Beninese Transportation, Benin Transportation
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Railways: Total: 578 km narrow gauge: 578 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)
Highways: Total: 6,787 km paved: 1,357 km (including 10 km of expressways) unpaved: 5,430 km (1999 est.)
Waterways: 150 km (on River Niger along northern border) (2004)
Pipelines:
Ports and harbors: Cotonou
Merchant marine:
Airports: 5 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: Total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: Total: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Heliports:
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century. The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. A succession of military gov...