Benin (formerly Dahomey) Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: 580 km, all 1.000-meter gauge

Highways: 8,550 km total; 828 km paved, 5,722 km improved earth

Inland waterways: small sections, only important locally

Ports: 1 major (Cotonou)

Civil air: 3 major transport aircraft

Airfields: 9 total, 8 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways; 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications: fair system of open wire and radio relay; 16,200 telephones (0.5 per 100 popl.); 2 AM, 2 FM stations; 1 TV station; 1 Atlantic Ocean satellite ground station

NOTE: The information regarding Benin (formerly Dahomey) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Benin (formerly Dahomey) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Benin (formerly Dahomey) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.