Transport in Djibouti

Rail-bound transport

Railroads

Overall length of the Djibouti network: 106 km (left the Railroad djibouto-Ethiopic (CDE), length on the whole of 888 km).

NB: Djibouti and the Ethiopia project to revitalize this line inaugurated in 1917 to connect to them two capitals and plan to concede it with a group deprived to modernize it and improve its exploitation.

Road transport

Highway network

Overall length: 2890 km

covered: 364 km,
not covered: 2526 km (1996)

Maritime transport

maritime Ports

Djibouti: the wearing of Djibouti is the economic main activity of this small State. The harbor receipts ensure 25% of the resources of the economy of the country.

The wearing of Djibouti is the principal maritime outlet of Ethiopia, landlocked country since the loss of the Érythrée. 90% of the traffic are done by road way.

Merchant navy

Total: 1 Ship adding up 1369 barrels of Gross tonnage (3030 tons of Port into heavy).

Ships by categories: cargo liner S 1

Air transport

Airport S

Number of airport with Djibouti: 12 (1999).

With covered tracks:

total: 2,
of more than 3000 m: 1: the International airport of Djibouti.
from 2500 to 3000 m: 1.

With not covered tracks:

total: 10,
of 1500 to 2500 m: 2,
of 1000 to 1500 m: 5,
of less than 1000 m: 3 (1999).

National airline company: Air Djibouti.

Random links: