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FACTS
AND STATISTICS OF ANGOLA - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM |
| Railways |
The
country has a 2,750
km railway network, divided in three
main axis, that are inter communicated:
two inter-provincial and one intercontinental |
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| Track
Destination |
Company |
Distance |
| Lobito-Zambia,
R.D. do Congo |
Caminho
de Ferro de Benguela (CFB) |
1.305Km |
| Namibe-Meningue |
Caminho
de Ferro do Namibe |
907Km |
| Luanda
- Malange |
Caminho
de Ferro de Luanda |
538Km |
| Motorway
System |
The
roadway network covers about 75,000 km.,
7,955 of which are paved. The main
axis links the capital with the interior
(East to West). At the same time there
are a series of branches that connect
the main roadways and allow communication
with neighboring countries, specifically
with Namibia, the Democratic Republic
of Congo and the Republic of Congo.
Small
and medium sized enterprises could be
established to build and run hotels, inns,
motels, car rental agencies, foreign exchange
agencies, restaurants, tour vehicles,
as well as in other sectors of the Economy
such as distribution of gas and linked
services, health care units, commercial
activity in general, etc. |
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| Main
Motorways |
Distance
in Kms |
| Luanda-Malange-Saurimo
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900 |
| Luanda-Lobito-Benguela |
600 |
| Lobito-Benguela-Kuito |
500 |
| Cabinda-Lema |
60 |
| MARITIME
TRANSPORTS |
| This
is Angola's most important foreign trade
route. The maritime infrastructure in general
is in acceptable condition, and this has
allowed Angola to meet the very heavy traffic
needs. |
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| MAIN
COMMERCIAL PORTS |
VOLUME
OF LOAD |
VOLUME
OF TRAFFIC |
| Luanda |
10.000
mē |
+710.000TM |
| Lobito |
N/A |
600.000TM |
| OTHER
PORTS AND HARBOURS |
| Namibe,
Ambriz, Cabinda, Malongo, Porto Amboim, Soyo |
| AIR
TRANSPORTS |
Mostly
aimed at passenger traffic, both international
and national. There is a network
of airports and airfields
distributed over the whole country that
allows immediate access to every point
in the national territory as well as
to other countries from the 4 de Fevereiro
International Airport in the capital
Luanda which has some of the heaviest
air traffic in the whole of Africa.
The national airline is
TAAG and
has routes to Africa, Europe (soon
to the UK). Another major international
operator is
TAP
(Air Portugal) with several flights
a week. There are many inter-provincial
operators such as Sonair and SAL, offering
charter flights either in heavy or light
comfortable aircrafts. Helicopter hiring
such as Sonangol are also in offer as
well. |
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AIRPORTS
- 252 (1998)
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
4
de Fevereiro - Luanda
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| AIRPORTS
WIH PAVED RUNWAYS: 32 |
AIRPORTS
WITH UNPAVED RUNWAYS:
220 |
| Over
3,047 m: |
4 |
Over
3,047 m: |
1 |
| 2,438
to 3,047 m: |
9 |
2,438
- 3,047 m: |
5 |
| 1,524
to 2,437 m: |
12 |
1,524
to 2,437 m: |
32 |
| 914
to 1,523 m: |
6 |
914
to 1,523 m: |
100 |
| Under
914 m: |
1
(1998) |
Under
914 m: |
82
(1998) |
| OTHER
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS |
There
is a fluvial network made up of large
rivers with several falls, rapids, and
lakes, some of which are navigable over
dozens of kilometers and also appropriate
for bathing and water sports. Some of
those rivers are the Kwanza, Zaire, Kuando
and Cunene.
Angolan
rivers offer excellent opportunities for
transportation both for Tourism or a mix
of trade and Tourism. |
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| NAME |
LENGHT |
FLUVIAL
NETWORK |
NAVIGABILITY |
| Zaire
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150
km |
30,050
km 2 |
150
km |
| Kwanza |
1,000
km |
147,690
km 2 |
240
km |
| Cunene |
800
km |
940,400
km 2 |
n/a |
| Kubango |
975
km |
153,400
km 2 |
n/a |
| PIPELINES: |
| Crude
Oil - 179 km |
| 1,295
km navigable |
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