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| FACTS AND STATISTICS OF ANGOLA - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM |
| Railways |
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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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Distance
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Lobito-Zambia, R.D. do Congo
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Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB)
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1.305Km
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Namibe-Meningue
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Caminho de Ferro do Namibe
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907Km
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Luanda - Malange
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Caminho de Ferro de Luanda
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538Km
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| Motorway System |
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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 |
900 |
| Luanda-Lobito-Benguela |
600 |
| Lobito-Benguela-Kuito |
500 |
| Cabinda-Lema |
60 |
| MARITIME TRANSPORTS |
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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 m² |
+710.000TM |
| Lobito |
N/A |
600.000TM |
| OTHER PORTS AND HARBOURS |
| Namibe, Ambriz, Cabinda, Malongo, Porto Amboim, Soyo |
| AIR TRANSPORTS |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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Comment by nduka emmanuel ndudi on 2009-02-13 17:27:40
i want to travel to angola
i am a pipeline welder in nigeria |
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