Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Transportation

Railways
total: 622 km
narrow gauge: 622 km 1.000-m gauge
note:: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote D'Ivoire (2003)

Highways
total: 12,506 km
paved: 2,001 km
unpaved: 10,505 km (1999)

Waterways
general assessment: all services only fair
domestic: microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations
international: country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Ports and harbors
none

Airports
33 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 31
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 17 (2004 est.)



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