Ghana Transportation Profile 2003

Railways

total: 953 km
narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)

Roadways

total: 38,940 km
paved: 9,346 km (including 30 km of expressways)
unpaved: 29,594 km (2001)

Waterways

1,293 km
note: Volta, Ankobra, and Tano Rivers provide 168 km of perennial navigation for launches and lighters; Lake Volta provides 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways

Pipelines

0 km

Ports and terminals

Takoradi, Tema

Merchant marine

total: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 20,559 GRT/27,531 DWT
ships by type: petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 6
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Brazil 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Spain 1 (2002 est.)

Airports

12 (2002)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2002)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (2002)