2.2 PRESENT SITUATION OF THE ROADS SYSTEM
| The Roads Division of the Government of Namibia has to plan, construct and maintain as prime task a roads system to serve a country of 824.269 km2 with an estimated total population of 1.415.000 (1990). In 1952, Namibia had just over 10.000 km of trunk and main roads. There were no paved roads and very few structures. Since then a remarkable development has taken place: |
TABLE 2 NAMIBIA: ROAD NETWORK BY ROAD CATEGORIES (km)
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1953 1973 1986 1953-73
1973-86 -------------------------------------------------------- Sub-Total 24.656 32.475 41.572 +7.819
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