Transport in Suriname

Primary road between Paramaribo and Brownsweg.

The Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname) has a number of forms of transport.

Railways

Rail links with adjacent countries

Highways

The Coppename Bridge over the Coppename River near Boskamp.

NOTE: Driving is on the left. Suriname and its neighbour Guyana are the only two countries on the (in-land) American continent which still drive on the left.

Road links with adjacent countries

Waterways

1,200 km; most important means of transport; oceangoing vessels with drafts ranging up to 7 m can navigate many of the principal waterways.

Ports and harbours

Merchant marine

Airports

Paved runways

Unpaved runways

References

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