Ports: Buchanan, Greenville, Harper, Monrovia
Merchant marine:
total: 1,601 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 59,449,296
GRT/98,819,081 DWT
ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 411, cargo 121, chemical tanker
108, combination bulk 28, combination ore/oil 56, container 143,
liquefied gas tanker 77, multifunction large-load carrier 1, oil
tanker 463, passenger 42, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 64,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 23, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker
9, vehicle carrier 48
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 59
countries among which are US 253, Japan 172, Norway 165, Germany
149, Greece 137, Hong Kong 114, UK 78, China 49, Monaco 41, and
Cyprus 34 (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 39
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 29
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 6 (1995 est.)
Communications ———————
Telephones: less than 25,000 (1991 est.)
Telephone system: telephone and telegraph service via microwave
radio relay network; main center is Monrovia; most
telecommunications services inoperable due to insurgency movement
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0
Radios: 622,000 (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 5 (1987 est.)
Televisions: 51,000 (1992 est.)