Short facts about transportation in Nigeria
| Railways: |
total: 3,557
km
narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge
standard
gauge: 52 km 1.435-m gauge
note: years of neglect of both
the rolling stock and the right-of-way have seriously reduced the capacity and
utility of the system; a project to restore Nigeria's railways is now
underway |
| Highways: |
total: 194,394
km
paved: 60,068 km (including 1,194 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 134,326 km
note: many of the
roads reported as paved may be graveled; because of poor maintenance and years
of heavy freight traffic - in part the result of the failure of the railroad
system - much of the road system is barely usable
(1997) |
| Waterways: |
8,575 km
note:
consisting of the 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 and
harbors: |
Calabar, Lagos, Onne, Port Harcourt,
Sapele, Warri |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or
over) totaling 357,372 GRT/636,254 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1,
cargo 10, chemical tanker 4, petroleum tanker 24, roll on/roll off 1,
specialized tanker 1 (2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 36
over 3,047
m: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m:
10
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 2 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 34
1,524 to
2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 18
(2000 est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
