km2 comparative area: slightly less than three times the size of Texas Land boundaries: total 4,558 km, Belarus 891 km, Hungary 83 km Coastline: 660 km (Burkina border to Abidjan, 1.00-meter gauge, single track; diesel operated Highways: 66,482 km total; 6,084 km concrete or bituminous, 31,163 km gravel, crushed stone, 5,000 km gravel, crushed stone, gravel, or improved earth; 52,560 km unimproved earth; some roads in disrepair Inland waterways: 1,609 km; of decreasing importance
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