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    Liberia Transportation 2000

      Railways:
      total: 490 km (328 km single track); note - three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with the Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased; the other two were shut down by the civil war; large sections of the rail lines have been dismantled; approximately 60 km of railroad track was exported for scrap
      standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
      narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge

      Highways:
      total: 10,600 km (there is major deterioration on all highways due to heavy rains and lack of maintenance)
      paved: 657 km
      unpaved: 9,943 km (1996 est.)

      Ports and harbors: Buchanan, Greenville, Harper, Monrovia

      Merchant marine:
      total: 1,593 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 54,513,479 GRT/85,495,576 DWT
      ships by type: barge carrier 3, bulk 360, cargo 109, chemical tanker 185, combination bulk 22, combination ore/oil 50, container 225, liquified gas 91, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 40, petroleum tanker 351, refrigerated cargo 76, roll-on/roll-off 16, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 15, vehicle carrier 46 (1999 est.)
      note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 54 countries among which are Germany 186, US 161, Norway 142, Greece 144, Japan 124, Hong Kong 100, China 53, UK 32, Singapore 39, and Monaco 38 (1998 est.)

      Airports: 45 (1999 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways:
      total: 2
      over 3,047 m: 1
      1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1999 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:
      total: 43
      1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
      914 to 1,523 m: 5
      under 914 m: 35 (1999 est.)

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