Waterways:
150 km (on River Niger along northern border) (2004)
Ports and harbors:
Cotonou, Porto-Novo
Merchant marine:
none
Airports:
5 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Military Benin
Military branches:
Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Military manpower - military age and obligation: 21 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; in practice, volunteers may be taken at the age of 18; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2004)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 1,638,010
females age 15-49: 1,647,850 (2004 est.)