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TransportationAirports World Ranking: 164
8 (2012)
Airports - with paved runways
Total 1
Over 3,047 m 1 (2012) Airports - with unpaved runways
Total 7
914 to 1,523 m 7 (2012) Heliports
2 (2012)
Roadways World Ranking: 132
Total 11,300 km
Paved 904 km Unpaved 10,396 km (2002) Waterways World Ranking: 72
800 km (600 km navigable year round) (2011) Merchant marine World Ranking: 34
Total 215
By type Bulk carrier 22, cargo 120, carrier 2, chemical tanker 19, container 6, liquefied gas 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 28, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1 Foreign-owned 98 (Bangladesh 1, China 19, Cyprus 2, Egypt 3, Estonia 2, Hong Kong 7, Japan 4, Lebanon 2, North Korea 2, Romania 2, Russia 7, Singapore 9, Syria 13, Taiwan 7, Turkey 9, UAE 1, UK 1, Ukraine 5, Yemen 2) (2010) Ports and terminals
Freetown, Pepel, Sherbro Islands
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Democracy is slowly being reestablished after the civil war from 1991 to 2002 that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (about a third of the population). The military, which took over full responsibility for security following the departure of UN peacekeepers at the end of 2005, is increasingly developing as a guarantor of the country's stability. The armed forces remained on the sideline during the 2007 presidential election but still look to the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) - a civilian UN mission - to support efforts to consolidate peace. The new government's priorities include furthering development, creating jobs, and stamping out endemic corruption.