Ways in which poor transportation can limit the economic development of a country e.g Niger Republic include:
(i) Poor transportation hinders easy movement of goods from one part of the country to another
(ii) It tends to reduce specialisation in production because there are no ways produce can easily move out or come into the country
(iii) Poor transportation lowers economic development because of lack of linkages of areas of production with consumption centres
(iv) It reduces trade between towns and countries
(v) It also lowers international integration and peace
(vi) Poor transportation hinders diffusion of ideas and innovations.