Highways:
total:
4,530 km
paved:
1,178 km
unpaved:
3,352 km (1996 est.)
Driving is on the left.
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 harbors: Albina, Moengo, New Nickerie, Paramaribo, Paranam, Wageningen
Merchant marine:
total:
3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,432 GRT/4,525 DWT
ships by type:
cargo 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 1 (1999 est.)
Airports: 46 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
5
over 3,047 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
3 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
41
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
5
under 914 m:
35 (1999 est.)