Highways (2001) | Highways (2002) | ||
Afghanistan | total:
21,000 km paved: 2,793 km unpaved: 18,207 km (1998 est.) |
total: 21,000 km
paved: 2,793 km unpaved: 18,207 km (1998 est.) |
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Albania | total:
18,000 km paved: 5,400 km unpaved: 12,600 km (1998 est.) |
total: 18,000 km
paved: 5,400 km unpaved: 12,600 km (1998 est.) |
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Algeria | total:
104,000 km paved: 71,656 km (including 640 km of expressways) unpaved: 32,344 km (1996 est.) |
total: 104,000 km
paved: 71,656 km (including 640 km of expressways) unpaved: 32,344 km (1996 est.) |
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American Samoa | total:
350 km paved: 150 km unpaved: 200 km |
total: 350 km
paved: 150 km unpaved: 200 km |
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Andorra | total:
269 km paved: 198 km unpaved: 71 km (1994 est.) |
total: 269 km
paved: 198 km unpaved: 71 km (1994 est.) |
|
Angola | total:
76,626 km paved: 19,156 km unpaved: 57,470 km (1997) |
total: 76,626 km
paved: 19,156 km unpaved: 57,470 km (1997) |
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Anguilla | total:
279 km paved: 253 km unpaved: 26 km (1998 est.) |
total: 105 km
paved: 65 km unpaved: 40 km (1998 est.) |
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Antigua and Barbuda | total:
1,165 km paved: 384 km unpaved: 781 km (1999 est.) |
total: 1,165 km
paved: 384 km unpaved: 781 km note: it is assumed that the main roads are paved; the secondary roads are assumed to be unpaved (1995) |
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Argentina | total:
215,434 km paved: 63,553 km (including 734 km of expressways) unpaved: 151,881 km (1998 est.) |
total: 215,434 km
paved: 63,553 km (including 734 km of expressways) unpaved: 151,881 km (1998 est.) |
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Armenia | total:
8,431 km () paved: NA unpaved: NA (1997) |
total: 11,300 km
paved: 10,500 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 800 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
|
Aruba | total:
800 km paved: 513 km unpaved: 287 km note: most coastal roads are paved, while unpaved roads serve large tracts of the interior (1995) |
total: 800 km
paved: 513 km unpaved: 287 km note: most coastal roads are paved, while unpaved roads serve large tracts of the interior (1995) |
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Australia | total:
913,000 km paved: 353,331 km (including 1,363 km of expressways) unpaved: 559,669 km (1996) |
total: 913,000 km
paved: 353,331 km (including 1,363 km of expressways) unpaved: 559,669 km (1996) |
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Austria | total:
133,361 km paved: 133,361 km (including 1,613 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1998) |
total: 133,361 km
paved: 133,361 km (including 1,613 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1998) |
|
Azerbaijan | total:
24,981 km paved: 23,057 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather) unpaved: 1,924 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1998) |
total: 36,700 km
paved: 31,800 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 4,900 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
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Bahamas, The | total:
2,693 km paved: 1,546 km unpaved: 1,147 km (1997) |
total: 2,693 km
paved: 1,546 km unpaved: 1,147 km (1997) |
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Bahrain | total:
3,164 km paved: 2,433 km unpaved: 731 km note: there is a paved causeway connecting Bahrain to Saudi Arabia (1997) |
total: 3,164 km
paved: 2,433 km unpaved: 731 km note: a paved causeway links Bahrain and Saudi Arabia |
|
Bangladesh | total:
201,182 km paved: 19,112 km unpaved: 182,070 km (1997) |
total: 201,182 km
paved: 19,112 km unpaved: 182,070 km (1997) |
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Barbados | total:
1,600 km paved: 1,578 km unpaved: 22 km (1998) |
total: 1,650 km
paved: 1,628 km unpaved: 22 km (1998) |
|
Belarus | total:
63,355 km paved: 60,567 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather) unpaved: 2,788 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1998) |
total: 98,200 km
paved: 66,100 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 32,100 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
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Belgium | total:
145,774 km paved: 116,182 km (including 1,674 km of expressways) unpaved: 29,592 km (1999) |
total: 145,774 km
paved: 116,182 km (including 1,674 km of expressways) unpaved: 29,592 km (1999) |
|
Belize | total:
2,872 km paved: 488 km unpaved: 2,384 km (1998 est.) |
total: 2,880 km
paved: 490 km unpaved: 2,390 km (1998 est.) |
|
Benin | total:
6,787 km paved: 1,357 km (including 10 km of expressways) unpaved: 5,430 km (1997 est.) |
total: 6,787 km
paved: 1,357 km (including 10 km of expressways) unpaved: 5,430 km (1997 est.) |
|
Bermuda | total:
225 km paved: 225 km unpaved: 0 km note: in addition, there are 232 km of paved and unpaved roads that are privately owned (1997) |
total: 450 km
paved: 450 km unpaved: 0 km note: public roads - 209 km; private roads - 241 km (2002) |
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Bhutan | total:
3,285 km paved: 1,994 km unpaved: 1,291 km (1996) |
total: 3,285 km
paved: 1,994 km unpaved: 1,291 km (1996) |
|
Bolivia | total:
49,400 km paved: 2,500 km (including 30 km of expressways) unpaved: 46,900 km (1996) |
total: 49,400 km
paved: 2,500 km (including 30 km of expressways) unpaved: 46,900 km (1996) |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina | total:
21,846 km paved: 14,020 km unpaved: 7,826 km note: road system is in need of maintenance and repair (2001) |
total: 21,846 km
paved: 14,020 km unpaved: 7,826 km note: road system is in need of maintenance and repair (2001) |
|
Botswana | total:
18,482 km paved: 4,343 km unpaved: 14,139 km (1996) |
total: 10,217 km
paved: 5,620 km unpaved: 4,597 km (1999) |
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Brazil | total:
1.98 million km paved: 184,140 km unpaved: 1,795,860 km (1996) |
total: 1.98 million km
paved: 184,140 km unpaved: 1,795,860 km (1996) |
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British Indian Ocean Territory | total:
NA km paved: short stretch of paved road of NA km between port and airfield on Diego Garcia unpaved: NA km |
total: NA km
paved: short stretch of paved road of NA km between port and airfield on Diego Garcia unpaved: NA km |
|
British Virgin Islands | total:
132 km paved: 132 km unpaved: 0 km (1997) |
total: 177 km
paved: 177 km unpaved: 0 km (2000) |
|
Brunei | total:
1,712 km paved: 1,284 km unpaved: 428 km (1996) |
total: 1,712 km
paved: 1,284 km unpaved: 428 km (1996) |
|
Bulgaria | total:
36,724 km paved: 33,786 km (including 314 km of expressways) unpaved: 2,938 km (1999) |
total: 37,288 km
paved: 33,786 km (including 324 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,502 km (2001) |
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Burkina Faso | total:
12,506 km paved: 2,001 km unpaved: 10,505 km (1996) |
total: 12,506 km
paved: 2,001 km unpaved: 10,505 km (1999) |
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Burma | total:
28,200 km paved: 3,440 km unpaved: 24,760 km (1996) |
total: 28,200 km
paved: 3,440 km unpaved: 24,760 km (1996) |
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Burundi | total:
14,480 km paved: 1,028 km unpaved: 13,452 km (1996) |
total: 14,480 km
paved: 1,028 km unpaved: 13,452 km (1996) |
|
Cambodia | total:
35,769 km paved: 4,165 km unpaved: 31,604 km (1997) |
total: 35,769 km
paved: 4,165 km unpaved: 31,604 km (1997) |
|
Cameroon | total:
34,300 km paved: 4,288 km unpaved: 30,012 km (1995) |
total: 34,300 km
paved: 4,288 km unpaved: 30,012 km (2000) |
|
Canada | total:
901,902 km paved: 318,371 km (including 16,571 km of expressways) unpaved: 583,531 km (1999) |
total: 901,902 km
paved: 318,371 km (including 16,571 km of expressways) unpaved: 583,531 km (1999) |
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Cape Verde | total:
1,100 km paved: 858 km unpaved: 242 km (1996) |
total: 1,100 km
paved: 858 km unpaved: 242 km (1996) |
|
Cayman Islands | total:
406 km paved: 304 km unpaved: 102 km |
total: 406 km
paved: 304 km unpaved: 102 km |
|
Central African Republic | total:
23,810 km paved: 429 km unpaved: 23,381 km (2000) |
total: 23,810 km
paved: 429 km unpaved: 23,381 km (2000) |
|
Chad | total:
33,400 km paved: 267 km unpaved: 33,133 km (1996) |
total: 33,400 km
paved: 450 km unpaved: 32,950 km note: probably no more than 8,000 km of the total receive maintenance, the remainder being desert tracks (2000) |
|
Chile | total:
79,800 km paved: 11,012 km unpaved: 68,788 km (1996) |
total: 79,800 km
paved: 11,012 km unpaved: 68,788 km (1996) |
|
China | total:
1.4 million km paved: 271,300 km (with at least 16,000 km of expressways) unpaved: 1,128,700 km (1999) |
total: 1.4 million km
paved: 271,300 km (with at least 16,000 km of expressways) unpaved: 1,128,700 km (1999) |
|
Christmas Island | total:
140 km (not including 100 km that is maintained by private industry) paved: 30 km unpaved: 110 km (1999) |
total: 140 km (not including 100 km that is maintained by private industry)
paved: 30 km unpaved: 110 km (1999) |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands | total:
15 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (2001) |
total: 15 km (2001)
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
|
Colombia | total:
110,000 km paved: 26,000 km unpaved: 84,000 km (2000) |
total: 110,000 km
paved: 26,000 km unpaved: 84,000 km (2000) |
|
Comoros | total:
880 km paved: 673 km unpaved: 207 km (1996) |
total: 880 km
paved: 673 km unpaved: 207 km (1996) |
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | total:
157,000 km (including 30 km of expressways)(1996) paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
total: 157,000 km (including 30 km of expressways)(1996)
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
|
Congo, Republic of the | total:
12,800 km paved: 1,242 km unpaved: 11,558 km (1996) |
total: 12,800 km
paved: 1,242 km unpaved: 11,558 km (1996) |
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Cook Islands | total:
320 km (1992) paved: NA unpaved: NA |
total: 320 km (1992)
paved: NA unpaved: NA |
|
Costa Rica | total:
37,273 km paved: 7,827 km unpaved: 29,446 km (1998 est.) |
total: 37,273 km
paved: 7,827 km unpaved: 29,446 km (1998 est.) |
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Cote d'Ivoire | total:
50,400 km paved: 4,889 km unpaved: 45,511 km (1996) |
total: 50,400 km
paved: 4,889 km unpaved: 45,511 km (1996) |
|
Croatia | total:
27,840 km paved: 23,497 km (including 330 km of expressways) unpaved: 4,343 km (1998) |
total: 28,009 km
paved: 23,695 km (including 330 km of expressways) unpaved: 4,314 km (2001) |
|
Cuba | total:
60,858 km paved: 29,820 km (including 638 km of expressway) unpaved: 31,038 km (1997) |
total: 60,858 km
paved: 29,820 km (including 638 km of expressway) unpaved: 31,038 km (1997) |
|
Cyprus | total:
Greek Cypriot area: 10,663 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 2,350 km (1996 est.) paved: Greek Cypriot area: 6,249 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 1,370 km (1996 est.) unpaved: Greek Cypriot area: 4,414 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 980 km (1996 est.) |
total: Greek Cypriot area: 10,663 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 2,350 km (1996 est.)
paved: Greek Cypriot area: 6,249 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 1,370 km (1996 est.) unpaved: Greek Cypriot area: 4,414 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 980 km (1996 est.) |
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Czech Republic | total:
55,432 km paved: 55,432 km (including 499 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (2000) |
total: 55,432 km
paved: 55,432 km (including 499 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (2000) |
|
Denmark | total:
71,474 km paved: 71,474 km (including 880 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
total: 71,474 km
paved: 71,474 km (including 880 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
|
Djibouti | total:
2,890 km paved: 364 km unpaved: 2,526 km (1996) |
total: 2,890 km
paved: 364 km unpaved: 2,526 km (1996) |
|
Dominica | total:
750 km paved: 375 km unpaved: 375 km (2001) |
total: 780 km
paved: 390 km unpaved: 390 km (2001) |
|
Dominican Republic | total:
12,600 km paved: 6,224 km unpaved: 6,376 km (1996) |
total: 12,600 km
paved: 6,224 km unpaved: 6,376 km (1996) |
|
East Timor | - | total: 3,800 km
paved: 428 km unpaved: 3,372 km (1995) |
|
Ecuador | total:
43,197 km paved: 8,165 km unpaved: 35,032 km (1999 est.) |
total: 43,197 km
paved: 8,165 km unpaved: 35,032 km (2001) |
|
Egypt | total:
64,000 km paved: 50,000 km unpaved: 14,000 km (1996) |
total: 64,000 km
paved: 50,000 km unpaved: 14,000 km (1996) |
|
El Salvador | total:
10,029 km paved: 1,986 km (including 327 km of expressways) unpaved: 8,043 km (1997) |
total: 10,029 km
paved: 1,986 km (including 327 km of expressways) unpaved: 8,043 km (1997) |
|
Equatorial Guinea | total:
2,880 km paved: 0 km unpaved: 2,880 km (1996) |
total: 2,880 km
paved: 0 km unpaved: 2,880 km (1996) |
|
Eritrea | total:
3,850 km paved: 810 km unpaved: 3,040 km (2000) |
total: 3,850 km
paved: 810 km unpaved: 3,040 km (2000) |
|
Estonia | total:
30,300 km paved: 29,200 km (including 75 km of expressways); note - these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather unpaved: 1,100 km (2000) |
total: 30,300 km
paved: 29,200 km (including 75 km of expressways); note - these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather unpaved: 1,100 km (2000) |
|
Ethiopia | total:
24,145 km paved: 3,290 km unpaved: 20,855 km (1998) |
total: 24,145 km
paved: 3,290 km unpaved: 20,855 km (1998) |
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | total:
440 km paved: 50 km unpaved: 390 km |
total: 550 km
paved: at least 50 km unpaved: NA (2002) |
|
Faroe Islands | total:
463 km paved: 454 km unpaved: 9 km (1999) |
total: 463 km
paved: 454 km unpaved: 9 km (1999) |
|
Fiji | total:
3,440 km paved: 1,692 km unpaved: 1,748 km (1996) |
total: 3,440 km
paved: 1,692 km unpaved: 1,748 km (1996) |
|
Finland | total:
77,796 km paved: 49,789 km (including 444 km of expressways) unpaved: 28,042 km (1999) |
total: 77,831 km
paved: 49,789 km (including 444 km of expressways) unpaved: 28,042 km (1999) |
|
France | total:
892,900 km paved: 892,900 km (including 9,900 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
total: 892,900 km
paved: 892,900 km (including 9,900 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
|
French Guiana | total:
1,817 km paved: 817 km unpaved: 1,000 km (1998) |
total: 1,817 km
paved: 817 km unpaved: 1,000 km (1998) |
|
French Polynesia | total:
792 km paved: 264 km unpaved: 528 km (2000) |
total: 792 km
paved: 264 km unpaved: 528 km (2000) |
|
Gabon | total:
7,670 km paved: 629 km (including 30 km of expressways) unpaved: 7,041 km (1996) |
total: 8,454 km
paved: 838 km (including 30 km of expressways) unpaved: 7,616 km (2000) |
|
Gambia, The | total:
2,700 km paved: 956 km unpaved: 1,744 km (1996) |
total: 2,700 km
paved: 956 km unpaved: 1,744 km (1996) |
|
Gaza Strip | total:
NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km note: small, poorly developed road network |
total: NA km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km note: small, poorly developed road network |
|
Georgia | total:
33,900 km paved: 29,500 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather) unpaved: 4,400 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
total: 33,900 km
paved: 29,500 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 4,400 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
|
Germany | total:
656,140 km paved: 650,891 km (including 11,400 km of expressways) unpaved: 5,249 km (all-weather) (1998 est.) |
total: 656,140 km
paved: 650,891 km (including 11,400 km of expressways) unpaved: 5,249 km (all-weather) (1998 est.) |
|
Ghana | total:
39,409 km paved: 11,653 km (including 30 km of expressways) unpaved: 27,756 km (1997) |
total: 38,940 km
paved: 9,346 km (including 30 km of expressways) unpaved: 29,594 km (2001) |
|
Gibraltar | total:
46.25 km paved: 46.25 km unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
total: 46.25 km
paved: 46.25 km unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
|
Greece | total:
117,000 km paved: 107,406 km (including 470 km of expressways) unpaved: 9,594 km (1996) |
total: 117,000 km
paved: 107,406 km (including 470 km of expressways) unpaved: 9,594 km (1996) |
|
Greenland | total:
150 km paved: 60 km unpaved: 90 km |
total: 150 km
paved: 60 km unpaved: 90 km |
|
Grenada | total:
1,040 km paved: 638 km unpaved: 402 km (1996) |
total: 1,040 km
paved: 638 km unpaved: 402 km (1996) |
|
Guadeloupe | total:
2,560 km paved: 965 km unpaved: 1,595 km (1996) |
total: 2,560 km
paved: 965 km unpaved: 1,595 km (1996) |
|
Guam | total:
885 km paved: 675 km unpaved: 210 km note: there are also 685 km of roads classified non-public, including roads located on federal government installations |
total: 885 km
paved: 675 km unpaved: 210 km note: there are also 685 km of roads classified non-public, including roads located on federal government installations |
|
Guatemala | total:
13,856 km paved: 4,370 km (including 140 km of expressways) unpaved: 9,486 km (1998) |
total: 13,856 km
paved: 4,370 km (including 140 km of expressways) unpaved: 9,486 km (1998) |
|
Guernsey | total:
NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
total: NA km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
|
Guinea | total:
30,500 km paved: 5,033 km unpaved: 25,467 km (1996) |
total: 30,500 km
paved: 5,033 km unpaved: 25,467 km (1996) |
|
Guinea-Bissau | total:
4,400 km paved: 453 km unpaved: 3,947 km (1996) |
total: 4,400 km
paved: 453 km unpaved: 3,947 km (1996) |
|
Guyana | total:
7,970 km paved: 590 km unpaved: 7,380 km (1996) |
total: 7,970 km
paved: 590 km unpaved: 7,380 km (1996) |
|
Haiti | total:
4,160 km paved: 1,011 km unpaved: 3,149 km (1996) |
total: 4,160 km
paved: 1,011 km unpaved: 3,149 km (1996) |
|
Holy See (Vatican City) | none; all city streets | none; all city streets | |
Honduras | total:
15,400 km paved: 3,126 km unpaved: 12,274 km (1999 est.) |
total: 15,400 km
paved: 3,126 km unpaved: 12,274 km (1999 est.) |
|
Hong Kong | total:
1,831 km paved: 1,831 km unpaved: 0 km (1997) |
total: 1,831 km
paved: 1,831 km unpaved: 0 km (1997) |
|
Hungary | total:
188,203 km paved: 81,680 km (including 448 km of expressways) unpaved: 106,523 km (1998 est.) |
total: 188,203 km
paved: 81,680 km (including 448 km of expressways) unpaved: 106,523 km (1998 est.) |
|
Iceland | total:
12,691 km paved: 3,262 km unpaved: 9,429 km (1999) |
total: 12,691 km
paved: 3,262 km unpaved: 9,429 km (1999) |
|
India | total:
3,319,644 km paved: 1,517,077 km unpaved: 1,802,567 km (1996) |
total: 3,319,644 km
paved: 1,517,077 km unpaved: 1,802,567 km (1996) |
|
Indonesia | total:
342,700 km paved: 158,670 km unpaved: 184,030 km (1997) |
total: 342,700 km
paved: 158,670 km unpaved: 184,030 km (1997) |
|
Iran | total:
140,200 km paved: 49,440 km (including 470 km of expressways) unpaved: 90,760 km (1998 est.) |
total: 140,200 km
paved: 49,440 km (including 470 km of expressways) unpaved: 90,760 km (1998 est.) |
|
Iraq | total:
45,550 km paved: 38,400 km unpaved: 7,150 km (1996 est.) |
total: 45,550 km
paved: 38,400 km unpaved: 7,150 km (1996 est.) |
|
Ireland | total:
92,500 km paved: 87,043 km (including 115 km of expressways) unpaved: 5,457 km (1999 est.) |
total: 92,500 km
paved: 87,043 km (including 115 km of expressways) unpaved: 5,457 km (1999 est.) |
|
Isle of Man | total:
800 km paved: 800 km unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
total: 800 km
paved: 800 km unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
|
Israel | total:
15,965 km paved: 15,965 km (including 56 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.) |
total: 15,965 km
paved: 15,965 km (including 56 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.) |
|
Italy | total:
654,676 km paved: 654,676 km (including 6460 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1997) |
total: 668,669 km
paved: 668,669 km (including 6,460 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
|
Jamaica | total:
19,000 km paved: 13,433 km unpaved: 5,567 km (1997) |
total: 19,000 km
paved: 13,433 km unpaved: 5,567 km (1997) |
|
Japan | total:
1,152,207 km paved: 863,003 km (including 6,114 km of expressways) unpaved: 289,204 km (1997 est.) |
total: 1,152,207 km
paved: 863,003 km (including 6,114 km of expressways) unpaved: 289,204 km (1997 est.) |
|
Jersey | total:
577 km (1995) paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
total: 577 km (1995)
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
|
Jordan | total:
8,000 km paved: 8,000 km unpaved: 0 km (2000 est.) |
total: 8,000 km
paved: 8,000 km unpaved: 0 km (2000 est.) |
|
Kazakhstan | total:
NA km paved: 150,000 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather) (2000) unpaved: NA km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) |
total: 189,000 km
paved: 108,100 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 80,900 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
|
Kenya | total:
63,800 km paved: 8,868 km unpaved: 54,932 km (1996) |
total: 63,300 km
paved: 8,940 km unpaved: 54,360 km (2001) |
|
Kiribati | total:
670 km (1996) paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
total: 670 km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km note: 27 km are paved in South Tarawa (2001) |
|
Korea, North | total:
31,200 km paved: 1,997 km unpaved: 29,203 km (1996) |
total: 31,200 km
paved: 1,997 km unpaved: 29,203 km (1996) |
|
Korea, South | total:
87,534 km paved: 65,388 km (including 1,996 km of expressways) unpaved: 22,146 km (1999) |
total: 87,534 km
paved: 65,388 km (including 1,996 km of expressways) unpaved: 22,146 km (1999) |
|
Kuwait | total:
4,450 km paved: 3,590 km unpaved: 860 km (1999 est.) |
total: 4,450 km
paved: 3,590 km unpaved: 860 km (1999 est.) |
|
Kyrgyzstan | total:
18,500 km (including 140 km of expressways) paved: 16,854 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather) unpaved: 1,646 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1996) |
total: 30,300 km (including 140 km of expressways)
paved: 22,600 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 7,700 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
|
Laos | total:
14,000 km paved: 3,360 km unpaved: 10,640 km (1991) |
total: 14,000 km
paved: 3,360 km unpaved: 10,640 km (1991) |
|
Latvia | total:
59,178 km paved: 22,843 km unpaved: 36,335 km (1998 est.) |
total: 59,178 km
paved: 22,843 km unpaved: 36,335 km (1998 est.) |
|
Lebanon | total:
7,300 km paved: 6,350 km unpaved: 950 km (1999 est.) |
total: 7,300 km
paved: 6,350 km unpaved: 950 km (1999 est.) |
|
Lesotho | total:
4,955 km paved: 887 km unpaved: 4,068 km (1996) |
total: 4,955 km
paved: 887 km unpaved: 4,068 km (1996) |
|
Liberia | total:
10,600 km paved: 657 km unpaved: 9,943 km note: (there is major deterioration on all highways due to heavy rains and lack of maintenance) (1996 est.) |
total: 10,600 km
paved: 657 km unpaved: 9,943 km note: there is major deterioration on all highways due to heavy rains and lack of maintenance (1996 est.) |
|
Libya | total:
24,484 km paved: 6,800 km unpaved: 17,684 km (1996) |
total: 24,484 km
paved: 6,798 km unpaved: 17,686 km note: data for the length of unpaved roads include the assumption that because they were listed as secondary roads, they are unpaved; some may be paved and some part of the primary roads may not be paved (1996) |
|
Liechtenstein | total:
250 km paved: 250 km unpaved: 0 km |
total: 250 km
paved: 250 km unpaved: 0 km |
|
Lithuania | total:
44,000 km paved: 35,500 km unpaved: 8,500 km (2000) |
total: 44,000 km
paved: 35,500 km unpaved: 8,500 km (2001) |
|
Luxembourg | total:
5,166 km paved: 5,166 km (including 118 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
total: 5,166 km
paved: 5,166 km (including 118 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
|
Macau | total:
50 km paved: 50 km unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
total: 50 km
paved: 50 km unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | total:
8,684 km paved: 5,540 km (including 133 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,144 km (1997) |
total: 8,684 km
paved: 5,540 km (including 133 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,144 km (1997) |
|
Madagascar | total:
49,837 km paved: 5,781 km unpaved: 44,056 km (1996) |
total: 49,837 km
paved: 5,781 km unpaved: 44,056 km (1996) |
|
Malawi | total:
16,451 km paved: 3,126 km unpaved: 13,325 km (1997) |
total: 14,594 km
paved: 2,773 km unpaved: 11,821 km (2001) |
|
Malaysia | total:
64,672 km paved: 48,707 km (including 1,192 km of expressways) unpaved: 15,965 km note: in addition to these national and main regional roads, Malaysia has thousands of kilometers of local roads that are maintained by local jurisdictions (1999) |
total: 64,672 km
paved: 48,707 km (including 1,192 km of expressways) unpaved: 15,965 km note: in addition to these national and main regional roads, Malaysia has thousands of kilometers of local roads that are maintained by local jurisdictions (1999) |
|
Maldives | total:
NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km; note - Male has 9.6 km of coral highways within the city (1988 est.) |
total: NA km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km; note - Male has 9.6 km of coral highways within the city (1988 est.) |
|
Mali | total:
15,100 km paved: 1,827 km unpaved: 13,273 km (1996) |
total: 15,100 km
paved: 1,827 km unpaved: 13,273 km (1996) |
|
Malta | total:
1,742 km paved: 1,677 km unpaved: 65 km (1997) |
total: 1,742 km
paved: 1,677 km unpaved: 65 km (1997) |
|
Marshall Islands | total:
NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km note: paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks |
total: NA km
paved: 64.5 km unpaved: NA km note: paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks (2002) |
|
Martinique | total:
2,105 km (2000) paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
total: 2,105 km (2000)
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
|
Mauritania | total:
7,660 km paved: 866 km unpaved: 6,794 km (1996) |
total: 7,720 km
paved: 830 km unpaved: 6,890 km (2000) |
|
Mauritius | total:
1,910 km paved: 1,834 km (including 36 km of expressways) unpaved: 76 km (1998) |
total: 1,860 km
paved: 1,786 km (including 36 km of expressways) unpaved: 74 km (2001) |
|
Mayotte | total:
93 km paved: 72 km unpaved: 21 km |
total: 93 km
paved: 72 km unpaved: 21 km |
|
Mexico | total:
323,977 km paved: 96,221 km (including 6,335 km of expressways) unpaved: 227,756 km (1997) |
total: 323,977 km
paved: 96,221 km (including 6,335 km of expressways) unpaved: 227,756 km (1997) |
|
Micronesia, Federated States of | total:
240 km paved: 42 km unpaved: 198 km (1996) |
total: 240 km
paved: 42 km unpaved: 198 km (1996) |
|
Midway Islands | total:
NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
total: NA km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
|
Moldova | total:
20,000 km paved: 13,900 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather) unpaved: 6,100 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
total: 20,000 km
paved: 13,900 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 6,100 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
|
Monaco | total:
50 km paved: 50 km unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
total: 50 km
paved: 50 km unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
|
Mongolia | total:
3,387 km paved: 1,563 km unpaved: 1,824 km note: there are also 45,862 km of rural roads that consist of rough, unimproved, cross-country tracks (2000) |
total: 3,387 km
paved: 1,563 km unpaved: 1,824 km note: there are also 45,862 km of rural roads that consist of rough, unimproved, cross-country tracks (2000) |
|
Montserrat | total:
269 km paved: 203 km unpaved: 66 km (1995) |
total: 269 km
paved: 203 km unpaved: 66 km (1995) |
|
Morocco | total:
57,847 km paved: 30,254 km (including 327 km of expressways) unpaved: 27,593 km (1998) |
total: 57,847 km
paved: 30,254 km (including 327 km of expressways) unpaved: 27,593 km (1998) |
|
Mozambique | total:
30,400 km paved: 5,685 km unpaved: 24,715 km (1996) |
total: 30,400 km
paved: 5,685 km unpaved: 24,715 km (1996) |
|
Namibia | total:
63,258 km paved: 5,250 km unpaved: 58,008 km (1997 est.) |
total: 64,800 km
paved: 5,378 km unpaved: 59,430 km (2001) |
|
Nauru | total:
30 km paved: 24 km unpaved: 6 km (1998 est.) |
total: 30 km
paved: 24 km unpaved: 6 km (1998 est.) |
|
Nepal | total:
13,223 km paved: 4,073 km unpaved: 9,150 km (April 1999) |
total: 13,223 km
paved: 4,073 km unpaved: 9,150 km (April 1999) |
|
Netherlands | total:
125,575 km paved: 113,018 km (including 2,235 km of expressways) unpaved: 12,557 km (1998) |
total: 116,500 km
paved: 104,850 km (including 2,235 km of expressways) unpaved: 11,650 km (1999) |
|
Netherlands Antilles | total:
600 km paved: 300 km unpaved: 300 km (1992) |
total: 600 km
paved: 300 km unpaved: 300 km (1992) |
|
New Caledonia | total:
4,825 km paved: 2,287 km unpaved: 2,538 km (1999) |
total: 4,825 km
paved: 2,287 km unpaved: 2,538 km (1999) |
|
New Zealand | total:
92,200 km paved: 53,568 km (including at least 144 km of expressways) unpaved: 38,632 km (1996) |
total: 92,200 km
paved: 53,568 km (including at least 144 km of expressways) unpaved: 38,632 km (1996) |
|
Nicaragua | total:
16,382 km paved: 1,818 km unpaved: 14,564 km (1998) |
total: 16,382 km
paved: 1,818 km unpaved: 14,564 km (1998) |
|
Niger | total:
10,100 km paved: 798 km unpaved: 9,302 km (1996) |
total: 10,100 km
paved: 798 km unpaved: 9,302 km (1996) |
|
Nigeria | total:
194,394 km paved: 60,068 km (including 1,194 km of expressways) unpaved: 134,326 km note: many of the roads reported as paved may be graveled; because of poor maintenance and years of heavy freight traffic - in part the result of the failure of the railroad system - much of the road system is barely usable (1997) |
total: 193,200 km
paved: 59,892 km (including 1,194 km of expressways) unpaved: 133,308 km note: many of the roads reported as paved may be graveled; because of poor maintenance and years of heavy freight traffic - in part the result of the failure of the railroad system - much of the road system is barely usable (2001) |
|
Niue | total:
234 km paved: 86 km unpaved: 148 km (106 km of which is access and plantation road) (2001) |
total: 234 km
paved: 86 km unpaved: 148 km (106 km of which is access and plantation road) (2001) |
|
Norfolk Island | total:
80 km paved: 53 km unpaved: 27 km (2001) |
total: 80 km
paved: 53 km unpaved: 27 km (2001) |
|
Northern Mariana Islands | total:
362 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (1991) |
total: 362 km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (1991) |
|
Norway | total:
91,180 km paved: 67,838 km (including 109 km of expressways) unpaved: 23,342 km (1999) |
total: 91,180 km
paved: 67,838 km (including 109 km of expressways) unpaved: 23,342 km (1999) |
|
Oman | total:
32,800 km paved: 9,840 km (including 550 km of expressways) unpaved: 22,960 km (1996) |
total: 32,800 km
paved: 9,840 km (including 550 km of expressways) unpaved: 22,960 km (1996) |
|
Pakistan | total:
247,811 km paved: 141,252 km (including 339 km of expressways) unpaved: 106,559 km (1998) |
total: 247,811 km
paved: 141,252 km (including 339 km of expressways) unpaved: 106,559 km (1998) |
|
Palau | total:
61 km paved: 36 km unpaved: 25 km |
total: 61 km
paved: 36 km unpaved: 25 km |
|
Palmyra Atoll | much of the road and many causeways built during World War II are unserviceable and overgrown (2001) | much of the road and many causeways built during World War II are unserviceable and overgrown (2001) | |
Panama | total:
11,592 km paved: 4,079 km (including 30 km of expressways) unpaved: 7,513 km (2000) |
total: 11,592 km
paved: 4,079 km (including 30 km of expressways) unpaved: 7,513 km (2000) |
|
Papua New Guinea | total:
19,600 km paved: 686 km unpaved: 18,914 km (1996) |
total: 19,600 km
paved: 686 km unpaved: 18,914 km (1996) |
|
Paraguay | total:
25,901 km paved: 3,067 km unpaved: 22,834 km (2001) |
total: 25,901 km
paved: 3,067 km unpaved: 22,834 km (2001) |
|
Peru | total:
72,900 km paved: 8,700 km unpaved: 64,200 km (1999 est.) |
total: 72,900 km
paved: 8,700 km unpaved: 64,200 km (1999 est.) |
|
Philippines | total:
199,950 km paved: 39,590 km unpaved: 160,360 km (1998 est.) |
total: 199,950 km
paved: 39,590 km unpaved: 160,360 km (1998 est.) |
|
Pitcairn Islands | total:
6.4 km paved: 0 km unpaved: 6.4 km |
total: 6.4 km
paved: 0 km unpaved: 6.4 km |
|
Poland | total:
381,046 km paved: 249,966 km (including 268 km of expressways) unpaved: 131,080 km (1998) |
total: 381,046 km
paved: 249,966 km (including 268 km of expressways) unpaved: 131,080 km (1998) |
|
Portugal | total:
68,732 km paved: 59,110 km (including 797 km of expressways) unpaved: 9,622 km (1999) |
total: 68,732 km
paved: 59,110 km (including 797 km of expressways) unpaved: 9,622 km (1999) |
|
Puerto Rico | total:
14,400 km paved: 14,400 km unpaved: 0 km (1996) |
total: 14,400 km
paved: 14,400 km unpaved: 0 km (1996) |
|
Qatar | total:
1,230 km paved: 1,107 km unpaved: 123 km (1996) |
total: 1,230 km
paved: 1,107 km unpaved: 123 km (1996) |
|
Reunion | total:
2,724 km paved: 1,300 km (including 73 km of four-lane road) unpaved: 1,424 km note: 370 km of road are maintained by national authorities, 754 km by departmental authorities and 1600 km by local authorities (1994) |
total: 2,724 km
paved: 1,300 km (including 73 km of four-lane road) unpaved: 1,424 km note: 370 km of road are maintained by national authorities, 754 km by departmental authorities and 1,600 km by local authorities (1994) |
|
Romania | total:
153,359 km paved: 103,671 km (including 133 km of expressways) unpaved: 49,688 km (1998 est.) |
total: 153,359 km
paved: 103,671 km (including 133 km of expressways) unpaved: 49,688 km (1998 est.) |
|
Russia | total:
952,000 km paved: 752,000 km (including, in addition to about 336,000 km of conventionally paved roads, about 416,000 km of roads, the surfaces of which have been stabilized with gravel or other coarse aggregates, making them trafficable in wet weather) unpaved: 200,000 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1998) |
total: 952,000 km
paved: 752,000 km (including about 336,000 km of conventionally paved roads, and about 416,000 km of roads with all-weather gravel surfaces) unpaved: 200,000 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1998) |
|
Rwanda | total:
12,000 km paved: 1,000 km unpaved: 11,000 km (1997 est.) |
total: 12,000 km
paved: 1,000 km unpaved: 11,000 km (1997 est.) |
|
Saint Helena | total:
158 km (Saint Helena 118 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km) paved: 138 km (Saint Helena 98km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km) unpaved: NA km 20 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km) |
total: 158 km (Saint Helena 118 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km)
paved: 138 km (Saint Helena 98km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km) unpaved: 20 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km) |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis | total:
320 km paved: 136 km unpaved: 184 km (2000) |
total: 320 km
paved: 136 km unpaved: 184 km (2000) |
|
Saint Lucia | total:
1,210 km paved: 63 km unpaved: 1,147 km (1996) |
total: 1,210 km
paved: 63 km unpaved: 1,147 km (1996) |
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | total:
114 km paved: 69 km unpaved: 45 km (1994 est.) |
total: 114 km
paved: 69 km unpaved: 45 km (1994 est.) |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | total:
1,040 km paved: 320 km unpaved: 720 km (1996) |
total: 1,040 km
paved: 320 km unpaved: 720 km (1996) |
|
Samoa | total:
835 km paved: 267 km unpaved: 569 km (1983) |
total: 836 km
paved: 267 km unpaved: 569 km (1983) |
|
San Marino | total:
220 km paved: 220 km unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
total: 220 km
paved: 220 km unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
|
Sao Tome and Principe | total:
320 km paved: 218 km unpaved: 102 km (1996) |
total: 320 km
paved: 218 km unpaved: 102 km (1996) |
|
Saudi Arabia | total:
146,524 km paved: 44,104 km unpaved: 102,420 km (1997 est.) |
total: 146,524 km
paved: 44,104 km unpaved: 102,420 km (1997 est.) |
|
Senegal | total:
14,576 km paved: 4,271 km unpaved: 10,305 km (1996) |
total: 14,576 km
paved: 4,271 km unpaved: 10,305 km (1996) |
|
Serbia and Montenegro | - | total: 48,603 km
paved: 28,822 km (including 560 km of expressways) unpaved: 19,781 km note: because of the 1999 Kosovo conflict, many road bridges were destroyed; since the end of the conflict in June 1999, there has been an intensive program to either rebuild bridges or build by-pass routes (1999) |
|
Seychelles | total:
373 km paved: 315 km unpaved: 58 km (1997) |
total: 280 km
paved: 176 km unpaved: 104 km (1997) |
|
Sierra Leone | total:
11,300 km paved: 904 km unpaved: 10,396 km (1997) |
total: 11,700 km
paved: 936 km unpaved: 10,764 km (2002) |
|
Singapore | total:
3,150 km paved: 3,066 km (including 150 km of expressways) unpaved: 84 km (2000) |
total: 3,150 km
paved: 3,066 km (including 150 km of expressways) unpaved: 84 km (2000) |
|
Slovakia | total:
17,710 km paved: 17,533 km (including 288 km of expressways) unpaved: 177 km (1998 est.) |
total: 17,710 km
paved: 17,533 km (including 288 km of expressways) unpaved: 177 km (1998 est.) |
|
Slovenia | total:
19,586 km paved: 17,745 km (including 249 km of expressways) unpaved: 1,841 km (1998 est.) |
total: 19,586 km
paved: 17,745 km (including 249 km of expressways) unpaved: 1,841 km (1998 est.) |
|
Solomon Islands | total:
1,360 km paved: 34 km unpaved: 1,326 km (includes about 800 km of private plantation roads) (1996 est.) |
total: 1,360 km
paved: 34 km unpaved: 1,326 km (includes about 800 km of private plantation roads) (1996 est.) |
|
Somalia | total:
22,100 km paved: 2,608 km unpaved: 19,492 km (1996) |
total: 22,100 km
paved: 2,608 km unpaved: 19,492 km (1996) |
|
South Africa | total:
358,596 km paved: 59,753 km (including 1927 km of expressways) unpaved: 298,843 km (1996) |
total: 358,596 km
paved: 59,753 km (including 1,927 km of expressways) unpaved: 298,843 km (1996) |
|
Spain | total:
346,858 km paved: 343,389 km (including 9,063 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,469 km (1997) |
total: 346,858 km
paved: 343,389 km (including 9,063 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,469 km (1997) |
|
Sri Lanka | total:
11,285 km paved: 10,721 km unpaved: 564 km (1998 est.) |
total: 11,285 km
paved: 10,721 km unpaved: 564 km (1998 est.) |
|
Sudan | total:
11,900 km paved: 4,320 km unpaved: 7,580 km (1996) |
total: 11,900 km
paved: 4,320 km unpaved: 7,580 km (1996) |
|
Suriname | total:
4,530 km paved: 1,178 km unpaved: 3,352 km (1996) |
total: 4,530 km
paved: 1,178 km unpaved: 3,352 km (1996) |
|
Svalbard | total:
NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
total: NA km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
|
Swaziland | total:
3,000 km paved: 850 km unpaved: 2,150 km (1997) |
total: 3,800 km
paved: 1,064 km unpaved: 2,736 km (2002) |
|
Sweden | total:
210,760 km paved: 162,707 km (including 1,428 km of expressways) unpaved: 48,053 km (1999) |
total: 210,760 km
paved: 162,707 km (including 1,428 km of expressways) unpaved: 48,053 km (1999) |
|
Switzerland | total:
71,059 km (including 1,638 km of expressways) paved: 71,059 km unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
total: 71,059 km (including 1,638 km of expressways)
paved: 71,059 km unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
|
Syria | total:
41,451 km paved: 9,575 km (including 877 km of expressways) unpaved: 31,876 km (1997) |
total: 41,451 km
paved: 9,575 km (including 877 km of expressways) unpaved: 31,876 km (1997) |
|
Taiwan | total:
34,901 km paved: 31,271 km (including 538 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,630 km (1998 est.) |
total: 34,901 km
paved: 31,271 km (including 538 km of expressways) unpaved: 3,630 km (1998 est.) |
|
Tajikistan | total:
29,900 km paved: 21,400 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather) unpaved: 8,500 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
total: 29,900 km
paved: 21,400 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 8,500 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
|
Tanzania | total:
88,200 km paved: 3,704 km unpaved: 84,496 km (1996) |
total: 85,000 km
paved: 4,250 km unpaved: 80,750 km (2001) |
|
Thailand | total:
64,600 km paved: 62,985 km unpaved: 1,615 km (1996) |
total: 64,600 km
paved: 62,985 km unpaved: 1,615 km (1996) |
|
Togo | total:
7,520 km paved: 2,376 km unpaved: 5,144 km (1996) |
total: 7,520 km
paved: 2,376 km unpaved: 5,144 km (1996) |
|
Tokelau | total:
NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
total: NA km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
|
Tonga | total:
680 km paved: 184 km unpaved: 496 km (1996) |
total: 680 km
paved: 184 km unpaved: 496 km (1996) |
|
Trinidad and Tobago | total:
8,320 km paved: 4,252 km unpaved: 4,068 km (1996) |
total: 8,320 km
paved: 4,252 km unpaved: 4,068 km (1996) |
|
Tunisia | total:
23,100 km paved: 18,226 km unpaved: 4,874 km (1996) |
total: 23,100 km
paved: 18,226 km unpaved: 4,874 km (1996) |
|
Turkey | total:
382,059 km paved: 106,976 km (including 1,726 km of expressways) unpaved: 275,083 km (1999 est.) |
total: 382,059 km
paved: 106,976 km (including 1,726 km of expressways) unpaved: 275,083 km (1999 est.) |
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Turkmenistan | total:
22,000 km paved: 18,000 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather) unpaved: 4,000 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1996) |
total: 22,000 km
paved: 18,000 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 4,000 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1996) |
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Turks and Caicos Islands | total:
121 km paved: 24 km unpaved: 97 km (2000) |
total: 121 km
paved: 24 km unpaved: 97 km (2000) |
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Tuvalu | total:
8 km paved: 0 km unpaved: 8 km (1996) |
total: 19.5 km
paved: 0 km unpaved: 19.5 km (2002) |
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Uganda | total:
27,000 km paved: 1,800 km unpaved: 25,200 km (of which about 4200 km are all-weather roads) (1990) |
total: 27,000 km
paved: 1,800 km unpaved: 25,200 km (of which about 4,200 km are all-weather roads) (1990) |
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Ukraine | total:
273,700 km paved: 236,400 km (including 1,770 km of expressways); note - (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather) unpaved: 37,300 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
total: 273,700 km
paved: 236,400 km (including 1,770 km of expressways and a substantial amount of all-weather roads with gravel surfaces) unpaved: 37,300 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
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United Arab Emirates | total:
4,835 km paved: 4,835 km unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.) |
total: 4,835 km
paved: 4,835 km unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.) |
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United Kingdom | total:
371,603 km paved: 371,603 km (including 3,303 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.) |
total: 371,603 km
paved: 371,603 km (including 3,303 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.) |
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United States | total:
6,370,031 km paved: 5,733,028 km (including 74,091 km of expressways) unpaved: 637,003 km (1997) |
total: 6,370,031 km
paved: 5,733,028 km (including 74,091 km of expressways) unpaved: 637,003 km (1997) |
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Uruguay | total:
8,983 km paved: 8,085 km unpaved: 898 km (1999) |
total: 8,764 km
paved: 7,800 km unpaved: 964 km (2001) |
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Uzbekistan | total:
81,600 km paved: 71,237 km (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather) unpaved: 10,363 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1996) |
total: 81,600 km
paved: 71,237 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 10,363 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
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Vanuatu | total:
1,070 km paved: 256 km unpaved: 814 km (1996) |
total: 1,070 km
paved: 256 km unpaved: 814 km (1996) |
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Venezuela | total:
96,155 km paved: 32,308 km unpaved: 63,847 km (1997 est.) |
total: 96,155 km
paved: 32,308 km unpaved: 63,847 km (1997 est.) |
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Vietnam | total:
93,300 km paved: 23,418 km unpaved: 69,882 km (1996) |
total: 93,300 km
paved: 23,418 km unpaved: 69,882 km (1996) |
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Virgin Islands | total:
856 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (2000) |
total: 856 km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km note: the only US posession where driving on the left side of the road is practiced (2000) |
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Wallis and Futuna | total:
120 km (Ile Uvea 100 km, Ile Futuna 20 km) paved: 16 km (all on Ile Uvea) unpaved: 104 km (Ile Uvea 84 km, Ile Futuna 20 km) |
total: 120 km (Ile Uvea 100 km, Ile Futuna 20 km)
paved: 16 km (all on Ile Uvea) unpaved: 104 km (Ile Uvea 84 km, Ile Futuna 20 km) |
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West Bank | total:
4,500 km paved: 2,700 km unpaved: 1,800 km (1997 est.) note: Israelis have developed many highways to service Jewish settlements |
total: 4,500 km
paved: 2,700 km unpaved: 1,800 km (1997 est.) note: Israelis have developed many highways to service Jewish settlements |
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Western Sahara | total:
6,200 km paved: 1,350 km unpaved: 4,850 km (1991 est.) |
total: 6,200 km
paved: 1,350 km unpaved: 4,850 km (1991 est.) |
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World | total:
NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
total: NA km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
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Yemen | total:
69,263 km paved: 9,963 km unpaved: 59,300 km (1999) |
total: 69,263 km
paved: 9,963 km unpaved: 59,300 km (1999) |
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Yugoslavia | total:
48,603 km paved: 28,822 km (including 560 km of expressways) unpaved: 19,781 km (1998 est.) note: because of the 1999 Kosovo conflict, many road bridges were destroyed; since the end of the conflict in June 1999, there has been an intensive program to either rebuild bridges or build by-pass routes |
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Zambia | total:
66,781 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (1997 est.) |
total: 66,781 km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (1997 est.) |
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Zimbabwe | total:
18,338 km paved: 8,692 km unpaved: 9,646 km (1996 est.) |
total: 18,338 km
paved: 8,692 km unpaved: 9,646 km (2002) |