Short facts about transportation in Zaire
| Railways: |
total: 5,138 km (1995)
note: severely reduced route-distance in
use because of damage to facilities by civil strife
narrow gauge:
3,987 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km 1.000-m gauge; 1,026 km
0.600-m gauge (2000) |
| Highways: |
total: 157,000 km (including 30 km of expressways)(1996)
paved:
NA km
unpaved: NA km |
| Waterways: |
15,000 km (including the Congo and its
tributaries, and unconnected lakes) |
| Pipelines: |
petroleum products 390
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Banana, Boma, Bukavu, Bumba, Goma,
Kalemie, Kindu, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi,
Mbandaka |
| Merchant
marine: |
none (2000
est.) |
| Airports: |
232 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 24
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 208
1,524 to 2,437 m: 20
914 to 1,523 m:
96
under 914 m: 92 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
