Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Transportation in Benin
| Contents |
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.
See also
10-26-2009 08:16:03
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details