Transport in Suriname
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The South American country of Suriname has a number of forms of transport.
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Railways [edit]
- Railways, total: 166 km single track.
- standard gauge: 80 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge in West-Suriname, but not in use. This stretch was constructed as part of the West Suriname Plan.
- narrow gauge: 86 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge from Onverdacht to Brownsberg, not in use.
Rail links with adjacent countries [edit]
- None
Highways [edit]
See also: East-West Link (Suriname)
- total: 4,304 km
- paved: 1,130 km
- unpaved: 3,174 km (2003)
Driving is on the left.
Road links with adjacent countries [edit]
- Guyana - yes, ferry from Nieuw-Nickerie to Corriverton
- Brazil - no
- French Guiana - yes, ferry from Albina to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Waterways [edit]
1,200 km; most important means of transport; oceangoing vessels with drafts ranging up to 7 m can navigate many of the principal waterways.
Ports and harbours [edit]
- Albina
- Moengo
- Nieuw-Nickerie
- Paramaribo
- Paranam
- Wageningen
Merchant marine [edit]
- total: 3 ships (1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) totaling 3,432 GRT/4,525 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
- ships by type: (1999 est.)
Airports [edit]
- 47 (2012)
Paved runways [edit]
- total: 5
- over 3,047 m: 1
- under 914 m: 4 (2012)
Unpaved runways [edit]
- total: 42
- 914 to 1,523 m: 4
- under 914 m: 38 (2012)
