Railroads: 5,254 km total; 3,968 km 1.067-meter gauge (851 km electrified); 125 km 1.000-meter gauge; 136 km 0.615-meter gauge; 1,025 km 0.600-meter gauge; limited trackage in use because of civil strife

Highways:
total: 146,500 km
paved: 2,800 km
unpaved: gravel, improved earth 46,200 km; unimproved earth 97,500 km

Inland waterways: 15,000 km including the Congo, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes
Pipelines: petroleum products 390 km

Ports: Matadi, Boma, Banana
Merchant marine: 1 passenger cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 15,489 GRT/13,481 DWT

Airports:
total: 278
usable: 233
with permanent-surface runways: 25
with runways over 3,659 m: 1
with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 6
with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 72

NOTE: The information regarding Zaire on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Zaire Transportation 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Zaire Transportation 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.