Republic of the Congo vs. Cameroon
Transportation
| Republic of the Congo | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 510 km (2014) narrow gauge: 510 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) | total: 987 km (2014) narrow gauge: 987 km 1.000-m gauge (2014) note: railway connections generally efficient but limited; rail lines connect major cities of Douala, Yaounde, Ngaoundere, and Garoua; passenger and freight service provided by CAMRAIL |
| Roadways | 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 | total: 77,589 km (2016) paved: 5,133 km (2016) unpaved: 72,456 km (2016) |
| Waterways | 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) | (major rivers in the south, such as the Wouri and the Sanaga, are largely non-navigable; in the north, the Benue, which connects through Nigeria to the Niger River, is navigable in the rainy season only to the port of Garoua) (2010) |
| Pipelines | 232 km gas, 4 km liquid petroleum gas, 982 km oil (2013) | 53 km gas, 5 km liquid petroleum gas, 1107 km oil, 35 km water (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Pointe-Noire oil terminal(s): Djeno river port(s): Brazzaville (Congo) Impfondo (Oubangi) Ouesso (Sangha) Oyo (Alima) | oil terminal(s): Limboh Terminal river port(s): Douala (Wouri) Garoua (Benoue) |
| Merchant marine | total: 11 by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 9 (2020) | total: 61 by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 34, oil tanker 2, other 24 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 27 (2013) | total: 33 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | 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) | total: 11 (2017) over 3,047 m: 2 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 19 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2013) under 914 m: 2 (2013) | total: 22 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 10 (2013) under 914 m: 8 (2013) |
| National air transport system | 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) | number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 3 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 265,136 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 70,000 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | TN | TJ |
Source: CIA Factbook
