This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and
other inland bodies of water.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Waterways(km)
Afghanistan
1,200 km (chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to
500 DWT) (2008)
Albania
43 km (2008)
Angola
1,300 km (2008)
Argentina
11,000 km (2007)
Australia
2,000 km (mainly used for recreation on Murray and
Murray-Darling river systems) (2006)
Austria
358 km (2007)
Bangladesh
8,370 km
note: includes up to 3,060 km main cargo routes; network reduced to
5,200 km in dry season (2007)
Belarus
2,500 km (use limited by location on perimeter of country
and by shallowness) (2003)