Transport > Waterways > Note: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
| COUNTRY | 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 |
| 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) |
| Guyana | Demerara, and Essequibo rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km respectively |
| 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) |
| Madagascar | 432 |
| Malaysia | Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km; Sabah 1,500 km; Sarawak 2,500 km |
| 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) |
