| Transportation |
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| Railways: |
total: 2,272 km
standard gauge: 2,272 km 1.435-m gauge (2006) |
| Highways: |
total: 45,550 km
paved: 38,400 km
unpaved: 7,150 km (1996 est.) |
| Waterways: |
1,015 km
note: Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use; Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have navigable sections for shallow-draft boats; Shatt al Basrah canal was navigable by shallow-draft craft before closing in 1991 because of the Gulf war |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 4,350 km; petroleum products 725 km; natural gas 1,360 km |
| Ports and harbors: |
Umm Qasr, Khawr az Zubayr, and Al Basrah have limited functionality |
| Merchant marine: |
total: 14
by type: cargo 10, petroleum tanker 4 (2008) |
| Airports: |
110 (2000 est.) |
| Airports - with paved runways: |
total: 76
over 3,047 m: 19
2,438 to 3,047 m: 37
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 9 (2007) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total: 34
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 10 (2007) |
| Ports and terminals: |
Al Basrah, Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr
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| Heliports: |
17 (2007)
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