Transportation in Gabon
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Railways
The only railway in the nation is the Trans-Gabon Railway.
total:
649 km (Gabon State Railways or OCTRA)
standard gauge:
649 km 1.435-m gauge; single track (1994)
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Railway links with adjacent states
- Equatorial Guinea - no
- Cameroon - no
- Republic of the Congo - no
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Highways
Main article: Roads in Gabon
total:
7,670 km
paved:
629 km (including 30 km of expressways)
unpaved:
7,041 km (1996 est.)
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Waterways
1,600 km perennially navigable
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Pipelines
crude oil 270 km; petroleum products 14 km
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Seaports and harbors
Cap Lopez, Kango, Lambarene, Libreville, Mayumba, Owendo, Port-Gentil
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Merchant marine
total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,419 GRT/3,205 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1 (1999 est.)
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Airports
61 (1999 est.)
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Airports - with paved runways
total:
11
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
8
914 to 1,523 m:
1 (1999 est.)
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Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
50
1,524 to 2,437 m:
9
914 to 1,523 m:
16
under 914 m:
25 (1999 est.)
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