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Railways:
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total: 22,298 km
narrow gauge: 21,984 km 1.065-m gauge (10,436 km electrified); 314 km 0.610-m gauge
note: includes a 2,228 km commuter rail system (2002)
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Highways:
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total: 362,099 km
paved: 73,506 km (including 2,032 km of expressways)
unpaved: 288,593 km (2000)
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Waterways:
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NA
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Pipelines:
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condensate 100 km; gas 741 km; oil 847 km; refined products 1,354 km (2003)
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Ports and harbors:
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Cape Town, Durban, East London, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha
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Merchant marine:
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total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 30,235 GRT/35,904 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 3, Netherlands 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: container 1, petroleum tanker 2
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Airports:
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727 (2002)
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 143
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 50
914 to 1,523 m: 67
under 914 m: 11 (2002)
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 584
1,524 to 2,437 m: 34
914 to 1,523 m: 298
under 914 m: 252 (2002)
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