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Tanzania vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Transportation

TanzaniaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Railwaystotal: 4,567 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 1,860 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)

2707 km 1.000-m gauge
total: 4,007 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 3,882 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified) (2014)

125 1.000-m gauge
Roadwaystotal: 87,581 km (2015)

paved: 10,025 km (2015)

unpaved: 77,556 km (2015)
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
Waterways(Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) are the principal avenues of commerce with neighboring countries; the rivers are not navigable) (2011)15,000 km (including the Congo River, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes) (2011)
Pipelines311 km gas, 891 km oil, 8 km refined products (2013)62 km gas, 77 km oil, 756 km refined products (2013)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Dar es Salaam, Zanzibarmajor seaport(s): Banana

river or lake port(s): Boma, Bumba, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka (Congo)

Kindu (Lualaba) Bukavu, Goma (Lake Kivu) Kalemie (Lake Tanganyika)
Merchant marinetotal: 315

by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 5, general cargo 156, oil tanker 45, other 106 (2020)
total: 21

by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 2, other 15 (2020)
Airportstotal: 166 (2013)total: 198 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 10 (2019)

over 3,047 m: 2

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2

1,524 to 2,437 m: 4

914 to 1,523 m: 2
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)
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 156 (2013)

over 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 24 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 98 (2013)

under 914 m: 33 (2013)
total: 172 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 20 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 87 (2013)

under 914 m: 65 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 11 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 91

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,481,557 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 390,000 mt-km (2018)
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)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix5H9Q

Source: CIA Factbook