(Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 10, shortwave 0
note: two of the FM radio stations are limited to a small area

Radios: 675,000 (1995 est.); note--10,000 windup radios were
distributed in the country prior to the 1997 election

Television broadcast stations: 1 (in addition, there are four
low-power repeaters; the station is located in Monrovia) (1997)

Televisions: 56,000 (1995 est.)

Transportation

Railways:
total: 480 km (328 km single track); note--three rail systems owned
and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction
with the Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad,
closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased; the other two were
shut down by the civil war; large sections of the rail lines have
been dismantled; approximately 60 km of railroad track was exported
for scrap
standard gauge: NA km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: NA km 1.067-m gauge

Highways:
total: 10,037 km (there is major deterioration on all highways due
to lack of maintenance since the civil war began)
paved: 603 km
unpaved: 9,434 km (1996 est.)

Ports and harbors: Buchanan, Greenville, Harper, Monrovia

Merchant marine:
total: 1,651 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 59,804,012
GRT/96,650,752 DWT
ships by type: barge carrier 4, bulk 408, cargo 106, chemical tanker
176, combination bulk 25, combination ore/oil 50, container 193,
liquefied gas tanker 89, multifunction large-load carrier 2, oil
tanker 413, passenger 37, refrigerated cargo 69, roll-on/roll-off
cargo 19, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 12, vehicle
carrier 45
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 54
countries among which are Germany 186, US 161, Norway 142, Greece
144, Japan 124, Hong Kong 100, China 53, UK 32, Singapore 39, and
Monaco 38 (1998 est.)

Airports: 45 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1998 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 43
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 35 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: Army, Air Force, Navy

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 667,032 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 356,825 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures--dollar figure: $1.4 million (1998)

Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 2% (1998