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Transportation in Nigeria
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria
Population: 137,253,133 (July 2004 est.)
Capital: Abuja
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Tabular Data - 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 (2003)
Highways : total: 194,394 km
paved: 60,068 km (including 1,194 km of expressways)
unpaved: 134,326 km (1999 est.)
Waterways : 8,600 km (Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks) (2004)
Pipelines : condensate 105 km; gas 1,660 km; oil 3,634 km (2003)
Ports And Harbors : Calabar, Lagos, Onne, Port Harcourt, Sapele, Warri
Merchant Marine : total: 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 327,808 GRT/608,076 DWT
by type: cargo 7, chemical tanker 5, petroleum tanker 30, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: Norway 2, Pakistan 1, Togo 1, United States 1
registered in other countries: 26 (2003 est.)
Airports : 70 (2003 est.)
Airports w/Paved Runways : total: 36
over 3,047 m: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 3 (2003 est.)
Airports w/Unpaved Runways : total: 34
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 18 (2003 est.)
Heliports : 1 (2003 est.)

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Data Source: Central Intelligence Agency 2004 World Factbook