Short facts about transportation in Burkina Faso

Railways:

total:  622 km (517 km from Ouagadougou to the Cote d'Ivoire border and 105 km from Ouagadougou to Kaya) narrow gauge:  622 km 1.000-m gauge (1995 est.)

Highways:

total:  12,506 km paved:  2,001 km unpaved:  10,505 km (1996)

Waterways:

none

Ports and harbors:

none

Airports:

33 (2000 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:

total:  2 over 3,047 m:  1 2,438 to 3,047 m:  1 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total:  31 1,524 to 2,437 m:  3 914 to 1,523 m:  12 under 914 m:  16 (2000 est.)

Source: World Factbook