Ports and harbors:
Buchanan, Monrovia
Merchant marine:
total: 1,465 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 50,555,752 GRT/79,125,329 DWT
by type: barge carrier 3, bulk carrier 275, cargo 91, chemical
tanker 173, combination ore/oil 22, container 388, liquefied gas 78,
passenger 2, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 324, refrigerated
cargo 57, roll on/roll off 6, specialized tanker 9, vehicle carrier
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foreign-owned: 1,392 (Argentina 8, Australia 2, Austria 13, Bahamas
3, Brazil 6, British 1, Canada 2, Chile 1, China 36, Croatia 7,
Cyprus 1, Denmark 5, France 3, Germany 511, Greece 149, Hong Kong
29, India 4, Indonesia 1, Isle of Man 5, Israel 7, Italy 12, Japan
106, Latvia 18, Monaco 10, Netherlands 18, Nigeria 1, Norway 57,
Pakistan 1, Poland 14, Romania 1, Russia 63, Saudi Arabia 23,
Singapore 29, Slovenia 1, South Korea 4, Sweden 12, Switzerland 10,
Taiwan 54, Turkey 4, Ukraine 7, UAE 10, United Kingdom 56, United
States 84, Uruguay 3) (2005)
Airports:
53 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 2 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 51 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 8 under 914 m: 38 (2004 est.)
Military Liberia
Military branches:
Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2001)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 659,795 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 360,373 (2005 est.)