Guyana Transportation Profile 2000

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

Roadways

total:7,970 km
paved:590 km
unpaved:7,380 km (1996 est.)

Waterways

5,900 km total of navigable waterways; Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo Rivers are navigable by oceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km, respectively

Ports and terminals

Bartica, Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam, Parika

Merchant marine

total:1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,023 GRT/1,972 DWT
ships by type:cargo 1 (1999 est.)

Airports

51 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

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

Airports - with unpaved runways

total:46
1,524 to 2,437 m:2
914 to 1,523 m:7
under 914 m:37 (1999 est.)