Highways: total: 4,530 km
paved: 1,178 km
unpaved: 3,352 km (1996)
Waterways: 1,200 km
note: 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 (2000 est.)
Airports: 46 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 5