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

Highways
total: 6,359 km
paved: 6,041 km
unpaved: 318 km (1995 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: 64 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 241,583 GRT/366,093 DWT
ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 43, chemical tanker 1, combination ore/oil 1, container2, livestock carrier 5, oil tanker 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, specializedtanker 1, vehicle carrier 3 (1996 est.)

Airports 7 (1996 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 6
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m : 1
under 914 m: 2 (1996 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1996 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Lebanon on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Lebanon Transportation 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lebanon Transportation 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.