Transport in Suriname

The South American country of Suriname has a number of forms of transport.

Railways

*Railways, total: 166 km single track.
**standard gauge: 80 km RailGauge|sg gauge in West-Suriname, but not in use.
**narrow gauge: 86 km RailGauge|1 gauge from Onverdacht to Brownsberg, not in use.

Links with adjacent countries

* Guyana - yes, ferry from Nieuw-Nickerie to Corriverton
* Brazil - no
* French Guiana - yes, ferry from Albina to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

Highways

* total: 4,530 km
* paved: 1,178 km
* unpaved: 3,352 km (1996 est.)Driving is on the left, a practice inherited from the time when Suriname was a British colony.

Waterways

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

* Albina
* Moengo
* Nieuw-Nickerie
* Paramaribo
* Paranam
* Wageningen

Merchant marine

*"total:" 3 ships (GRT|1,000|first=yes or over) totaling GRT|3,432/DWT|4,525|metric|first=yes
*"ships by type:" (1999 est.)
** cargo ship 1
** container ship 1
** petroleum tanker 1

Airports

* 46 (1999 est.)

Paved runways

* total: 5
* over 3,047 m: 1
* 914 to 1,523 m: 1
* under 914 m: 3 (1999 est.)

Unpaved runways

* total: 41
* 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
* 914 to 1,523 m: 5
* under 914 m: 35 (1999 est.)

ee also

* Rail transport by country