| 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
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| 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)
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| Waterways: |
8,575 km
note:
consisting of the Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks
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| Pipelines: |
crude oil 2,042 km; petroleum products 3,000 km; natural gas 500 km
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| Ports and harbors: |
Calabar, Lagos, Onne, Port Harcourt, Sapele, Warri
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| 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.)
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| 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.)
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| 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.)
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