| Railways: |
total:
166 km (single track)
standard gauge:
80 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge:
86 km 1.000-m gauge
note:
Suriname railroads are not in operation (2000)
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| Highways: |
total:
4,530 km
paved:
1,178 km
unpaved:
3,352 km (1996)
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| Waterways: |
1,200 km
note:
most important means of transport; oceangoing vessels with drafts ranging up to 7 m can navigate many of the principal waterways
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| Ports and harbors: |
Albina, Moengo, New Nickerie, Paramaribo, Paranam, Wageningen
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| Merchant marine: |
total:
3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,432 GRT/4,525 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 1 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
5
over 3,047 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
3 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total:
41
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
5
under 914 m:
35 (2000 est.)
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