Transportation in Benin
Railways:
total:
578 km (single track)
narrow gauge:
578 km 1.000-m gauge (1995 est.)
Highways:
total:
6,787 km
paved:
1,357 km (including 10 km of expressways)
unpaved:
5,430 km (1997 est.)
<p>Waterways:
navigable along small sections, important only locally
<p>Ports and harbors:
Cotonou, Porto-Novo
<p>Merchant marine:
none (1999 est.)
<p>Airports:
5 (1999 est.)
<p>Airports - with paved runways:
total:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (1999 est.)
<p>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 : Benin