The CIA World Factbook Edition 2009 Transportation
Roadways In 35 editions of 36.
Roadways was published in 35 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2024. The 2009 edition carries it in 228 entries, in its Transportation section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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- 228
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
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World
1 entryAfrica
54 entriesAlgeria
- total:
- 108,302 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 38
- paved:
- 76,028 km (includes 645 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 32,274 km (2004)
Botswana
- total:
- 25,798 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 103
- paved:
- 8,410 km
- unpaved:
- 17,388 km (2005)
Burkina Faso
- total:
- 92,495 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 51
- paved:
- 3,857 km
- unpaved:
- 88,638 km (2004)
Burundi
- total:
- 12,322 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 131
- paved:
- 1,286 km
- unpaved:
- 11,036 km (2004)
Cape Verde now Cabo Verde
- total:
- 1,350 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 178
- paved:
- 932 km
- unpaved:
- 418 km (2000)
Cameroon
- total:
- 50,000 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 79
- paved:
- 5,000 km
- unpaved:
- 45,000 km (2004)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- total:
- 153,497 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 33
- paved:
- 2,794 km
- unpaved:
- 150,703 km (2004)
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
- total:
- 17,289 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 119
- paved:
- 864 km
- unpaved:
- 16,425 km (2004)
Cote d'Ivoire
- total:
- 80,000 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 59
- paved:
- 6,500 km
- unpaved:
- 73,500 km
note: 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 (2006)
Swaziland now Eswatini
- total:
- 3,594 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 160
- paved:
- 1,078 km
- unpaved:
- 2,516 km (2002)
Ethiopia
- total:
- 36,469 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 93
- paved:
- 6,980 km
- unpaved:
- 29,489 km (2004)
Gambia, The now The Gambia
- total:
- 3,742 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 158
- paved:
- 723 km
- unpaved:
- 3,019 km (2004)
Guinea-Bissau
- total:
- 3,455 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 162
- paved:
- 965 km
- unpaved:
- 2,490 km (2002)
Kenya
- total:
- 63,574 km (interurban roads)
- country comparison to the world:
- 70
- paved:
- 9,273 km
- unpaved:
- 54,301 km
note: there also are 114,226 km of unclassified roads, 2,000 km paved and 112,226 unpaved, for a national total of 177,800 km (2008)
Madagascar
- total:
- 65,663 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 69
- paved:
- 7,617 km
- unpaved:
- 58,046 km (2003)
Mauritania
- total:
- 11,066 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 135
- paved:
- 2,966 km
- unpaved:
- 8,100 km (2006)
Mauritius
- total:
- 2,028 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 173
- paved:
- 2,028 km (includes 75 km of expressways) (2007)
Morocco
- total:
- 57,625 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 76
- paved:
- 35,664 km (includes 639 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 21,961 km (2006)
Mozambique
- total:
- 30,400 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 96
- paved:
- 5,685 km
- unpaved:
- 24,715 km (2000)
Nigeria
- total:
- 193,200 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 27
- paved:
- 28,980 km
- unpaved:
- 164,220 km (2004)
Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
- total:
- 198 km (Saint Helena 138 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 20 km)
- country comparison to the world:
- 207
- paved:
- 168 km (Saint Helena 118 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km)
- unpaved:
- 30 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km) (2002)
Sao Tome and Principe
- total:
- 320 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 201
- paved:
- 218 km
- unpaved:
- 102 km (2000)
Senegal
- total:
- 13,576 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 127
- paved:
- 3,972 km (includes 7 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 9,604 km (2003)
Sierra Leone
- total:
- 11,300 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 134
- paved:
- 904 km
- unpaved:
- 10,396 km (2002)
Somalia
- total:
- 22,100 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 106
- paved:
- 2,608 km
- unpaved:
- 19,492 km (2000)
South Africa
- total:
- 362,099 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 18
- paved:
- 73,506 km (includes 239 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 288,593 km (2002)
Tanzania
- total:
- 78,891 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 60
- paved:
- 6,808 km
- unpaved:
- 72,083 km (2003)
Tunisia
- total:
- 19,232 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 112
- paved:
- 12,655 km (includes 262 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 6,577 km (2004)
Zimbabwe
- total:
- 97,267 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 45
- paved:
- 18,481 km
- unpaved:
- 78,786 km (2002)
Arctic Region
2 entriesAsia
23 entriesAfghanistan
- total:
- 42,150 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 87
- paved:
- 12,350 km
- unpaved:
- 29,800 km (2006)
Armenia
- total:
- 7,700 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 144
- paved:
- 7,700 km (includes 1,561 km of expressways) (2006)
Azerbaijan
- total:
- 59,141 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 74
- paved:
- 29,210 km
- unpaved:
- 29,931 km (2004)
Bangladesh
- total:
- 239,226 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 21
- paved:
- 22,726 km
- unpaved:
- 216,500 km (2003)
British Indian Ocean Territory
note: short section of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia
China
- total:
- 1,930,544 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 3
- paved:
- 1,575,571 km (includes 41,005 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 354,973 km (2005)
Georgia
- total:
- 20,329 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 109
- paved:
- 7,854 km (includes 13 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 12,475 km (2006)
Japan
- total:
- 1,196,999 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 5
- paved:
- 949,101 km (includes 7,383 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 247,898 km (2006)
Kazakhstan
- total:
- 91,563 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 53
- paved:
- 83,717 km
- unpaved:
- 7,846 km (2006)
Korea, North now North Korea
- total:
- 25,554 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 104
- paved:
- 724 km
- unpaved:
- 24,830 km (2006)
Korea, South now South Korea
- total:
- 103,029 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 40
- paved:
- 80,642 km (includes 3,367 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 22,387 km (2008)
Kyrgyzstan
- total:
- 18,500 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 116
- paved:
- 16,909 km (includes 140 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 1,591 km (2003)
Maldives
- total:
- 88 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 213
- paved roads:
- 88 km - 60 km in Male;
- 14 km on Addu Atolis;
- 14 km on Laamu
note: village roads are mainly compacted coral (2006)
Mongolia
- total:
- 49,249 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 80
- paved:
- 2,671 km
- unpaved:
- 46,578 km (2008)
Pakistan
- total:
- 259,197 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 20
- paved:
- 172,827 km (includes 711 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 86,370 km (2007)
Russia
- total:
- 933,000 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 8
- paved:
- 754,984 km (includes 30,000 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 178,016 km
note: includes public, local, and departmental roads (2006)
Sri Lanka
- total:
- 97,286 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 44
- paved:
- 78,802 km
- unpaved:
- 18,484 km (2003)
Turkmenistan
- total:
- 58,592 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 75
- paved:
- 47,577 km
- unpaved:
- 11,015 km (2002)
Uzbekistan
- total:
- 86,496 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 55
- paved:
- 75,511 km
- unpaved:
- 10,985 km (2000)
Central America and the Caribbean
28 entriesAntigua and Barbuda
- total:
- 1,165 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 181
- paved:
- 384 km
- unpaved:
- 781 km (2002)
Bahamas, The now The Bahamas
- total:
- 2,717 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 168
- paved:
- 1,560 km
- unpaved:
- 1,157 km (2002)
Costa Rica
- total:
- 35,330 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 94
- paved:
- 8,621 km
- unpaved:
- 26,709 km (2004)
Cuba
- total:
- 60,858 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 73
- paved:
- 29,820 km (includes 638 km of expressway)
- unpaved:
- 31,038 km (2000)
Dominican Republic
- total:
- 19,705 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 110
- paved:
- 9,872 km
- unpaved:
- 9,833 km (2002)
El Salvador
- total:
- 10,886 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 136
- paved:
- 2,827 km (includes 327 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 8,059 km (2000)
Guatemala
- total:
- 14,095 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 124
- paved:
- 4,863 km (includes 75 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 9,232 km (2000)
Honduras
- total:
- 13,600 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 126
- paved:
- 2,775 km
- unpaved:
- 10,825 km (2000)
Jamaica
- total:
- 21,552 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 108
- paved:
- 15,937 km (includes 33 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 5,615 km (2005)
Montserrat
note: 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 (2008)
Nicaragua
- total:
- 19,036 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 113
- paved:
- 2,299 km
- unpaved:
- 16,737 km (2005)
Puerto Rico
- total:
- 26,186 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 102
- paved:
- 24,877 km (includes 427 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 1,309 km (2007)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- total:
- 383 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 197
- paved:
- 163 km
- unpaved:
- 220 km (2002)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- total:
- 829 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 185
- paved:
- 580 km
- unpaved:
- 249 km (2003)
Trinidad and Tobago
- total:
- 8,320 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 139
- paved:
- 4,252 km
- unpaved:
- 4,068 km (2000)
Turks and Caicos Islands
- total:
- 121 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 210
- paved:
- 24 km
- unpaved:
- 97 km (2003)
Europe
47 entriesAlbania
- total:
- 18,000 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 117
- paved:
- 7,020 km
- unpaved:
- 10,980 km (2002)
Austria
- total:
- 107,262 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 39
- paved:
- 107,262 km (includes 1,677 km of expressways) (2006)
Belarus
- total:
- 94,797 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 48
- paved:
- 84,028 km
- unpaved:
- 10,769 km (2005)
Belgium
- total:
- 152,256 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 34
- paved:
- 119,079 km (includes 1,763 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 33,177 km (2006)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- total:
- 21,846 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 107
- paved:
- 11,425 km (4,714 km of interurban roads)
- unpaved:
- 10,421 km (2006)
Bulgaria
- total:
- 40,231 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 89
- paved:
- 39,587 km (includes 331 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 644 km (2005)
Czech Republic now Czechia
- total:
- 128,512 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 36
- paved:
- 128,512 km (includes 657 km of expressways) (2007)
Denmark
- total:
- 72,362 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 64
- paved:
- 72,362 km (includes 1,032 km of expressways) (2006)
Estonia
- total:
- 57,016 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 77
- paved:
- 12,926 km (includes 99 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 44,090 km (2005)
Finland
- total:
- 78,141 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 62
- paved:
- 50,914 km (includes 700 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 27,227 km (2009)
France
- total:
- 951,500 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 7
- paved:
- 951,500 km (metropolitan France; includes 10,950 km of expressways)
note: there are another 5,100 km of roadways in overseas departments (2006)
Germany
- total:
- 644,480 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 11
- paved:
- 644,480 km (includes 12,400 km of expressways)
note: includes local roads (2006)
Greece
- total:
- 117,533 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 37
- paved:
- 107,895 km (includes 880 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 9,638 km (2005)
Hungary
- total:
- 159,568 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 32
- paved:
- 70,050 km (30,874 km of interurban roads including 626 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 89,518 km (2005)
Ireland
- total:
- 96,602 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 46
- paved:
- 96,602 km (includes 200 km of expressways) (2003)
Italy
- total:
- 487,700 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 12
- paved:
- 487,700 km (includes 6,700 km of expressways) (2005)
Lithuania
- total:
- 80,715 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 57
- paved:
- 71,301 km (includes 309 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 9,414 km (2007)
Luxembourg
- total:
- 5,227 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 152
- paved:
- 5,227 km (includes 147 km of expressways) (2004)
Montenegro
- total:
- 7,368 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 146
- paved:
- 4,742 km
- unpaved:
- 2,626 km (2006)
Netherlands
- total:
- 135,470 km (includes 2,582 km of expressways) (2007)
- country comparison to the world:
- 35
Macedonia now North Macedonia
- total:
- 13,182 km (includes 208 km of expressways) (2002)
- country comparison to the world:
- 128
Norway
- total:
- 92,946 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 50
- paved:
- 72,033 km (includes 664 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 20,913 km (2007)
Poland
- total:
- 423,997 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 15
- paved:
- 295,356 km (includes 662 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 128,641 km (2006)
Portugal
- total:
- 82,900 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 56
- paved:
- 71,294 km (includes 2,300 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 11,606 km (2005)
Romania
- total:
- 198,817 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 26
- paved:
- 60,043 km (includes 228 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 138,774 km (2004)
Slovakia
- total:
- 43,761 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 83
- paved:
- 38,085 km (includes 316 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 5,676 km (2006)
Slovenia
- total:
- 38,709 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 90
- paved:
- 38,709 km (includes 579 km of expressways) (2007)
Spain
- total:
- 681,224 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 10
- paved:
- 681,224 km (includes 13,872 km of expressways) (2006)
Sweden
- total:
- 425,300 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 14
- paved:
- 139,300 km (includes 1,740 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 286,000 km (2008)
Switzerland
- total:
- 71,298 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 66
- paved:
- 71,298 km (includes 1,758 of expressways) (2006)
Ukraine
- total:
- 169,422 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 30
- paved:
- 165,611 km (includes 15 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 3,811 km (2007)
United Kingdom
- total:
- 398,366 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 16
- paved:
- 398,366 km (includes 3,520 km of expressways) (2006)
Middle East
17 entriesCyprus
- total:
- 14,630 km (area under government control: 12,280 km; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2,350 km)
- country comparison to the world:
- 123
- paved:
- area under government control:
- 7,979 km (includes 257 km of expressways); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 1,370 km
- unpaved:
- area under government control:
- 4,301 km; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 980 km (2006)
Iran
- total:
- 172,927 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 29
- paved:
- 125,908 km (includes 1,429 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 47,019 km (2006)
Israel
- total:
- 17,870 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 118
- paved:
- 17,870 km (includes 146 km of expressways) (2007)
Oman
- total:
- 42,300 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 85
- paved:
- 16,500 km (includes 550 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 25,800 km (2005)
Saudi Arabia
- total:
- 221,372 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 24
- paved:
- 47,529 km (includes 3,891 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 173,843 km (2006)
Syria
- total:
- 97,401 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 43
- paved:
- 19,490 km (includes 1,103 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 77,911 km (2006)
Turkey now Turkiye
- total:
- 426,951 km (includes 1,987 km of expressways) (2006)
- country comparison to the world:
- 13
United Arab Emirates
- total:
- 4,080 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 156
- paved:
- 4,080 km (includes 253 km of expressways) (2008)
West Bank
- total:
- 5,147 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 153
- paved:
- 5,147 km
note: includes Gaza Strip (2006)
North America
5 entriesBermuda
- total:
- 447 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 194
- paved:
- 447 km
note: public roads - 225 km; private roads - 222 km (2007)
Canada
- total:
- 1,042,300 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 6
- paved:
- 415,600 km (includes 17,000 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 626,700 km (2006)
Mexico
- total:
- 356,945 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 19
- paved:
- 178,473 km (includes 6,279 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 178,472 km (2006)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- total:
- 117 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 212
- paved:
- 80 km
- unpaved:
- 37 km (2000)
United States
- total:
- 6,465,799 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 1
- paved:
- 4,209,835 km (includes 75,040 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 2,255,964 km (2007)
Oceania
22 entriesAustralia
- total:
- 812,972 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 9
- paved:
- 341,448 km
- unpaved:
- 471,524 km (2004)
French Polynesia
- total:
- 2,590 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 169
- paved:
- 1,735 km
- unpaved:
- 855 km (1999)
Marshall Islands
- total:
- 2,028 km (includes 75 km of expressways) (2007)
- country comparison to the world:
- 174
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
- total:
- 240 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 204
- paved:
- 42 km
- unpaved:
- 198 km (2000)
New Zealand
- total:
- 93,576 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 49
- paved:
- 61,564 km (includes 172 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 32,012 km (2006)
Papua New Guinea
- total:
- 19,600 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 111
- paved:
- 686 km
- unpaved:
- 18,914 km (2000)
Solomon Islands
- total:
- 1,360 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 177
- paved:
- 33 km
- unpaved:
- 1,327 km
note: includes 800 km of private plantation roads (2002)
South America
13 entriesArgentina
- total:
- 231,374 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 22
- paved:
- 69,412 km (includes 734 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 161,962 km (2004)
Brazil
- total:
- 1,751,868 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 4
- paved:
- 96,353 km
- unpaved:
- 1,655,515 km (2004)
Chile
- total:
- 80,505 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 58
- paved:
- 16,745 km (includes 2,414 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 63,760 km (2004)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
- total:
- 440 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 195
- paved:
- 50 km
- unpaved:
- 390 km (2008)
Paraguay
- total:
- 29,500 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 98
- paved:
- 14,986 km
- unpaved:
- 14,514 km (2000)
Peru
- total:
- 78,829 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 61
- paved:
- 11,351 km (includes 276 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 67,478 km (2004)
Venezuela
- total:
- 96,155 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 47
- paved:
- 32,308 km
- unpaved:
- 63,847 km (2002)
Southeast Asia
16 entriesBurma now Burma (Myanmar)
- total:
- 27,000 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 101
- paved:
- 3,200 km
- unpaved:
- 23,800 km (2006)
Cambodia
- total:
- 38,093 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 91
- paved:
- 2,977 km
- unpaved:
- 35,116 km (2007)
Christmas Island
- total:
- 140 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 209
- paved:
- 30 km
- unpaved:
- 110 km (2007)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- total:
- 22 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 218
- paved:
- 10 km
- unpaved:
- 12 km (2006)
Indonesia
- total:
- 391,009 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 17
- paved:
- 216,714 km
- unpaved:
- 174,295 km (2005)
Malaysia
- total:
- 98,721 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 42
- paved:
- 80,280 km (includes 1,821 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 18,441 km (2004)
Philippines
- total:
- 201,910 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 25
- paved:
- 21,677 km
- unpaved:
- 180,233 km (2008)
Singapore
- total:
- 3,297 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 164
- paved:
- 3,297 km (includes 150 km of expressways) (2007)
Taiwan
- total:
- 40,262 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 88
- paved:
- 38,171 km (includes 976 km of expressways)
- unpaved:
- 2,091 km (2007)
Thailand
- total:
- 180,053 km (includes 450 km of expressways) (2006)
- country comparison to the world:
- 28
Timor-Leste
- total:
- 6,040 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 149
- paved:
- 2,600 km
- unpaved:
- 3,440 km (2005)
Vietnam
- total:
- 222,179 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 23
- paved:
- 42,167 km
- unpaved:
- 180,012 km (2004)
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2009, “Roadways”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/roadways/2009.