Transport in Angola

Transport systems and services in Angola

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Transport in Angola comprises:

## Contents

* 1 Roads
* 2 Railways
* 3 Waterways
* 4 Pipelines
* 5 Ports and harbors
* 6 Merchant marine
* 7 Airports
* 7.1 Airports – with paved runways
* 7.2 Airports – with unpaved runways
* 7.3 Angolan Airlines
* 8 References

## Roads[edit | edit source]

* Walking home.jpg

Walking home on EN 105.

* Tired are they.jpg

Donkey-drawn carts.

* Transportation Jingu.jpg

Three-wheeled motorcycles.

* The riches transportation.jpg

Trucks.

* Midd Town Luanda.jpg

Automobiles in Luanda.

* The Nowhere road.jpg

New highway (2019).

## Railways[edit | edit source]

Main article: Rail transport in Angola

There are three separate railway lines in Angola:

* Luanda Railway (CFL) (northern)
* Benguela Railway (CFB) (central)
* Moçâmedes Railway (CFM) (southern)

Reconstruction of these three lines began in 2005 and they are now all operational. The Benguela Railway connects to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

## Waterways[edit | edit source]

* 1,300 km navigable (2008)

country comparison to the world: 36

## Pipelines[edit | edit source]

* gas, 2 km; crude oil 87 km (2008)

In April 2012, the Zambian Development Agency (ZDA) and an Angolan company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a multi-product pipeline from Lobito to Lusaka, Zambia, to deliver various refined products to Zambia.[1][2]

Angola plans to build an oil refinery in Lobito in the coming years.

## Ports and harbors[edit | edit source]

File:Cargamento de mineirios, Namibe.JPG

Ship loading minerals at Moçâmedes harbour, Angola

The government plans to build a deep-water port at Barra do Dande, north of Luanda, in Bengo province near Caxito.[3]

## Merchant marine[edit | edit source]

* total: 6

country comparison to the world: 128

* by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1
* foreign owned: 1 (Spain)
* registered in other countries: 6 (Bahamas) (2008)

## Airports[edit | edit source]

* 211 (2008)

Main article: List of airports in Angola

### Airports – with paved runways[edit | edit source]

* total: 30
* over 3,047 m: 5
* 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
* 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
* 914 to 1,523 m: 4
* under 914 m: 1 (2008)

### Airports – with unpaved runways[edit | edit source]

* total: 181 (2008)
* over 3,047 m: 2
* 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
* 1,524 to 2,437 m: 32
* 914 to 1,523 m: 100
* under 914 m: 42 (2008)

### Angolan Airlines[edit | edit source]

* TAAG Angola Airlines
* Sonair
* Fly Angola

International and domestic services are maintained by TAAG Angola Airlines, Aeroflot, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, Air France, Cubana, Ethiopian Airlines, Emirates, Delta Air Lines, Royal Air Maroc, Iberia, Hainan Airlines, Kenya Airways, South African Airways, TAP Air Portugal and several regional carriers. There are airstrips at Benguela, Cabinda, Huambo, Moçâmedes, and Catumbela.

## References[edit | edit source]

This article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2003.

1. ^ Chila Namaiko (14 April 2012). "Govt, Angola Ink U.S.$2.5 Billion Oil Deal". Lusaka, Zambia: Times of Zambia. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
2. ^ "Angola ready to 'oil' Zambia". Times of Zambia. Lusaka, Zambia. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
3. ^ "Futuro porto da Barra do Dande será um dos maiores de África". ANGOP (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2017.

This article incorporates public domain material from World Factbook. CIA.

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Currency: Angolan kwanza

Banking|

* Banking
* Banco Nacional de Angola
* Banco Angolano de Investimentos
* Banco Angolano de Negócios e Comércio
* Banco BAI Microfinanças
* Banco BIC
* Banco Caixa Geral Totta de Angola
* Banco Comercial Angolano
* Banco de Comércio e Indústria
* Banco Comercial do Huambo
* Banco de Comércio e Indústria
* Banco de Desenvolvimento de Angola
* Banco Económico (Angola)
* Banco de Fomento Angola
* Banco de Investimento Rural
* Banco Kwanza Invest
* Banco Millenium Angola
* Banco de Negócios Internacional
* Banco Privado Atlântico
* Banco Valor
* Banco de Poupança e Crédito
* Banco Regional do Keve
* Banco Sol
* Banco VTB África
* Finibanco Angola
* Standard Bank
* Standard Chartered

Communications|

* Airports
* Communications
* Companies
* History of Trade
* Trade unions
* Transportation

Industries:|

* Agriculture
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History|

* Precolonial history
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* Portuguese rule
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* 2000s
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Geography|

* Cities and towns
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Politics|

* Ambassadors
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* Human trafficking
* Internet censorship
* Languages
* Lists of Angolans
* Polygamy
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* Slavery
* Squatting
* Women

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* Literature
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* Index
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States with limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Dependencies and
other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
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