Benin: Transportation
| Transportation | Benin |
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Railways:
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total: 578 km
narrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m gauge (2003) |
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Highways:
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total: 6,787 km
paved: 1,357 km (including 10 km of expressways) unpaved: 5,430 km (1999 est.) |
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Waterways:
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streams navigable along small sections, important only locally |
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Ports and harbors:
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Cotonou, Porto-Novo |
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Merchant marine:
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none |
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Airports:
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5 (2003 est.) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2003 est.) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2003 est.) |
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