Airports: Definition Field Listing Rank Order
60 (2008)
Airports - with paved runways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total: 38
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 2 (2008)
Airports - with unpaved runways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total 22 1,524 to 2,437 m 2 914 to 1,523 m 13 under 914 m 7 (2008)
Heliports: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
2 (2007)
Pipelines: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
condensate 21 km; gas 2,560 km; liquid petroleum gas 97 km; oil 3,396 km; refined products 4,090 km (2008)
Railways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 3,505 km
narrow gauge: 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)
Roadways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 193,200 km
paved: 28,980 km
unpaved: 164,220 km (2004)
Waterways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
8,600 km (Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks) (2008)
Merchant marine: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 68
by type: cargo 4, chemical tanker 12, combination ore/oil 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 46, specialized tanker 2
foreign-owned: 3 (Japan 1, South Africa 1, Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 34 (Bahamas 2, Bermuda 11, Cook Islands 1, Georgia 1, Italy 1, Liberia 2, Panama 10, Poland 1, Seychelles 1, Sierra Leone 1, unknown 3) (2008)
Ports and terminals: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
Bonny Inshore Terminal, Calabar, Lagos
Transportation - note: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen


Related LinksBooks
< Niger | Niue >
The Geobop World WebRing
No Microsoft!
Support this site.
Linking to this site
(Free Images!)
Linking Image
Star The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism - Paperback