Transportation in Libya, Libya

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Railways: Libya has had no railroad in operation since 1965, all previous systems having been dismantled. Current plans are to construct a 1.435-m standard gauge line from the Tunisian frontier to Tripoli and Misratah, then inland to Sabha, center of a mineral-rich area. There has been little progress, however. Other plans made jointly with Egypt would establish a rail line from As Sallum, Egypt, to Tobruk with completion originally set for mid-1994. Libya signed contracts with Bahne of Egypt and Jez Sistemas Ferroviarios in 1998 for the supply of crossings and pointwork. Highways: total: 83,200 km paved: 47,590 km unpaved: 35,610 km (1996 est.) Ports and harbors: Al Khums, Banghazi, Darnah, Marsa al Burayqah, Misratah, Ra's Lanuf, Tobruk, Tripoli, Zuwarah. Airports - with paved runways: total: 59 over 3,047 m: 24; 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6; 1,524 to 2,437 m: 22; 914 to 1,523 m: 5; under 914 m: 2; Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 83 over 3,047 m: 5; 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2; 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15; 914 to 1,523 m: 42; under 914 m: 19 (1999 est.).

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