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<a href="../geos/af.html" class="CountryLink">Afghanistan</a>
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1,200 km (chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT) (2007)
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43 km (2007)
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1,300 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/ar.html" class="CountryLink">Argentina</a>
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11,000 km (2006)
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2,000 km (mainly used for recreation on Murray and Murray-Darling river systems) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/au.html" class="CountryLink">Austria</a>
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358 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/bg.html" class="CountryLink">Bangladesh</a>
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8,370 km
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<i>note:</i> includes up to 3,060 km main cargo routes; network reduced to 5,200 km in dry season (2006)
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<a href="../geos/bo.html" class="CountryLink">Belarus</a>
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2,500 km (use limited by location on perimeter of country and by shallowness) (2003)
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2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/bh.html" class="CountryLink">Belize</a>
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825 km (navigable only by small craft) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/bn.html" class="CountryLink">Benin</a>
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150 km (on River Niger along northern border) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/bl.html" class="CountryLink">Bolivia</a>
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10,000 km (commercially navigable) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/bk.html" class="CountryLink">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>
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Sava River (northern border) open to shipping but use limited (2006)
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<a href="../geos/br.html" class="CountryLink">Brazil</a>
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50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/bx.html" class="CountryLink">Brunei</a>
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209 km (navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 m) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/bu.html" class="CountryLink">Bulgaria</a>
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470 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/bm.html" class="CountryLink">Burma</a>
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12,800 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/by.html" class="CountryLink">Burundi</a>
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mainly on Lake Tanganyika (2005)
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<a href="../geos/cb.html" class="CountryLink">Cambodia</a>
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2,400 km (mainly on Mekong River) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/cm.html" class="CountryLink">Cameroon</a>
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navigation mainly on Benue River; limited during rainy season (2005)
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<a href="../geos/ca.html" class="CountryLink">Canada</a>
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636 km
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<i>note:</i> Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States (2007)
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<a href="../geos/ct.html" class="CountryLink">Central African Republic</a>
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2,800 km (primarily on the Oubangui and Sangha rivers) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/cd.html" class="CountryLink">Chad</a>
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Chari and Legone rivers are navigable only in wet season (2006)
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124,000 km navigable (2006)
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18,000 km (2006)
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15,000 km (2005)
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<a href="../geos/cf.html" class="CountryLink">Congo, Republic of the</a>
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1,125 km (commercially navigable on Congo and Oubanqui rivers) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/cs.html" class="CountryLink">Costa Rica</a>
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730 km (seasonally navigable by small craft) (2007)
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980 km (navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastal lagoons) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/hr.html" class="CountryLink">Croatia</a>
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785 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/cu.html" class="CountryLink">Cuba</a>
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240 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/ez.html" class="CountryLink">Czech Republic</a>
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664 km (principally on Elbe, Vltava, Oder, and other navigable rivers, lakes, and canals) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/da.html" class="CountryLink">Denmark</a>
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400 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/ec.html" class="CountryLink">Ecuador</a>
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1,500 km (most inaccessible) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/eg.html" class="CountryLink">Egypt</a>
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3,500 km
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<i>note:</i> 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 (2006)
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<a href="../geos/es.html" class="CountryLink">El Salvador</a>
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Rio Lempa partially navigable for small craft (2007)
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<a href="../geos/en.html" class="CountryLink">Estonia</a>
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320 km (2006)
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52,332 km (2006)
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203 km
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<i>note:</i> 122 km navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges (2006)
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<a href="../geos/fi.html" class="CountryLink">Finland</a>
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7,842 km
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<i>note:</i> includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km; southern part leased from Russia (2006)
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<a href="../geos/fr.html" class="CountryLink">France</a>
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<i>metropolitan France:</i> 8,500 km (1,686 km accessible to craft of 3,000 metric tons)
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<i>French Guiana:</i> 3,760 km (460 km navigable by small oceangoing vessels and coastal and river steamers, 3,300 km by native craft) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/gb.html" class="CountryLink">Gabon</a>
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1,600 km (310 km on Ogooue River) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/ga.html" class="CountryLink">Gambia, The</a>
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390 km (on River Gambia; small ocean-going vessels can reach 190 km) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/gm.html" class="CountryLink">Germany</a>
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7,467 km
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<i>note:</i> Rhine River carries most goods; Main-Danube Canal links North Sea and Black Sea (2006)
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<a href="../geos/gh.html" class="CountryLink">Ghana</a>
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1,293 km
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<i>note:</i> 168 km for launches and lighters on Volta, Ankobra, and Tano rivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta (2007)
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<a href="../geos/gr.html" class="CountryLink">Greece</a>
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6 km
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<i>note:</i> Corinth Canal (6 km) crosses the Isthmus of Corinth; shortens sea voyage by 325 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/gt.html" class="CountryLink">Guatemala</a>
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990 km
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<i>note:</i> 260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season (2007)
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<a href="../geos/gv.html" class="CountryLink">Guinea</a>
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1,300 km (navigable by shallow-draft native craft) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/pu.html" class="CountryLink">Guinea-Bissau</a>
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rivers are navigable for some distance; many inlets and creeks give shallow-water access to much of interior (2007)
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<a href="../geos/gy.html" class="CountryLink">Guyana</a>
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Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km respectively (2006)
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<a href="../geos/ho.html" class="CountryLink">Honduras</a>
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465 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/hu.html" class="CountryLink">Hungary</a>
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1,622 km (most on Danube River) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/in.html" class="CountryLink">India</a>
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14,500 km
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<i>note:</i> 5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels (2006)
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<a href="../geos/id.html" class="CountryLink">Indonesia</a>
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21,579 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/ir.html" class="CountryLink">Iran</a>
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850 km (on Karun River; additional service on Lake Urmia) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/iz.html" class="CountryLink">Iraq</a>
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5,279 km
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<i>note:</i> Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River (1,899 km), and Third River (565 km) are principal waterways (2006)
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<a href="../geos/ei.html" class="CountryLink">Ireland</a>
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956 km (pleasure craft only) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/it.html" class="CountryLink">Italy</a>
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2,400 km
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<i>note:</i> used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value compared to road and rail (2006)
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<a href="../geos/ja.html" class="CountryLink">Japan</a>
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1,770 km (seagoing vessels use inland seas) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/kz.html" class="CountryLink">Kazakhstan</a>
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4,000 km (on the Ertis ((Irtysh)) River (80%) and Syr Darya ((Syrdariya)) River) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/ke.html" class="CountryLink">Kenya</a>
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part of Lake Victoria system is within boundaries of Kenya (2006)
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<a href="../geos/kr.html" class="CountryLink">Kiribati</a>
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5 km (small network of canals in Line Islands) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/kn.html" class="CountryLink">Korea, North</a>
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2,250 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/ks.html" class="CountryLink">Korea, South</a>
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1,608 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/kg.html" class="CountryLink">Kyrgyzstan</a>
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600 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/la.html" class="CountryLink">Laos</a>
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4,600 km
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<i>note:</i> primarily Mekong and tributaries; 2,900 additional km are intermittently navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m (2007)
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<a href="../geos/lg.html" class="CountryLink">Latvia</a>
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300 km (2006)
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<a href="../geos/ls.html" class="CountryLink">Liechtenstein</a>
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28 km (2006)
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<a href="../geos/lh.html" class="CountryLink">Lithuania</a>
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425 km (2005)
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<a href="../geos/lu.html" class="CountryLink">Luxembourg</a>
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<td class="Normal">
37 km (on Moselle River) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/ma.html" class="CountryLink">Madagascar</a>
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<td class="Normal">
600 km (2006)
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<a href="../geos/mi.html" class="CountryLink">Malawi</a>
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700 km (on Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and Shire River) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/my.html" class="CountryLink">Malaysia</a>
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7,200 km
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<i>note:</i> Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km; Sabah 1,500 km; Sarawak 2,500 km (2005)
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<a href="../geos/ml.html" class="CountryLink">Mali</a>
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1,800 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/mx.html" class="CountryLink">Mexico</a>
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<td class="Normal">
2,900 km (navigable rivers and coastal canals) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/md.html" class="CountryLink">Moldova</a>
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<td class="Normal">
424 km (on Dniester and Prut rivers) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/mg.html" class="CountryLink">Mongolia</a>
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580 km
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<i>note:</i> 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)
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<a href="../geos/mz.html" class="CountryLink">Mozambique</a>
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<td class="Normal">
460 km (Zambezi River navigable to Tete and along Cahora Bassa Lake) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/nl.html" class="CountryLink">Netherlands</a>
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<td class="Normal">
6,183 km (navigable for ships of 50 tons) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/nu.html" class="CountryLink">Nicaragua</a>
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<td class="Normal">
2,220 km (including lakes Managua and Nicaragua) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/ng.html" class="CountryLink">Niger</a>
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<td class="Normal">
300 km (the Niger, the only major river, is navigable to Gaya between September and March) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/ni.html" class="CountryLink">Nigeria</a>
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<td class="Normal">
8,600 km (Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers and creeks) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/no.html" class="CountryLink">Norway</a>
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<td class="Normal">
1,577 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/pm.html" class="CountryLink">Panama</a>
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<td class="Normal">
800 km (includes 82 km Panama Canal) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/pp.html" class="CountryLink">Papua New Guinea</a>
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<td class="Normal">
11,000 km (2006)
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<a href="../geos/pa.html" class="CountryLink">Paraguay</a>
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3,100 km (2007)
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<a href="../geos/pe.html" class="CountryLink">Peru</a>
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8,808 km
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<i>note:</i> 8,600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 km of Lago Titicaca (2007)
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<a href="../geos/rp.html" class="CountryLink">Philippines</a>
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<td class="Normal">
3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m) (2007)
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<a href="../geos/pl.html" class="CountryLink">Poland</a>
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<td class="Normal">
3,997 km (navigable rivers and canals) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/po.html" class="CountryLink">Portugal</a>
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<td class="Normal">
210 km (on Douro River from Porto) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/ro.html" class="CountryLink">Romania</a>
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1,731 km
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<i>note:</i> includes 1,075 km on Danube River, 524 km on secondary branches, and 132 km on canals (2006)
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<a href="../geos/rs.html" class="CountryLink">Russia</a>
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102,000 km (including 33,000 km with guaranteed depth)
<br>
<i>note:</i> 72,000 km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, White Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea (2006)
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<a href="../geos/rw.html" class="CountryLink">Rwanda</a>
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<td class="Normal">
Lac Kivu navigable by shallow-draft barges and native craft (2006)
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<a href="../geos/sg.html" class="CountryLink">Senegal</a>
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<td class="Normal">
1,000 km (primarily on Senegal, Saloum, and Casamance rivers) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/rb.html" class="CountryLink">Serbia</a>
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<td class="Normal">
587 km (primarily on Danube and Sava rivers) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/sl.html" class="CountryLink">Sierra Leone</a>
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<td class="Normal">
800 km (600 km year round) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/lo.html" class="CountryLink">Slovakia</a>
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<td class="Normal">
172 km (on Danube River) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/sp.html" class="CountryLink">Spain</a>
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<td class="Normal">
1,000 km (2003)
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<a href="../geos/ce.html" class="CountryLink">Sri Lanka</a>
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<td class="Normal">
160 km (primarily on rivers in southwest) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/su.html" class="CountryLink">Sudan</a>
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<td class="Normal">
4,068 km (1,723 km open year round on White and Blue Nile rivers) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/ns.html" class="CountryLink">Suriname</a>
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<td class="Normal">
1,200 km (most navigable by ships with drafts up to 7 m) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/sw.html" class="CountryLink">Sweden</a>
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<td class="Normal">
2,052 km (2005)
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<a href="../geos/sz.html" class="CountryLink">Switzerland</a>
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<td class="Normal">
65 km (Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee) (2003)
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<a href="../geos/sy.html" class="CountryLink">Syria</a>
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<td class="Normal">
900 km (not economically significant) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/ti.html" class="CountryLink">Tajikistan</a>
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<td class="Normal">
200 km (along Vakhsh River) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/tz.html" class="CountryLink">Tanzania</a>
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Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa principal avenues of commerce with neighboring countries; rivers not navigable (2005)
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<a href="../geos/th.html" class="CountryLink">Thailand</a>
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<td class="Normal">
4,000 km
<br>
<i>note:</i> 3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m (2005)
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<a href="../geos/to.html" class="CountryLink">Togo</a>
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<td class="Normal">
50 km (seasonally on Mono River depending on rainfall) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/tu.html" class="CountryLink">Turkey</a>
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<td class="Normal">
1,200 km (2005)
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<a href="../geos/tx.html" class="CountryLink">Turkmenistan</a>
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<td class="Normal">
1,300 km (Amu Darya and Kara Kum canal important inland waterways) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/ug.html" class="CountryLink">Uganda</a>
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<td class="Normal">
on Lake Victoria, 200 km on Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, and parts of Albert Nile (2005)
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<a href="../geos/up.html" class="CountryLink">Ukraine</a>
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<td class="Normal">
2,253 km (most on Dnieper River) (2006)
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<a href="../geos/uk.html" class="CountryLink">United Kingdom</a>
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<td class="Normal">
3,200 km (620 km used for commerce) (2003)
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<a href="../geos/us.html" class="CountryLink">United States</a>
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<td class="Normal">
41,009 km (19,312 km used for commerce)
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<i>note:</i> Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with Canada (2007)
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<a href="../geos/uy.html" class="CountryLink">Uruguay</a>
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<td class="Normal">
1,600 km (2005)
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<a href="../geos/uz.html" class="CountryLink">Uzbekistan</a>
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<td class="Normal">
1,100 km (2006)
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<a href="../geos/ve.html" class="CountryLink">Venezuela</a>
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<td class="Normal">
7,100 km
<br>
<i>note:</i> Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo navigable by oceangoing vessels (2005)
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<a href="../geos/vm.html" class="CountryLink">Vietnam</a>
</td>
<td class="Normal">
17,702 km (5,000 km navigable by vessels up to 1.8 m draft) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/xx.html" class="CountryLink">World</a>
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<td class="Normal">
671,886 km (2004)
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<a href="../geos/za.html" class="CountryLink">Zambia</a>
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<td class="Normal">
2,250 km (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula rivers) (2005)
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<a href="../geos/zi.html" class="CountryLink">Zimbabwe</a>
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<td class="Normal">
on Lake Kariba (2005)
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