<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Liberia<nl>Communications</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Railroads:</hi> 480 km total; 328 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 152 km 1.067-meter narrow gauge; all lines single track; rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with Liberian
<item><hi format=bold>Highways:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total:</hi> 10,087 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>paved:</hi> 603 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>unpaved:</hi> gravel 5,171 km (includes 2323km of private roads of rubber and timber firms, open to the public); earth 4,313 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> a flag of convenience registry; all ships are foreign owned; the top 4 owning flags are US 14%, Japan 13%, Norway 10%, and Hong Kong 8%
<item><hi format=bold>Telecommunications:</hi> telephone and telegraph service via radio relay network; main center is Monrovia; broadcast stations—3 AM, 4 FM, 5 TV; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station; most telecommunications services inoperable due to insurgency movement