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.
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
Highways
- total: 76,626 km
- paved: 19,156 km
- unpaved: 57,470 km (1997 est.)
Waterways
1,295 km navigablePipelines
- crude oil 179 km
Ports and harbors
Atlantic Ocean
- from North to South
- Ambriz
- Cabinda
- Luanda - railhead for Malanje
- Lobito - railhead for Congo
- Malongo
- Namibe - railhead for Menongue
- Porto Amboim
- Soyo
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.)
Airports
243 (2002)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.)
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.)
National Airline
Reference
This article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2003.
See Also