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| Transportation | Suriname |
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Railways:
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total: 166 km (single-track)
standard gauge: 80 km 1.435-m gauge note: Suriname railroads are not in operation (2001) narrow gauge: 86 km 1.000-m gauge |
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Highways:
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total: 4,492 km
paved: 1,168 km unpaved: 3,324 km (2000) |
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Waterways:
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1,200 km
note: most important means of transport; oceangoing vessels with drafts ranging up to 7 m can navigate many of the principal waterways |
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Pipelines:
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oil 51 km (2003) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Albina, Moengo, New Nickerie, Paramaribo, Paranam, Wageningen |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,421 GRT/2,990 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1, container 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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46 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 5
over 3,047 m: 1 under 914 m: 4 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 41
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 35 (2002) |
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