Short facts about transportation in Ghana
| Railways: |
total: 953 km (undergoing major rehabilitation)
narrow gauge: 953
km 1.067-m gauge (32 km double track) (1997
est.) |
| Highways: |
total: 39,409 km
paved: 11,653 km (including 30 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 27,756 km
(1997) |
| 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 |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Takoradi,
Tema |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 13,484 GRT/18,583
DWT
ships by type: petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 4 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
3
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m:
3
under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
