Transportation ———————

Railways:
total: 84 km used on a limited basis because the mine at Marampa is
closed
narrow gauge: 84 km 1.067-m gauge

Highways:
total: 11,674 km
paved: 1,284 km
unpaved: 10,390 km (1992 est.)

Waterways: 800 km; 600 km navigable year round

Ports: Bonthe, Freetown, Pepel

Merchant marine: none

Airports:
total: 5
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 1
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 2 (1995 est.)

Communications ———————

Telephones: 17,526 (1991 est.)

Telephone system: marginal telephone and telegraph service
domestic: national microwave radio relay system made unserviceable
by military activities
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)