Transportation of Madagascar
Excerpted from the CIA World Factbook
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Railways:
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total: 732 km
narrow gauge: 732 km 1.000-m gauge (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 49,827 km
paved: 5,780 km unpaved: 44,047 km (1999 est.) |
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Waterways:
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of local importance only |
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Ports and harbors:
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Antsiranana, Antsohimbondrona, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 14,865 GRT/17,936 DWT
registered in other countries: 2 (2003 est.) by type: cargo 8, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2 |
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Airports:
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116 (2003 est.) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 29
over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 20 under 914 m: 2 (2003 est.) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 87
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 42 under 914 m: 43 (2003 est.) |
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