Transport in Guinea-Bissau
- Transport in Guinea-Bissau
= Forms =
Railways
* 0 km
Railway links to adjacent countries
* Senegal - no - 1000mm gauge
* Guinea - no - 1000mm & 1435mm gauges - agreement
Timeline
1998
* Agreement between Portugal and Guinea-Bissau for construction of railway to Guinea. [ http://www.alertnet.org/thefacts/countryprofiles/216152.htm?v=details ] [ http://www.cenimar.com/factbook/trend.jsp?tickerBase=W_RAI_&countryCode=EK ]
Maps
Railway stations
Highways
* Total: 4,400 km
* Paved: 453 km
* Unpaved: 3,947 km (1996 est.)The Trans-West African Coastal Highway crosses Guinea-Bissau, connecting it to Banjul (The Gambia), Conakry (Guinea), and eventually to 11 other nations of ECOWAS.
Waterways
* Several rivers are accessible to coastal shipping
Seaports and harbours
* Bissau, Buba, Cacheu, Farim
Merchant Marine
* none (1999 est.)
Airports
* 30 (1999 est.)
Paved runways:
* 3
" Over 3, 047 m:"
* 1
"524 to 2,437 m:"
* 1
"914 to 1,523 m:"
* 1
Unpaved runways:
* 27
"1,524 to 2,437 m:"
*1
"914 to 1,523 m:"
* 4
"under 914 m:"
* 22 (1999 est.)
See also
* Guinea-Bissau
References
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