Transport in Guinea-Bissau
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Railways
There are no railways in Guinea-Bissau.In 1998 an agreement was signed between Portugal and Guinea-Bissau for construction of railway to Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
.
Roads
- 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
Banjul
-Transport:Ferries sail from Banjul to Barra. The city is served by the Banjul International Airport. Banjul is on the Trans–West African Coastal Highway connecting it to Dakar and Bissau, and will eventually provide a paved highway link to 11 other nations of ECOWAS.Banjul International Airport...
(The Gambia
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
), Conakry
Conakry
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
(Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
), and eventually to 11 other nations of ECOWAS.
Airports
- 30 (1999 est.)
Paved runways:
Over 3, 047 m:
524 to 2,437 m:
914 to 1,523 m:
Unpaved runways:
1,524 to 2,437 m:
914 to 1,523 m:
under 914 m:
- 22 (1999 est.)