Transportation in Benin

Railways:\n
total:\n578 km (single track)\n
narrow gauge:\n578 km 1.000-m gauge (1995 est.)\n

Highways:\n
total:\n6,787 km\n
paved:\n1,357 km (including 10 km of expressways)\n
unpaved:\n5,430 km (1997 est.)\n

Waterways:\nnavigable along small sections, important only locally\n

Ports and harbors:\nCotonou, Porto-Novo\n

Merchant marine:\nnone (1999 est.)\n

Airports:\n5 (1999 est.)\n

Airports - with paved runways:\n
total:\n2\n
2,438 to 3,047 m:\n1\n
1,524 to 2,437 m:\n1 (1999 est.)\n

Airports - with unpaved runways:\n
total:\n3\n
1,524 to 2,437 m:\n1\n
914 to 1,523 m:\n2 (1999 est.)

Reference

\nMuch of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.

See also : Benin\nCategory:Benin