Editing Transport in the Central African Republic

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[[File:Djemah Ferry Boat.jpeg|thumb|Ferries such as this one near [[Djemah]] are sometimes used to transport vehicles across rivers.]]
Modes of [[transport]] in the [[Central African Republic]] include [[road transport|road]], [[water transport|water]], and [[air transport|air]]. Most of the country is connected to the road network, but not all of it. Some roads in the country do not connect to the rest of the national road network and may become impassable, especially during heavy monsoon rain. Many remote areas that not connected to the country's road network, especially in the eastern part of the country outside of the major cities and towns, can only be reached by light aircraft, boat (via river) or on foot. Most roads are unpaved, and which centres on the ''routes nationales'' identified as RN1 to RN11. [[Bangui]] serves as a [[seaport]], and 900 km of inland waterways are [[Navigability|navigable]], the main route being the [[Ubangi River|Oubangui]] river. There is one international [[airport]] at [[Bangui M'Poko International Airport|Bangui-Mpoko]], two other paved airports, and over 40 with unpaved runways.

== Railways ==
{{main|History of rail transport in the Central African Republic}}
There are presently no railways in the Central African Republic.

A line from {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]] port of [[Kribi]] to [[Bangui]] was proposed in 2002.<ref>[[Janes World Railways]], 2002-2003, p76</ref>

== Highways ==
[[File:Food Convoy in Central African Republic.jpeg|thumb|Most highways in the Central African Republic are unpaved and susceptible to damage.]]
Two trans-African automobile routes pass through the Central African Republic: the [[Tripoli-Cape Town Highway]] and the [[Lagos-Mombasa Highway]].
* Total: 23,810&nbsp;km
* Paved: 643&nbsp;km
* Unpaved: 23,167&nbsp;km (1999 est.)

Major roads include:
* RN1 (Route Nationale 1) north from Bangui. 482&nbsp;km via Bossangoa to Moundou, Chad.
* RN2 east from Bangui. 1202&nbsp;km via Bambari and Bangassou to the South Sudanese border at Bambouti.
* RN3 west from RN1 at Bossembélé. 453&nbsp;km via [[Bouar]] and [[Baboua, Central African Republic|Baboua]] to Boulai on the Cameroon border as part of the east-west Trans-African Highway 8 Lagos-Mombasa.
* RN4 from RN2 at [[Damara, Central African Republic|Damara]], 76&nbsp;km north of Bangui, north 554&nbsp;km via Bouca and Batangafo to Sarh, Chad.
* RN6 south and west from Bangui, 605&nbsp;km via Mbaïki, Carnot and Berbérati to Gamboula on the border with [[Cameroon]].
* RN8 north-east from RN2 at Sibut, 023&nbsp;km via Kaga Bandoro, Ndéle, and Birao to the Sudanese border.
* RN10 south from RN6 at Berbérati, 136&nbsp;km via Bania to Nola.
* RN11 from Baoro on RN3 south, 104&nbsp;km to Carnot on RN6.

The roads east to Sudan and north to Chad are poorly maintained.
<ref>Africa North East, GeoCenter Germany 1999</ref>
<ref>Africa North and West, Micheleon 1986</ref>

== Waterways ==
900&nbsp;km; traditional trade carried on by means of shallow-draft dugouts; [[Ubangi River|Oubangui]] is the most important river, navigable all year to craft drawing 0.6 m or less; 282&nbsp;km navigable to craft drawing as much as 1.8 m.

== Ports and harbors ==
There is only one river port. It is at the city of Bangui.

== Airports ==
{{main|List of airports in the Central African Republic}}
[[File:Reaching those in need (11237183866).jpg|thumb|The majority of airfields in the Central African Republic have unpaved runways and are only used by chartered flights such as this one from the Red Cross.]]
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=== Airports with paved runways ===
* Total: 3
* 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
* 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2002)

The most important airport in the Central African Republic is [[Bangui M'Poko International Airport]] (ICAO: FEFF)

=== Airports with unpaved runways ===
* Total: 47
* 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
* 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
* 914 to 1,523 m: 23
* Under 914 m: 13 (2002)

== See also ==
* [[Central African Republic]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/car.pdf UN Map]

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