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Senegal vs. The Gambia

Transportation

SenegalThe Gambia
Roadwaystotal: 16,665 km (2017)

paved: 6,126 km (includes 241 km of expressways) (2017)

unpaved: 10,539 km (2017)
total: 2,977 km (2011)

paved: 518 km (2011)

unpaved: 2,459 km (2011)
Waterways1,000 km (primarily on the Senegal, Saloum, and Casamance Rivers) (2012)390 km (on River Gambia; small oceangoing vessels can reach 190 km) (2010)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Dakarmajor seaport(s): Banjul
Merchant marinetotal: 34

by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 29 (2020)
total: 8

by type: other 8 (2020)
Airportstotal: 20 (2013)total: 1 (2020)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 9 (2017)

over 3,047 m: 2 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 (2017)

914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2017)
total: 1 (2019)

over 3,047 m: 1
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 2 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 11

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 21,038 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 40,000 mt-km (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 6

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 53,735 (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix6VC5

Source: CIA Factbook