Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. Republic of the Congo
Transportation
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Republic of the Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 4,007 km (2014) narrow gauge: 3,882 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified) (2014) 125 1.000-m gauge | total: 510 km (2014) narrow gauge: 510 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) |
| Roadways | total: 152,373 km (2015) paved: 3,047 km (2015) unpaved: 149,326 km (2015) urban: 7,400 km (2015) non-urban: 144,973 km | 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 |
| Waterways | 15,000 km (including the Congo River, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes) (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) |
| Pipelines | 62 km gas, 77 km oil, 756 km refined products (2013) | 232 km gas, 4 km liquid petroleum gas, 982 km oil (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Banana river or lake port(s): Boma, Bumba, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka (Congo) Kindu (Lualaba) Bukavu, Goma (Lake Kivu) Kalemie (Lake Tanganyika) | major seaport(s): Pointe-Noire oil terminal(s): Djeno river port(s): Brazzaville (Congo) Impfondo (Oubangi) Ouesso (Sangha) Oyo (Alima) |
| Merchant marine | total: 21 by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 2, other 15 (2020) | total: 11 by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 9 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 198 (2013) | total: 27 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 26 (2017) over 3,047 m: 3 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 17 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2017) under 914 m: 1 (2017) | 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 runways | total: 172 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 20 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 87 (2013) under 914 m: 65 (2013) | 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 system | number of registered air carriers: 8 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 13 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 932,043 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 890,000 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 prefix | 9Q | TN |
Source: CIA Factbook
