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Railways:

total 3,557 km
narrow gauge 3,505 km 1.067-m gauge
standard gauge 52 km 1.435-m gauge (2002)

Highways:

total 194,394 km
paved 60,068 km (including 1,194 km of expressways)
unpaved 134,326 km (1999 est.)

Waterways:
8,575 km
note: consisting of the Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks

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 44 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 327,689 GRT/607,560 DWT
note includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Bulgaria 1, Greece 1, Norway 1, Pakistan 1, Togo 1, US 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type bulk 1, cargo 7, chemical tanker 5, petroleum tanker 29, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1

Airports:
70 (2002)

Airports - with paved runways:

total 36
over 3,047 m 7
2,438 to 3,047 m 10
914 to 1,523 m 6
under 914 m 3 (2002)
1,524 to 2,437 m 10

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total 34
1,524 to 2,437 m 3
914 to 1,523 m 13
under 914 m 18 (2002)

Heliports:
1 (2002)

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