Editing Benin (section)

===Transportation===
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Transport in Benin includes road, rail, water, and air transportation. Benin possesses a total of 6,787&nbsp; km of highway, of which 1,357&nbsp;km are paved. Of the paved highways in the country, there are 10 [[Controlled-access highway|expressways]]. This leaves 5,430&nbsp;km of unpaved road. The [[Trans–West African Coastal Highway|Trans-West African Coastal Highway]] crosses Benin, connecting it to [[Nigeria]] to the east, and [[Togo]], [[Ghana]] and [[Ivory Coast]] to the west. When construction in [[Liberia]] and [[Sierra Leone]] is finished, the highway will continue west to 7 other [[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS) nations. A paved highway connects Benin northwards to [[Niger]], and through that country to [[Burkina Faso]] and [[Mali]] to the north-west.

[[Rail transport in Benin]] consists of {{cvt|578|km}} of [[Single track (rail)|single track]], {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}} railway. Construction work has commenced on international lines connecting Benin with Niger and Nigeria, with outline plans announced for further connections to Togo and Burkina Faso. Benin will be a participant in the [[AfricaRail]] project.

[[Cadjehoun Airport]], located at Cotonou, has direct international jet service to [[Accra]], Niamey, [[Monrovia]], [[Lagos]], [[Ouagadougou]], [[Lomé]], and [[Douala]], and other cities in Africa. Direct services link Cotonou to Paris, Brussels, and Istanbul.