1.9 %
  • Top Domain: .er

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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