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Transport in Angola |
Transport in Angola comprises:
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There are three separate lines which do not link up. The major railway is the Benguela railway. A fourth system once linked Gunza and Gabala.
Railways in Angola suffered a lot of damage in the civil war, particularly the Benguela railway. A $4b project is proposed to restore the lines, and even to extend the system. It was reported in January 2008 that the repair of the Northern Line (a.k.a. Luanda Railway), started in October 2003 will be completed by August 2008. The work was carried out by the Chinese firm MEC-TEC.1
A link to Namibia is partly under construction.
Republic of Congo - no - same 1067mm gauge
DR Congo - no - Lobito - Lubumbashi restoration link proposed.
Namibia - no - same gauge - links proposed and partially under construction in 2005.
Zambia - no(Also known as Luanda Railway1) (originally 1000mm gauge converted to 1067mm in 1950s)
(610mm gauge)
( Always 1067mm gauge)
( originally 600mm gauge but was converted to 1067mm gauge in the 1950s. 2 )
Travel on highways outside of towns and cities in Angola (and in some cases within) is often not best advised for those without four-by-four vehicles. Whilst a reasonable roads infrastructure has existed within Angola, time and the war have taken their toll on the road surfaces, leaving many severely potholed, littered with broken asphalt. In many areas drivers have established alternate tracks to avoid the worst parts of the surface, although careful attention must be paid to the presence or absence of landmine warning markers by the side of the road.
The Angolan government has contracted the restoration of many of the country's roads, though. Many companies are coming into the country from China and surrounding nations to help improve road surfaces. The road between Lubango and Namibe, for example, was completed recently with funding from the European Union, and is comparable to many European main routes. Progress to complete the road infrastructure is likely to take some decades, but substantial efforts are already being made in the right directions.
 Statistics for the Shipping Industry of Angola |
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| Total: 4 ships (1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) | |||||
| Totalling: 4,343 GRT/4,643 metric tons of deadweight (DWT) | |||||
| Cargo ships | |||||
| Bulk ships | 67 | ||||
| Barge carrier | 10 | ||||
| Cargo ship | 1 | ||||
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| Petroleum tanker ships | 1 | ||||
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| Combined passenger/cargo | 2 | ||||
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| Source: This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. | |||||
This article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2003.
This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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