Railways:
total: 187 km
standard gauge: 139 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 48 km 0.914-m gauge
note: all dedicated to ore transport (2001 est.)
Roadways:
total: 7,970 km
paved: 590 km
unpaved: 7,380 km (1999)
Waterways:
Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo rivers are navigable by oceangoing
vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km respectively (2005)
Merchant marine:
total: 7 ships (1000 GRT or over) 12,461 GRT/15,155 DWT
by type: cargo 5, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Germany 1)
registered in other countries: 4 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3, unknown 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:
Georgetown
Military Guyana
Military branches:
Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps (2006)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 206,098 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 137,964 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$6.48 million (2003 est.)