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Air transport, freight > million tons per km
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7.36 million tons/km
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[109th of 153]
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Air transport, passengers carried
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46,364
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[150th of 164]
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Definition: Transportation > Air transport, passengers carried |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Aircraft departures
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700 |
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[141st of 155]
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Definition: Transportation > Aircraft departures |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Airports
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5 |
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[180th of 247]
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Definition: Transportation > Airports |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
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Driving side of the road > Left or right
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Right side |
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Definition: Transportation > Driving side of the road > Left or right |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Highways > Paved
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1,357 km |
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[78th of 113]
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Definition: Transportation > Highways > Paved |
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Source: World standards on users.pandora.be |
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Highways > Total
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6,787 km |
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[81st of 118]
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Definition: Transportation > Highways > Total |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Motor vehicles
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2 motor vehicles per 100 p |
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[126th of 134]
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Definition: Transportation > Motor vehicles |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Ports and harbors
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Cotonou, Porto-Novo |
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Definition: Transportation > Ports and harbors |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Ports and terminals
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Cotonou |
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Definition: Transportation > Ports and terminals |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Railways > Total
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758 km |
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[99th of 220]
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Definition: Transportation > Railways > Total |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Railways, goods transported > million ton-km
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86 million ton-km
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[74th of 84]
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Definition: Transportation > Railways, goods transported > million ton-km |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km
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66 million passenger-km
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[66th of 83]
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Definition: Transportation > Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Roads, total network > km
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19,000 km
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[53rd of 172]
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Definition: Transportation > Roads, total network > km |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Roadways > Paved
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1,400 km |
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[46th of 81]
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Definition: Transportation > Roadways > Paved |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Roadways > Total
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16,000 km |
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[45th of 85]
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Definition: Transportation > Roadways > Total |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Roadways > Unpaved
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14,600 km |
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[22nd of 79]
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Definition: Transportation > Roadways > Unpaved |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
two villages remain in dispute along the border with Burkina Faso; accuses Burkina Faso of moving boundary pillars; much of Benin-Niger boundary, including tripoint with Nigeria, remains undemarcated, and ICJ ad hoc judges have been selected to rule on disputed Niger and Mekrou River islands; several villages along the Okpara River are in dispute with Nigeria; a joint boundary commission continues to resurvey the boundary with Togo to verify Benin's claim that Togo moved boundary stones |
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Definition: Transportation > Transnational Issues > Disputes > international |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Vehicle abundance
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0.41 per square km |
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[120th of 141]
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Definition: Transportation > Vehicle abundance |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001 |
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Waterways
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150 km |
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[66th of 165]
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Definition: Transportation > Waterways |
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001 |
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