[These materials have been adapted from the section on Ghana in the 2000 CIA World Factbook.]
| Transportation |
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 est.)
Waterways: 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 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 (1999 est.)
Airports: 12 (1999 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 (1999 est.)
Airports -- with unpaved runways: total:
6
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
3
under 914 m:
2 (1999 est.)
