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South Africa vs. Namibia

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South AfricaNamibia
Railwaystotal: 20,986 km (2014)

standard gauge: 80 km 1.435-m gauge (80 km electrified) (2014)

narrow gauge: 19,756 km 1.065-m gauge (8,271 km electrified) (2014)

other: 1,150 km (passenger rail, gauge unspecified, 1,115.5 km electrified) (2014)
total: 2,628 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 2,628 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)
Roadwaystotal: 750,000 km (2016)

paved: 158,124 km (2016)

unpaved: 591,876 km (2016)
total: 48,875 km (2018)

paved: 7,893 km (2018)

unpaved: 40,982 km (2018)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha Bay

container port(s) (TEUs): Durban (2,769,869) (2019)

LNG terminal(s) (import): Mossel Bay
major seaport(s): Luderitz, Walvis Bay
Merchant marinetotal: 103

by type: bulk carrier 3, general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 93 (2020)
total: 14

by type: general cargo 1, other 13 (2020)
Airportstotal: 407 (2020)total: 112 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 130 (2020)

over 3,047 m: 11

2,438 to 3,047 m: 6

1,524 to 2,437 m: 46

914 to 1,523 m: 60

under 914 m: 7
total: 19 (2017)

over 3,047 m: 4 (2017)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 (2017)

914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2017)
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 277 (2020)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 19

914 to 1,523 m: 178

under 914 m: 79
total: 93 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 25 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 52 (2013)

under 914 m: 16 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 17 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 243

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 23,921,748 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 716.25 million mt-km (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 21

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 602,893 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 26.29 million mt-km (2018)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixZSV5

Source: CIA Factbook