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Ghana: Transportation

Railways
total: 953 km
narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)
Highways
total: 39,409 km
paved: 11,665 km
unpaved: 27,744 km (1999 est.)
Waterways
1,293 km
note: 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
refined products 74 km (2003)
Ports and harbors
Takoradi, Tema
Merchant marine
total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 19,086 GRT/26,185 DWT
foreign-owned: Brazil 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Spain 1 (2003 est.)
by type: petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 5
Airports
12 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2003 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (2003 est.)

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