Transportation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Railways
total:
4,772 km (2002), 5,138 km (1995);
narrow gauge:
- 3,621 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); (2002)
- 125 km 1.000-m gauge; (2002)
- 1,026 km 0.600-m gauge (2002);
- 3,987 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); (1996)
Railway links to adjacent countries
Highways
total:
157,000 km
paved:
NA km (including 30 km of expressways)
unpaved:
NA km (1996 est.)
Waterways
15,000 km including the Congo River, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes
Pipelines
petroleum products 390 km
Ports and harbors
Atlantic Ocean
- Banana
- Matadi - railhead for portage railway
Inland Rivers
- Boma, Bukavu,
- Bumba - railhead for isolated railway
- Goma
- Ilabo - railhead
- Kalemie, Kindu
- Kinshasa, Kisangani, Mbandaka
Merchant marine
none (1999 est.)
Airports:
229 (2002), 232 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
24
over 3,047 m:
4
2,438 to 3,047 m:
2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
16
914 to 1,523 m:
2 (2002 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
205
1,524 to 2,437 m:
19
914 to 1,523 m:
95
under 914 m:
91 (2002 est.)