Transportation
Railways:
note: Libya has had no railroad in operation since 1965, all previous
systems having been dismantled; current plans are to construct a 1.435-m
standard gauge line from the Tunisian frontier to Tripoli and Misratah,
then inland to Sabha, center of a mineral-rich area, but there has been
no progress; other plans made jointly with Egypt would establish a rail
line from As Sallum, Egypt, to Tobruk with completion set for mid-1994;
no progress has been reported
Highways:
total: 19,189 km
paved: 10,738 km
unpaved: 8,451 km (1987 est.)
Waterways: none
Pipelines: crude oil 4,383 km; petroleum products 443 km (includes
liquefied petroleum gas 256 km); natural gas 1,947 km
Ports: Al Khums, Banghazi, Darnah, Marsa al Burayqah, Misratah, Ra's
Lanuf, Tobruk, Tripoli, Zuwarah
Merchant marine:
total: 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 686,834 GRT/1,209,263
DWT
ships by type: cargo 10, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas tanker
2, oil tanker 10, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3, short-sea passenger 4
note: Libya owns an additional 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
38,260 DWT operating under the registries of Algeria and Turkey (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 130
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 24
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 5
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 22
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 6
with paved runways under 914 m: 13
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m: 4
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 3
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 15
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 38 (1995 est.)
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