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Road Transport

All weather roads in Ethiopia in 1997/98

Gravel Road

20,384 Km

Asphalt Road

3,874 Km

Total

24,258 km
Source: Central Statistical Authority
 
Railway Transport

In 1997/98

Length of Tracks (from Addis Ababa to Djibouti)(km)

781

Lotterine (Autorail)

5

Passenger Coaches

27

Line Locomotives

17

Freight Wagons

585

Dry Cargo

460

Tankers

125

Source: Ministry of Transport and Communication
 
Sea Transport

Activities of Inland Waterways

Name of Lake or River

No. of Boats 

No. of Passengers carried

Freight Carried (Tons)

1986/87

1987/88

1986/87

1987/88

1986/87

  1987/88

Lake Tana

8

8

96,153

118,278

2,007

2,300

Baro & Akobo Rivers

2

2

8400

94

42

64

Abaya & Chamo Lakes

2

2

-

12,746

-

77

TOTAL

12

12

104,553

131,118

2,047

2,441
 
Vessel by Capacity for International Cargo of 

Ethiopian Shipping Lines 1996/97

Type of Vessel

Capacity (DWT)

Abbay-Wonz

15,107

Abyot

15,107

Admas

13,593

Andinet

14,895

Awash

3,618

Kaiy Kokeb

4,135

Karamara

2,428

Meskerem

3,276

Netsanet

14,895

Omo-Wonz

3,500

Wolwol

4,135

TOTAL

94,689
 
Air Transport

Operational Airports in Ethiopia

1. International Airports
  • Addis Ababa (Bole)
  • Dire Dawa (Eastern part of the Country)

2. Domestic Airports (35)

  • Arba Minch

  • Asosa

  • Axum

  • Bahar Dar

  • Beica

  • Debre Tabor

  • Debre Markos

  • Dembi Dolo

  • Dessie

  • Gambella

  • Genda Wuha

  • Ghimi

  • Goba

  • Gonder

  • Gore

  • Gode

  • Humera

  • Inda Sellasie

  • Jimma

  • Jinka

  • Kabridar

  • Kelafo

  • Lalibella

  • Mekane Selam

  • Mekele

  • Mendi

  • Mizan Teferri

  • Shakiso

  • Shilabo

  • Soddo

  • Teppi

  • Tum

  • Negele

  • Nejo

  • Nekemt
 
Postal Service

Post Office and Boxes Distribution by Administrative Regions
Administative Regions

1995/96

        1996/97           1997/98
Offices Boxes Offices Boxes Offices Boxes
Tigray

33

1,940

37

5,022

38

5,022
Afar

10

180

10

250

10

250
Amhara

146

4,980

152

6,720

152

6,760
Oromia

242

12,270

243

13,432

248

13,802
Ethio-Somale

12

372

17

372

17

372
Benishangul & Gumuz

4

170

3

240

3

240

SENNP

68

3,580

66

4,930

67

5,010

Gambella

8

190

9

190

9

190

Hararre

1

1,000

1

1,150

3

1,300
Addis Ababa Administration

41

43,347

44

51,980

48

52,930

Dire Dawa

9

1,458

5

3,100

5

3,100

TOTAL

574

69,487

587

87,386

600

88,976
Source: Central Statistical Authority
 
Telecommunication

The Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation (ETC) is the only the provider of telecommunication services;

There are more than 190,000 telephone lines in the country;

543 cities and towns have been inter-connected within the country. 187 towns are provided with automatic and semi-automatic exchanges. The rest 247 are serving on manual basis and 109 are rural radio call and pay stations;

Under the new development program, a project has already been started as of 1997 to provide additional 550,000 exchange lines up to the year 2000. Accordingly, to support the Federal and Regional Governments' five-year development program, the installation of a 36000 lines capacity GSM mobile telephone system is successfully completed and the provision of services has begun in Addis Ababa. Currently, more than 6000 subscribers are using the Cellular Mobile service.
Internet

ETC is the only Internet service provider (ISP) in Ethiopia;
ETC started giving Internet services since January 1997 and so far it has about more than 3,000 subscribers with a bandwidth of 512 kbps.

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