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Central African Republic vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Transportation

Central African RepublicDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Roadwaystotal: 24,000 km (2018)

paved: 700 km (2018)

unpaved: 23,300 km (2018)
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
Waterways2,800 km (the primary navigable river is the Ubangi, which joins the River Congo; it was the traditional route for the export of products because it connected with the Congo-Ocean railway at Brazzaville; because of the warfare on both sides of the River Congo from 1997, importers and exporters preferred routes through Cameroon) (2011)15,000 km (including the Congo River, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes) (2011)
Ports and terminalsriver port(s): Bangui (Oubangui)

Nola (Sangha)
major seaport(s): Banana

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

Kindu (Lualaba) Bukavu, Goma (Lake Kivu) Kalemie (Lake Tanganyika)
Airportstotal: 39 (2013)total: 198 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 1 (2019)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
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: 37 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 11 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 19 (2013)

under 914 m: 6 (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: 2 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 2

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 46,364 (2015)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 0 mt-km (2015)
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 prefixTL9Q

Source: CIA Factbook