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SOURCE
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
DEFINITION
This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
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| Countries (A to Z) |
Description |
| Bangladesh |
includes up to 3,060 km main cargo routes; network reduced to 5,200 km in dry season |
| Canada |
Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States |
| Egypt |
includes Nile River, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and numerous smaller canals in delta; Suez Canal |
| Fiji |
122 |
| Finland |
includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km; southern part leased from Russia (2005) |
| Germany |
Rhine River carries most goods; Main-Danube Canal links North Sea and Black Sea |
| Ghana |
168 |
| Greece |
Corinth Canal |
| Guatemala |
260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season (2004) |
| Guyana |
Demerara, and Essequibo rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km respectively |
| India |
5200 |
| Iraq |
Euphrates River |
| Italy |
used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value compared to road and rail |
| Laos |
primarily Mekong and tributaries; 2,900 additional km are intermittently navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m |
| Madagascar |
432 |
| Malaysia |
Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km; Sabah 1,500 km; Sarawak 2,500 km |
| Mongolia |
only waterway in operation is Lake Hovsgol |
| Peru |
8600 |
| Romania |
includes 1,075 km on Danube River, 524 km on secondary branches, and 132 km on canals |
| Russia |
72000 |
| Thailand |
3701 |
| United States |
Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with Canada |
| Venezuela |
Orinoco River |
DEFINITION: This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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CITATION
"Waterways > note by country", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/tra_wat_not-transportation-waterways-note
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