My World Factbook
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Transportation
55 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 
85
total: 17
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)
total: 38
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 10 (2010)
gas 423 km; liquid petroleum gas 22 km; oil 1,367 km (2009)
total: 71,300 km
country comparison to the world: 67
paved: 6,200 km
unpaved: 65,100 km (2005)
total: 6
country comparison to the world: 128
by type: cargo 1, chemical tanker 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 14 (Moldova 1, Panama 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Sierra Leone 2, unknown 6) (2010)
Aden, Al Hudaydah, Al Mukalla
the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism - 
