My World Factbook
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Transportation
191 (2010)
country comparison to the world: total: 17
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 1 (2010)
total: 174
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 107
under 914 m: 55 (2010)
oil 4 km; refined products 928 km (2009)
total: 2,778 km
country comparison to the world: narrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
total: 160,886 km
country comparison to the world: paved: 11,197 km
unpaved: 149,689 km (2008)
the only significant inland waterway in the country is the part of Lake Victoria within the boundaries of Kenya; Kisumu is the main port and has ferry connections to Uganda and Tanzania (2010)
total: 1
country comparison to the world: by type: petroleum tanker 1
registered in other countries: 5 (Comoros 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010)
Kisumu, Mombasa

