Nigeria Transportion

Country Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria

Capital City: Abuja

Population: 131,859,731

Population Growth: 2.38% (2006)

Currency: naira (NGN)

Languages: English (official)

Area: 923,768 sq km

Inflation Rate: 10.5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 5.8% (2006)

Domain extension: .ng

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS OF NIGERIA

Railways - total:

Railways - standard gauge:

Railways - broad gauge:

3,505 km 1.067-m gauge (2006)

Highways - total:

Highways - paved:

Highways - unpaved:

Airports - total:

69 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:

Airports - with unpaved runways:

Heliports:

1 (2006)

Waterways:

8,600 km (Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks) (2007)

Pipelines - gas:

condensate 126 km; gas 2,812 km; liquid petroleum gas 125 km;

Pipelines - oil:

4,278 km

Pipelines - refined products:

3,517 km (2006)

Ports and Terminals:

Bonny Inshore Terminal, Calabar, Lagos, Port Harcourt