Nigeria |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
500,000
(2000 est.) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
200,000 (2001)
|
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 83, FM
36, shortwave 11 (2001) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
3 (the government
controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations)
(2002) |
| Internet
country code |
.ng |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
11 (2000)
|
| Internet
users |
100,000 (2000)
|
| 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 |
| 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)
|
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