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Informations about Waterways in 2005 year

AfghanistanAfghanistan 1,200 km


note: chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT (2004)
AlbaniaAlbania 43 km (2004)
AngolaAngola 1,300 km (2004)
ArgentinaArgentina 11,000 km (2004)
AustraliaAustralia 2,000 km (mainly used for recreation on Murray and Murray-Darling river systems) (2004)
AustriaAustria 358 km (2003)
BangladeshBangladesh 8,372 km


note: includes 2,575 km main cargo routes (2004)
BelarusBelarus 2,500 km (use limited by location on perimeter of country and by shallowness) (2003)
BelgiumBelgium 2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use) (2003)
BelizeBelize 825 km (navigable only by small craft) (2004)
BeninBenin 150 km (on River Niger along northern border) (2004)
BoliviaBolivia 10,000 km (commercially navigable) (2004)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Sava River (northern border) open to shipping but use limited because of no agreement with neighboring countries (2004)
BrazilBrazil 50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2004)
BruneiBrunei 209 km (navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 m) (2004)
BulgariaBulgaria 470 km (2004)
BurmaBurma 12,800 km (2004)
BurundiBurundi mainly on Lake Tanganyika (2004)
CambodiaCambodia 2,400 km (mainly on Mekong River) (2004)
CameroonCameroon navigation mainly on Benue River; limited during rainy season (2004)
CanadaCanada 631 km


note: Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States (2003)
Central African RepublicCentral African Republic 2,800 km (primarily on the Oubangui and Sangha rivers) (2004)
ChadChad Chari and Legone rivers are navigable only in wet season (2002)
ChinaChina 121,557 km (2002)
ColombiaColombia 9,187 km (2004)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Democratic Republic of the 15,000 km (navigation on the Congo curtailed by fighting) (2004)
Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 4,385 km (on Congo and Oubanqui rivers) (2004)
Costa RicaCosta Rica 730 km (seasonally navigable by small craft) (2004)
Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 980 km (navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastal lagoons) (2003)
CroatiaCroatia 785 km (2004)
CubaCuba 240 km (2004)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 664 km (on Elbe, Vltava, and Oder rivers) (2004)
DenmarkDenmark 417 km (2001)
EcuadorEcuador 1,500 km (most inaccessible) (2003)
EgyptEgypt 3,500 km


note: includes Nile River, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and numerous smaller canals in delta; Suez Canal (193.5 km including approaches) navigable by oceangoing vessels drawing up to 17.68 m (2004)
El SalvadorEl Salvador Rio Lempa partially navigable (2004)
EstoniaEstonia 500 km (2003)
European UnionEuropean Union 53,512 km
FijiFiji 203 km


note: 122 km navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges (2004)
FinlandFinland 7,842 km


note: includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km; southern part leased from Russia (2004)
FranceFrance 8,500 km (1,686 km accessible to craft of 3,000 metric tons) (2000)
French GuianaFrench Guiana 3,760 km


note: 460 km navigable by small oceangoing vessels and coastal and river steamers, 3,300 km by native craft (2004)
GabonGabon 1,600 km (310 km on Ogooue River) (2003)
Gambia, TheGambia, The 390 km (on River Gambia; small ocean-going vessels can reach 190 km) (2004)
GermanyGermany 7,300 km


note: Rhine River carries most goods; Main-Danube Canal links North Sea and Black Sea (2004)
GhanaGhana 1,293 km


note: 168 km for launches and lighters on Volta, Ankobra, and Tano rivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta (2003)
GreeceGreece 6 km


note: Corinth Canal (6 km) crosses the Isthmus of Corinth; shortens sea voyage by 325 km (2004)
GuatemalaGuatemala 990 km


note: 260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season (2004)
GuineaGuinea 1,295 km (navigable by shallow-draft native craft) (2003)
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 4 largest rivers are navigable for some distance; many inlets and creeks give shallow-water access to much of interior (2004)
GuyanaGuyana 1,077 km


note: Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km respectively (2004)
HondurasHonduras 465 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2004)
HungaryHungary 1,622 km (most on Danube River) (2004)
IndiaIndia 14,500 km


note: 5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels (2004)
IndonesiaIndonesia 21,579 km


note: Sumatra 5,471 km, Java and Madura 820 km, Kalimantan 10,460 km, Sulawesi (Celebes) 241 km, Irian Jaya 4,587 km (2004)
IranIran 850 km (on Karun River and Lake Urmia) (2004)
IraqIraq 5,275 km (not all navigable)


note: Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River (1,895 km), and Third River (565 km) are principal waterways (2004)
IrelandIreland 753 km (pleasure craft only) (2004)
ItalyItaly 2,400 km


note: used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value compared to road and rail (2004)
JapanJapan 1,770 km (seagoing vessels use inland seas) (2004)
KazakhstanKazakhstan 4,000 km


note: on the Syr Darya (Syrdariya) and Ertis (Irtysh) rivers (2004)
KenyaKenya part of Lake Victoria system is within boundaries of Kenya (2004)
KiribatiKiribati 5 km (small network of canals in Line Islands) (2003)
Korea, NorthKorea, North 2,250 km


note: most navigable only by small craft (2004)
Korea, SouthKorea, South 1,608 km


note: most navigable only by small craft (2004)
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 600 km (2004)
LaosLaos 4,600 km


note: primarily Mekong and tributaries; 2,897 additional km are intermittently navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m (2003)
LatviaLatvia 300 km (2004)
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 28 km (2004)
LithuaniaLithuania 600 km (2004)
LuxembourgLuxembourg 37 km (on Moselle River) (2003)
MadagascarMadagascar 600 km (2004)
MalawiMalawi 700 km


note: on Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and Shire River (2003)
MalaysiaMalaysia 7,200 km


note: Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km, Sabah 1,500 km, Sarawak 2,500 km (2004)
MaliMali 1,815 km (2004)
MauritaniaMauritania some ferry traffic on Senegal River (2004)
MexicoMexico 2,900 km


note: navigable rivers and coastal canals (2004)
MoldovaMoldova 424 km (2004)
MongoliaMongolia 580 km


note: only waterway in operation is Lake Khovsgol (135 km); Selenge River (270 km) and Orkhon River (175 km) are navigable but carry little traffic; lakes and rivers freeze in winter, are open from May to September (2004)
MozambiqueMozambique 460 km (Zambezi River navigable to Tete and along Cahora Bassa Lake) (2004)
NetherlandsNetherlands 5,046 km (navigable for ships of 50 tons) (2004)
NicaraguaNicaragua 2,220 km (including lakes Managua and Nicaragua) (1997)
NigerNiger 300 km


note: Niger River is navigable to Gaya between September and March (2004)
NigeriaNigeria 8,600 km (Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks) (2004)
PanamaPanama 800 km (includes 82 km Panama Canal) (2004)
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea 10,940 km (2003)
ParaguayParaguay 3,100 km (2004)
PeruPeru 8,808 km


note: 8,600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 km of Lago Titicaca (2004)
PhilippinesPhilippines 3,219 km


note: limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m (2004)
PolandPoland 3,997 km (navigable rivers and canals) (2003)
PortugalPortugal 210 km (on Douro River from Porto) (2003)
RomaniaRomania 1,731 km (2004)
RussiaRussia 96,000 km


note: 72,000 km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, White Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea (2004)
RwandaRwanda Lac Kivu navigable by shallow-draft barges and native craft (2004)
SenegalSenegal 1,000 km (primarily on Senegal, Saloum, and Casamance rivers) (2003)
Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro 587 km


note: Danube River traffic delayed by pontoon bridge at Novi Sad; plan to replace by summer of 2005 (2004)
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 800 km (2003)
SlovakiaSlovakia 172 km (on Danube River) (2004)
SpainSpain 1,045 km (2003)
Sri LankaSri Lanka 160 km (primarily on rivers in southwest) (2004)
SudanSudan 4,068 km (1,723 km open year round on White and Blue Nile rivers) (2004)
SurinameSuriname 1,200 km (most navigable by ships with drafts up to 7 m) (2003)
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 65 km


note: Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee, some canals, and 12 navigable lakes (2003)
SyriaSyria 900 km (not economically significant) (2002)
TajikistanTajikistan 200 km (along Vakhsh River) (2003)
TanzaniaTanzania Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa principal avenues of commerce with neighboring countries; rivers not navigable (2004)
ThailandThailand 4,000 km


note: 3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m (2003)
TogoTogo 50 km (seasonally on Mono River depending on rainfall) (2003)
TurkeyTurkey 1,200 km (2003)
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 1,300 km (Amu Darya and Kara Kum canal important inland waterways) (2003)
UgandaUganda 300 km (on Lake Victoria, 200 km on Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, and parts of Albert Nile) (2004 est.)
UkraineUkraine 1,672 km (most on Dnieper River) (2004)
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 3,200 km (620 km used for commerce) (2004)
United StatesUnited States 41,009 km (19,312 km used for commerce)


note: Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with Canada (2004)
UruguayUruguay 1,600 km (2002)
UzbekistanUzbekistan 1,100 km (2004)
VenezuelaVenezuela 7,100 km


note: Orinoco River and Lake de Maracaibo navigable by oceangoing vessels, Orinoco for 400 km (2004)
VietnamVietnam 17,702 km (5,000 km navigable by vessels up to 1.8 m draft) (2004)
WorldWorld 671,886 km (2004)
ZambiaZambia 2,250 km


note: includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula rivers (2003)
ZimbabweZimbabwe on Lake Kariba, length small (2003)
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