Short facts about transportation in Guyana
| Railways: |
total: 187 km (all dedicated to ore transport)
standard gauge:
139 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 48 km 0.914-m
gauge |
| Highways: |
total: 7,970 km
paved: 590 km
unpaved: 7,380 km
(1996) |
| Waterways: |
5,900 km (total length of navigable
waterways)
note: Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo rivers are
navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km,
respectively |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Bartica, Georgetown, Linden, New
Amsterdam, Parika |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,929 GRT/4,507 DWT
ships
by type: cargo 2 (2000 est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m: 2 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 45
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m:
8
under 914 m: 36 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
