Madagascar: Transportation

Transportation

Madagascar

Railways:	total: 732 km narrow gauge: 732 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Highways:	total: 49,827 km paved: 5,780 km unpaved: 44,047 km (1999 est.)
Waterways:	of local importance only
Ports and harbors:	Antsiranana, Antsohimbondrona, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
Merchant marine:	total: 11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 14,865 GRT/17,936 DWT ships by type: cargo 8, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2 (2002 est.)
Airports:	121 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways:	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 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:	total: 92 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 46 under 914 m: 44 (2002)