Transportation in Benin
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Railways
total:
578 km (single track)
narrow gauge:
578 km 1.000-m gauge (1995 est.)
Railway links with adjacent countries
- Niger - no railways to link to
- Nigeria - no - potential Break-of-gauge 1000mm/1067mm
- Togo - no - same 1000mm gauge
- Burkina Faso - no - same 1000mm gauge
Highways
total:
6,787 km
paved:
1,357 km (including 10 km of expressways)
unpaved:
5,430 km (1997 est.)
Waterways
navigable along small sections, important only locally
Ports and harbors
Cotonou, Porto-Novo
Merchant marine
none (1999 est.)
Airports
5 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
2 (1999 est.)
Reference
Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.