Nigeria Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

3,567 km

narrow gauge:

3,505 km 1.067-m gauge

standard gauge:

62 km 1.435-m gauge

Highways:

total:

107,990 km

paved:

mostly bituminous-surface treatment 30,019 km

unpaved:

gravel, crushed stone, improved earth 25,411 km; unimproved earth 52,560 km

Inland waterways:

8,575 km consisting of Niger and Benue Rivers and smaller rivers and creeks

Pipelines:

crude oil 2,042 km; petroleum products 3,000 km; natural gas 500 km

Ports:

Calabar, Lagos, Onne, Port Harcourt, Sapele, Warri

Merchant marine:

total:

32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 404,064 GRT/661,850 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 1, cargo 14, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 12, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1

Airports:

total:

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:

with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

with paved runways under 914 m:

with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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