Railways
There are three separate railway lines in Angola:
Luanda Railway (northern)
Benguela Railway (central)
Moçâmedes Railway (southern)
Highways
total: 52,429 km
country comparison to the world: 79
paved: 5,349 km
unpaved: 46,080 km (2001)
Travel on highways outside of towns and cities in Angola (and in some cases within) is often not best advised for those without four-by-four vehicles. Whilst a reasonable road infrastructure has existed within Angola, time and the war have taken their toll on the road surfaces, leaving many severely potholed, littered with broken asphalt. In many areas drivers have established alternate tracks to avoid the worst parts of the surface, although careful attention must be paid to the presence or absence of landmine warning markers by the side of the road.
The Angolan government has contracted the restoration of many of the country's roads, though. Many companies are coming into the country from China and surrounding nations to help improve road surfaces. The road between Lubango and Namibe, for example, was completed recently with funding from the European Union, and is comparable to many European main routes. Progress to complete the road infrastructure is likely to take some decades, but substantial efforts are already being made in the right directions.
Waterways
1,300 km navigable (2008)
country comparison to the world: 36
Pipelines
gas, 2 km; crude oil 87 km (2008)
Ports and harbors
Atlantic Ocean
from North to South
Ambriz
Cabinda
Luanda - railhead for Malanje
Lobito - railhead for Congo
Malongo
Namibe - railhead for Menongue
Porto Amboim
Soyo
Merchant marine
-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)
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