Liberia Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

490 km (single track); note - three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased; the other two have been shut down by the civil war

standard gauge:

345 km 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge:

145 km 1.067-m gauge

Highways:

total:

10,087 km

paved:

603 km

unpaved:

gravel 5,171 km (includes 2,323 km of private roads of rubber and timber firms, open to the public); earth 4,313 km

Ports:

Buchanan, Greenville, Harper, Monrovia

Merchant marine:

total:

1,549 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 56,709,634 GRT/97,038,680 DWT

ships by type:

barge carrier 3, bulk 392, cargo 121, chemical tanker 114, combination bulk 33, combination ore/oil 57, container 124, liquefied gas tanker 75, oil tanker 459, passenger 32, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 58, roll-on/roll-off cargo 18, short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 7, vehicle carrier 54

note:

a flag of convenience registry; includes 53 countries; the 10 major fleet flags are: United States 232 ships, Japan 190, Norway 166, Greece 125, Germany 125, United Kingdom 102, Hong Kong 95, China 45, Russia 41, and the Netherlands 34

Airports:

total:

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:

with paved runways under 914 m:

with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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