Guyana Transportation 1997

Railways
total: 88 km
standard gauge: 40 km 1.435-m gauge (dedicated to ore transport)
narrow gauge: 48 km 0.914-m gauge (dedicated to ore transport)

Highways
total: 7,820 km
paved: 571 km
unpaved : 7,249 km (1995 est.)

Waterways 6,000 km total of navigable waterways; Berbice, Demerara, and EssequiboRivers 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 : 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,317 GRT/2,558 DWT (1996est.)

Airports 47 (1996 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 36
1,524 to 2,437 m : 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m : 32 (1996 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 9 (1996 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Guyana on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guyana Transportation 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guyana Transportation 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.