Transportation in Lebanon
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Railways:
total:
399 km
standard gauge:
317 km 1.435-m
note:
entire system is unusable because of damage in civil war (2001)
narrow gauge:
82 km 1.050-m (1999)
Highways:
total:
7,300 km
paved:
6,350 km
unpaved:
950 km (1999 est.)
Waterways: none
Pipelines: crude oil 72 km (none in operation)
Ports and harbors: Antilyas, Batroun, Beirut, Chekka, El Mina, Ez Zahrani, Jbail, Jounieh, Naqoura, Sidon, Tripoli, Tyre
Merchant marine:
total:
67 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 320,770 GRT/468,293 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 8, cargo 38, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, container 4, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 7, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off 3, vehicle carrier 3
note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1, Greece 10, Netherlands 4, Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Spain 1, Syria 2 (2002 est.)
Airports: 8 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
5
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
2
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
3
914 to 1,523 m:
2
under 914 m:
1 (2002)
- See also : LebanonTemplate:Leb-stub