Railways
total: 222 km
standard gauge: 222 km 1.435-m (from Beirut to the Syrian border)

Highways
total: 6,350 km
paved: 6,032 km
unpaved: 318 km (1996 est.)

Pipelines crude oil 72 km (none in operation)

Ports and harbors Al Batrun, Al Mina', An Naqurah, Antilyas, Az Zahrani, Beirut, Jubayl, Juniyah, Shikka, Sidon, Tripoli, Tyre

Merchant marine
total: 62 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 258,383 GRT/392,087 DWT
ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 40, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, livestock carrier 5, oil tanker 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 3 (1997 est.)

Airports 9 (1997 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 7
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (1997 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (1997 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Lebanon on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Lebanon Transportation 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lebanon Transportation 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.