Short facts about transportation in Sierra Leone

Railways:

total:  84 km used on a limited basis because the mine at Marampa is closed narrow gauge:  84 km 1.067-m gauge

Highways:

total:  11,300 km paved:  904 km unpaved:  10,396 km (1997)

Waterways:

800 km (of which 600 km navigable year round)

Ports and harbors:

Bonthe, Freetown, Pepel

Merchant marine:

total:  1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,057 GRT/3,498 DWT ships by type:  cargo 1 (2000 est.)

Airports:

11 (2000 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:

total:  1 over 3,047 m:  1 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total:  10 914 to 1,523 m:  7 under 914 m:  3 (2000 est.)

Heliports:

1 (2000 est.)

Source: World Factbook