Transport in Uganda
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Railways
total:
1,241 km
narrow gauge:
1,241 km 1.000-m gauge
note:
a program to rehabilitate the railroad is underway (1995)
Railway links with adjacent countries
- Kenya - yes
- Sudan - proposed
- Democratic Republic of Congo - no
- Rwanda - no
- Tanzania - no
- Lake Victoria - ??
Highways
total:
27,000 km
paved:
1,800 km
unpaved:
25,200 km (of which about 4,800 km are all-weather roads) (1990 est.)
Waterways
Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, Lake George, Lake Edward, Victoria Nile, Albert Nile
Ports and harbors
Merchant marine
total:
3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,091 GRT/8,229 DWT
ships by type:
roll-on/roll-off 3 (1999 est.)
Airports
26 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
4
over 3,047 m:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
22
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
6
914 to 1,523 m:
8
under 914 m:
7 (1999 est.)
Heliports
1 (1999 est.)