Transport in Liberia consist of 266 mi of railways, 6,580 mi of highways (408 mi paved), seaports, 29 airports (2 paved) and 2 mi of pipeline for oil transportation. Busses and taxis are the main forms of ground transportation in and around Monrovia. Charter boats are also available.

Railways

Historically, three railways were built in Liberia to export ore from mines; they were damaged during civil war. In 2010, only the Bong mine railway was operational but the Lamco Railway was at least partially rebuilt by

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and put back into service in 2011. There are no rail connections with other countries, although there has been a proposal to extend the Bong mine railway to serve a mine across the border in

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. ''Total:'' 429 km (2008) ''Standard gauge:'' 345km (2008) ''Narrow gauge:'' 84 km (2008)

Roadways

''Total:'' 10,600 km (6,586 mi) (there is major deterioration on all highways due to heavy rains and lack of maintenance) ''Paved:'' 657 km (408 mi) ''Unpaved:'' 9,943 km (6,178 mi) (2018) When construction and reconstruction of roads in Liberia is complete, the

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will cross the country, connecting it to

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(

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, ...

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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

), and eventually to 11 other nations of the

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(ECOWAS).

Ports and harbors

* Buchanan -

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of for civil war affected iron mine at Nimba * Greenville *

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Monrovia Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As the ...

Merchant marine

Liberia is an international

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for freight shipping. ''Total:'' 3,942 (2021) ''Ships by type:'' barge carrier 1,487, container ship 878, general cargo 131, oil tanker 851, other 595 (2021)

Airports

20 (2017) The main international airport in the country is

Roberts International Airport Roberts International Airport , informally also known as ''Robertsfield'', is an international airport in the West African nation of Liberia. Located near the town of Harbel in Margibi County, the single runway airport is about outside of t ...

Airports - with paved runways

''Total:'' 2 ''Over 3,047 m (10,000 ft):'' 1 ''1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft):'' 1 (2017)

Airports - with unpaved runways

''Total:'' 27 ''1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft):'' 5 ''914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 4,999 ft):'' 8 ''Under 914 m (3,000 ft):'' 14 (2013)

References

External links

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