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Nigeria vs. Benin

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NigeriaBenin
Railwaystotal: 3,798 km (2014)

standard gauge: 293 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)

narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)

note: as of the end of 2018, there were only six operational locomotives in Nigeria primarily used for passenger service; the majority of the rail lines are in a severe state of disrepair and need to be replaced
total: 438 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 438 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)
Roadwaystotal: 195,000 km (2017)

paved: 60,000 km (2017)

unpaved: 135,000 km (2017)
total: 16,000 km (2006)

paved: 1,400 km (2006)

unpaved: 14,600 km (2006)
Waterways8,600 km (Niger and Benue Rivers and smaller rivers and creeks) (2011)150 km (seasonal navigation on River Niger along northern border) (2011)
Pipelines124 km condensate, 4045 km gas, 164 km liquid petroleum gas, 4441 km oil, 3940 km refined products (2013)134 km gas
Ports and terminalsmajor seaport(s): Bonny Inshore Terminal, Calabar, Lagos

oil terminal(s): Bonny Terminal, Brass Terminal, Escravos Terminal, Forcados Terminal, Pennington Terminal, Qua Iboe Terminal

LNG terminal(s) (export): Bonny Island
major seaport(s): Cotonou

LNG terminal(s) (import): Cotonou
Merchant marinetotal: 728

by type: general cargo 15, oil tanker 110, other 603 (2020)
total: 6

by type: other 6 (2020)
Airportstotal: 54 (2013)total: 6 (2013)
Airports - with paved runwaystotal: 40 (2017)

over 3,047 m: 10 (2017)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 12 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 (2017)

914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2017)

under 914 m: 3 (2017)
total: 1 (2017)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2017)
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal: 14 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2013)

under 914 m: 3 (2013)
total: 5 (2013)

2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2013)

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)

914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)
National air transport systemnumber of registered air carriers: 13 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 104

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 8,169,192 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 19.42 million mt-km (2018)
number of registered air carriers: 1 (2015)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1 (2015)

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 112,392 (2015)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 805,347 mt-km (2015)
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix5NTY

Source: CIA Factbook