Transportation in Angola
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Railways
- total: 2,761 km
- narrow gauge: 2,638 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2002)
- there are three separate lines which do not link up.
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Railway links to adjacent countries
The major railway in Angola is the Benguela railway, severely damaged during the civil war after independence.
- Congo - no - Lobito - Lubumbashi restoration link proposed.
- Namibia - no
- Zambia - no
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Highways
- total: 76,626 km
- paved: 19,156 km
- unpaved: 57,470 km (1997 est.)
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Waterways
1,295 km navigable[edit]
Pipelines
- crude oil 179 km
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Ports and harbors
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Atlantic Ocean
- from North to South
- Ambriz
- Cabinda
- Luanda - railhead for Malanje
- Lobito - railhead for Congo
- Malongo
- Namibe - railhead for Menongue
- Porto Amboim
- Soyo
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Merchant marine
- total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 30,311 GRT/48,924 DWT
- ships by type: cargo 7, petroleum tanker 1 (2002 est.)
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Airports
243 (2002)[edit]
Airports - with paved runways
- total: 32
- over 3,047 m: 4
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
- 914 to 1,523 m: 5
- under 914 m: 1 (2002 est.)
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Airports - with unpaved runways
- total: 211 (2002)
- over 3,047 m: 2
- 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
- 1,524 to 2,437 m: 30
- 914 to 1,523 m: 95
- under 914 m: 80 (2002 est.)
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National Airline
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Reference
This article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2003.
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See Also
