Search this site:

World Factbook: Ghana Transportation


Reference

Word of the Day
acrimonious
Definition: (adjective) biting, harsh, caustic.
Petersons.com
Add Word of the Day to your personalized My Yahoo! page:
Add to My Yahoo! View RSS Feed
About My Yahoo! and RSS »

 
Pronounce  

Ghana



Ghana Transportation:

Railways:
total: 953 km (2004 est.)
narrow gauge gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge

Highways:
total: 46,176 km (1999 est.)
paved: 8,496 km
unpaved: 37,679 km

Waterways:
1,293 km (2003 est.)
note: 168 km for launches and lighters on Volta, Ankobra, and Tano rivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta

Pipelines:
74 km refined products (2004 est.)

Ports and harbors:
Takoradi, Tema

Merchant marine:
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 19,086 GRT / 26,185 DWT
by type: petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3
foreign-owned: 1 Brazil 1
(2005)

Airports:
12 (2004 est.)

Airports — with paved runways:
total: 7
2438 to 3047m: 1
1524 to 2437m: 4
914 to 1523m: 2
(2004 est.)

Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 5
914 to 1523m: 3
under 914m: 2
(2004 est.)



Search World Factbook:  


 More on Yahoo! Education
 • Online and On-Campus Degree Programs
    MBAs  -  Technology Management  -  Education  -  Health  -  More

 • College & Grad School - A Comprehensive Guide
    College Search  -  Test Prep  -  Application Tips  -  Scholarship Search

Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
-