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Railwaystotal: 429 km (2008)

standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)

narrow gauge: 84 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)

note: most sections of the railways inoperable due to damage sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt
Roadwaystotal: 10,600 km (2018)

paved: 657 km (2018)

unpaved: 9,943 km (2018)
Pipelines4 km oil (2013)
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Buchanan, Monrovia
Merchant marinetotal: 3,716

by type: bulk carrier 1,325, container ship 858, general cargo 141, oil tanker 820, other 572 (2020)
Airportstotal: 29 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 2 (2019)

over 3,047 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 27 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 8 (2013)

under 914 m: 14 (2013)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefixA8

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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