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Angola vs. Republic of the Congo

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AngolaRepublic of the Congo
Railwaystotal: 2,852 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 2,729 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)

123 km 0.600-m gauge
total: 510 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 510 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)
Roadwaystotal: 26,000 km (2018)

paved: 13,600 km (2018)

unpaved: 12,400 km (2018)
total: 23,324 km (2017)

paved: 3,111 km (2017)

unpaved: 20,213 km (2017)

note: road network in Congo is composed of 23,324 km of which 17,000 km are classified as national, departmental, and routes of local interest: 6,324 km are non-classified routes
Waterways1,300 km (2011)1,120 km (commercially navigable on Congo and Oubanqui Rivers above Brazzaville; there are many ferries across the river to Kinshasa; the Congo south of Brazzaville-Kinshasa to the coast is not navigable because of rapids, necessitating a rail connection to Pointe Noire; other rivers are used for local traffic only) (2011)
Pipelines352 km gas, 85 km liquid petroleum gas, 1065 km oil, 5 km oil/gas/water (2013)232 km gas, 4 km liquid petroleum gas, 982 km oil (2013)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Namibe

LNG terminal(s) (export): Angola Soyo
major seaport(s): Pointe-Noire

oil terminal(s): Djeno

river port(s): Brazzaville (Congo)

Impfondo (Oubangi) Ouesso (Sangha) Oyo (Alima)
Merchant marinetotal: 54

by type: general cargo 14, oil tanker 8, other 32 (2020)
total: 11

by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 9 (2020)
Airportstotal: 102 (2020)total: 27 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 32 (2020)

over 3,047 m: 8

2,438 to 3,047 m: 8

1,524 to 2,437 m: 10

914 to 1,523 m: 6
total: 8 (2017)

over 3,047 m: 2 (2017)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 (2017)
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 70 (2020)

over 3,047 m: 2

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2

1,524 to 2,437 m: 17

914 to 1,523 m: 27

under 914 m: 22
total: 19 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2013)

under 914 m: 2 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 10 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 55

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,516,628 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 78.16 million mt-km (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 3 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 12

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 333,899 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 4.6 million mt-km (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixD2TN

Source: CIA Factbook