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This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved.Also included is additional data on road network density and the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic.
This is far less highway and road distance than the United States, which is smaller, but has more than 6,000,000 km (3,700,000 mi) of paved roads and highways. However, Canada still has many more roads and highways than Russia, the largest country in the world in land area, with an estimated just 336,000 kilometres (208,000 miles) of paved roads.
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A road of such material is called a "metalled road" in Britain, a "paved road" in Canada and the US, or a "sealed road" in parts of Canada, Australia and New Zealand. [ 48 ] A granular surface can be used with a traffic volume where the annual average daily traffic is 1,200 vehicles per day or less.
The highest paved road in Greece is the road to Voras ski resort with the paved road reaching 2070 meters. 39.615257452560975, 21.173689223600785 1770 m: Fellhorn Ski station: Allgäu Alps Germany: dead end: Oberstdorf [clarification needed] Highest road in Germany. Ski area.
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The cities and countries served, and status of the road are as follows. Please note that a paved alternate route Dakar-Bamako-Abidjan (shown in black on map) is more practical. [5] Information about construction required is from two sources: the ECOWAS website, [6] undated document, and the ADB website, consultancy report date August 2003. [2]
To put this in perspective, the road distance across the country in any direction is more than 2500 km (e.g. Matadi to Lubumbashi, 2700 km by road). The figure of 2250 km converts to 35 km of paved road per 1,000,000 of population. Comparative figures for Zambia and Botswana are 721 km and 3427 km respectively. [4]