Morocco: Transportation

Railways

• total: 1,907 km
• standard gauge: 1,907 km 1.435-m gauge (1,003 km electrified; 540 km double track)

Highways

• total: 57,847 km
• paved: 30,254 km (including 327 km of expressways)
• unpaved: 27,593 km (1998 est.)

Pipelines

• crude oil 362 km
• petroleum products 491 km (abandoned)
• natural gas 241 km

Ports and harbors

• Agadir
• El Jadida
• Casablanca
• El Jorf Lasfar
• Kenitra
• Mohammedia
• Nador
• Rabat
• Safi
• Tangier
• (also Spanish-controlled Ceuta and Melilla )

Merchant marine

• total: 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 218,987 GRT/263,191 DWT
• ships by type (1999 est.):
  • cargo 9
  • chemical tanker 6
  • container 3
  • passenger 1
  • petroleum tanker 3
  • refrigerated cargo 9
  • roll-on/roll-off 8
  • short-sea passenger 1

Airports

• Number: 70 (1999 est.)
• with paved runways:
  • total: 26
  • over 3,047 m: 10
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
  • 914 to 1,523 m: 1
  • under 914 m: 1 (1999 est.)
• with unpaved runways:
  • total: 44
  • 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
  • 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
  • 914 to 1,523 m: 22
  • under 914 m: 11 (1999 est.)
• Heliports: 1 (1999 est.)

Related Materials

• Communications
• Economy

[Source: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mo.html]

Last modified: 13 May 2001