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Transport in Eswatini

Public transport is the main means of transportation in Eswatini. Car ownership is low, at 89 cars per 1,000 people (2014), with a total of 297,000 vehicles on the local roads. The National Road Network has 1500 km of main roads and 2270 km of district roads.

Roads
total: 3,594 km paved: 1,078 km unpaved: 2,516 km (2002) Amongst its roadway network, the main roads are: • MR1 Mbabane - Piggs Peak - Jeppes Reef, border with South Africa. • MR3 Ngwenya, border with South Africa - Mbabane - Manzini - Hlane - Lomashasha, border with Mozambique. This is the most important highway. • MR8 Manzini - Big Bend - Lavumisa, border with South Africa. • MR9 Manzini - Nhlangano - Mahamba, border with South Africa. • MR11 Nhlangano - Lavumisa, border with South Africa. • MR19 Mbabane - Nertson, border with South Africa. The MR3 road also includes a section, going from the Ngwenya border crossing, through Mbabane and until Manzini, with 4 lanes and has been upgraded as a motorway. This motorway section has a length of 56 km. == Railways ==
Railways
total: 301 km (2008), 297 km; note - includes 71 km which are not in use (1997 est.) narrow gauge: 301 km (2008), 297 km gauge (1997 est.) == Airports ==
Airports
The country's main airport is King Mswati III International Airport, which has a 3,600m runway. The other paved airport is Matsapha Airport Other airports - with unpaved runways total: 13 914 to 1,523 m: 6 under 914 m: 7 (2012) == See also ==
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