Transportation in Madagascar
Railways:total: 883 km
narrow gauge: 883 km 1.000-m gauge (1994)
Highways:
total:
49,837 km
paved:
5,781 km
unpaved:
44,056 km (1996 est.)
Waterways: of local importance only; isolated streams and small portions of Lakandranon' Ampangalana (Canal des Pangalanes)
Ports and harbors: Antsiranana, Antsohimbondrona, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
Merchant marine:
total:
13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 24,819 GRT/34,173 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 7, chemical tanker 1, liquified gas 1, petroleum tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 est.)
Airports: 133 (1999 est.)
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 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
104
1,524 to 2,437 m:
3
914 to 1,523 m:
59
under 914 m:
42 (1999 est.)
- See also : Madagascar
