Transport in Somalia

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Transport in Somalia includes a network of highways, and several ports. There are now no railways in Somalia, and the country possesses no merchant marine.

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[edit] Road

Somalia's network of highways is 22,100 km long, 2,608 km of which are paved.

[edit] Pipelines

15 km of pipeline in Somalia carries crude oil.

[edit] Sea

Major ports include Bender Cassim (Boosaaso), Berbera, Chisimayu (Kismaayo), Merca and Mogadishu. Somalia does not possess a merchant marine.

[edit] Air

Somalia has 65 airports. Of the seven with paved runways, four have runways whose length exceeds 10,000ft. The unpaved runways are typically from 3000ft to 5000ft long.

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