Highways
total: 49,837 km (30967 mi)
paved: 5,781 km (3648 mi)
unpaved: 44,056 km (27375 mi) (1996 est.)
The majority of "paved" roads outside the capital can no longer be considered so due to heavy use, erosion, and lack of maintenance. Due to excessive rainfall in the regions, land slides have depleted roads.
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“That is the land of lost content
I see it shining plain,
The happy highways where I went
And cannot come again.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)