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SOURCE
CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
DEFINITION
This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Showing latest available data.
| Countries (A to Z) |
Description |
| Bangladesh |
includes 5,635 km main cargo routes; network reduced to 5,200 km in dry season (2005) |
| Canada |
Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States (2003) |
| Egypt |
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 (2005) |
| Fiji |
122 km navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges (2004) |
| 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 (2005) |
| Ghana |
168 km for launches and lighters on Volta, Ankobra, and Tano rivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta (2005) |
| Greece |
Corinth Canal (6 km) crosses the Isthmus of Corinth; shortens sea voyage by 325 km (2006) |
| Guatemala |
260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season (2004) |
| India |
5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels (2005) |
| Iraq |
Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River (1,899 km), and Third River (565 km) are principal waterways (2004) |
| Italy |
used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value compared to road and rail (2004) |
| Laos |
primarily Mekong and tributaries; 2,897 additional km are intermittently navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m (2005) |
| Malaysia |
Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km; Sabah 1,500 km; Sarawak 2,500 km (2005) |
| Mongolia |
only waterway in operation is Lake Hovsgol (135 km); Selenge River (270 km) and Orhon River (175 km) are navigable but carry little traffic; lakes and rivers freeze in winter, are open from May to September (2004) |
| Peru |
8,600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 km of Lago Titicaca (2005) |
| Romania |
includes 1,075 km on Danube River, 524 km on secondary branches, and 132 km on canals (2005) |
| Russia |
72,000 km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, White Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea (2005) |
| Thailand |
3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m (2005) |
| United States |
Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with Canada (2004) |
| Venezuela |
Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo navigable by oceangoing vessels (2005) |
DEFINITION: This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
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