Telecom and Transport Facilities of Ethiopia

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Telecom and Transportation System on Ethiopia

Ethiopian Airlines has a vision to be Africa’s World Class Airline that ensures satisfaction of its customers and other stakeholders.

Ethiopian Airlines will continue to contribute its share towards the development of trade and tourism in Ethiopia through the provision of essential air transport. Ethiopian Airlines will also strive to maintain its role as a major player in aviation in Africa.

Facts on Telecom and Transport of Ethiopia

Telephones in Ethiopia - main lines in use:	435,000 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:	178,000 (2004)
Telephone system:	general assessment: adequate for government use domestic: open-wire; microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; two domestic satellites provide the national trunk service international: country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:	AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001)
Radios in Ethiopia:	15.2 million (2002)
Television broadcast stations:	1 plus 24 repeaters (2002)
Televisions in Ethiopia:	682,000 (2002)
Internet country code:	.et
Internet hosts of Ethiopians:	87 (2005)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):	1 (2002)
Internet users in Ethiopia:	113,000 (2005)

Transport System in Ethiopia

Airports:	82 (2005)
Airports in Ethiopia - with paved runways:	total: 14 over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2005)
Airports in Ethiopia - with unpaved runways:	total: 68 over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 13 914 to 1,523 m: 27 under 914 m: 22 (2005)
Railways in Ethiopia:	total: 681 km (Ethiopian segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad) narrow gauge: 681 km 1.000-m gauge note: railway under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia (2004)
Roadways in Ethiopia:	total: 33,856 km paved: 4,367 km unpaved: 29,489 km (2003)
Merchant marine:	total: 8 ships (1000 GRT or over) 79,441 GRT/97,669 DWT by type: cargo 6, roll on/roll off 2 (2005)
Ports and terminals:	Ethiopia is landlocked and has used ports of Assab and Massawa in Eritrea and port of Djibouti