Roadways: total: 11,300 km paved: 904 km unpaved: 10,396 km (2002)
Waterways:
800 km (600 km year round) (2005)
Merchant marine:
total: 54 ships (1000 GRT or over) 185,037 GRT/249,996 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 36, chemical tanker 3, combination
ore/oil 3, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1,
passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 14 (China 2, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Russia 1, Syria 1,
UAE 3, Ukraine 4, US 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:
Freetown, Pepel, Sherbro Islands
Military Sierra Leone
Military branches:
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air
Wing, Maritime Wing)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,086,091 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 539,697 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$14.25 million (2005 est.)