Transport > Roadways > Note: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| BermudaBermuda | public roads - 225 km; private roads - 222 km |
| British Indian Ocean TerritoryIndian Ocean | short section of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia |
| Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | includes intercity and urban roads; another 20,000 km of dirt roads are in poor condition and 150,000 km of dirt roads are impassable |
| Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands | no roads between towns |
| FranceFrance | there are another 5,100 km of roadways in overseas departments |
| Gaza StripGaza Strip | see entry for West Bank |
| GermanyGermany | includes local roads |
| GreenlandGreenland | although there are short roads in towns, there are no roads between towns; inter-urban transport takes place either by sea or air |
| KenyaKenya | there also are 100,000 km of rural roads and 14,500 km of urban roads for a national total of 177,765 km |
| MaldivesMaldives | village roads are mainly compacted coral |
| Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. | paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks |
| MontserratMontserrat | volcanic eruptions that began in 1995 destroyed most of the 227 km road system; a new road infrastructure has been built in the north end of the island |
| PalauPalau | estimated to have 60 km of roads as of 1996 |
| PeruPeru | includes 23,838 km of national roads, 19,049 km of departmental roads, and 60,000 km of local roads |
| RussiaRussia | includes public, local, and departmental roads |
| Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ | roadways in Kosovo listed separately |
| Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | includes 800 km of private plantation roads |
| SwedenSweden | (includes 98,400 km of state roads, 433,500 km of private roads, and 41,000 km of muncipal roads; 215,700 km of these are open to public traffic) |
| Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands | the only US possession where driving on the left side of the road is practiced |
| West BankWest Bank | includes Gaza Strip |
