Railways
total: 4,820 km
standard gauge: 3,664 km 1.435-m gauge (301 km electrified; 215 km double-track)
narrow gauge: 1,156 km 1.055-m gauge (1999 est.)

Highways
total: 104,000 km
paved: 71,656 km (including 640 km of expressways)
unpaved: 32,344 km (1996 est.)

Waterways none

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: 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 903,944 GRT/1,051,433 DWT
ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 25, chemical tanker 7, liquefied gas 10, petroleum tanker 5, roll on/roll off 12, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 1, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: United Arab Emirates 2 (2002 est.)

Airports 136 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 52
over 3,047 m: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 1 (2001)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 84
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 23
under 914 m: 18 (2001)
914 to 1,523 m: 40

Heliports 1 (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding Algeria on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Algeria Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Algeria Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.