Republic of the Congo vs. Gabon
Transportation
| Republic of the Congo | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Railways | total: 510 km (2014) narrow gauge: 510 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) | total: 649 km (2014) standard gauge: 649 km 1.435-m gauge (2014) |
| 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: 14,300 km (2001) paved: 900 km (2001) unpaved: 13,400 km (2001) |
| 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) | 1,600 km (310 km on Ogooue River) (2010) |
| Pipelines | 232 km gas, 4 km liquid petroleum gas, 982 km oil (2013) | 807 km gas, 1639 km oil, 3 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) | major seaport(s): Libreville, Owendo, Port-Gentil oil terminal(s): Gamba, Lucina |
| Merchant marine | total: 11 by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 9 (2020) | total: 40 by type: general cargo 16, oil tanker 6, other 18 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 27 (2013) | total: 44 (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: 14 (2019) over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 |
| 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: 30 (2013) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2013) under 914 m: 14 (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: 3 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8 |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | TN | TR |
Source: CIA Factbook
