List of countries by waterways length

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This is a list of countries by total waterways length mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in June 2008.

Rank by sovereign state	Country/Region	Waterways (km)	Date of Information
—	World	671,886	2004
1	China	124,000	2006
2	Russia	102,000	2006
—	European Union	52,332	2006
3	Brazil	50,000	2007
4	United States	41,009	2007
5	Indonesia	21,579	2007
6	Colombia	18,000	2006
7	Vietnam	17,702	2005
8	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	15,000	2005
9	India	14,500	2006
10	Burma	12,800	2007
11	Argentina	11,000	2006
12	Papua New Guinea	11,000	2006
13	Bolivia	10,000	2007
14	Peru	8,808	2007
15	Nigeria	8,600	2007
16	France	8,500	2006
17	Bangladesh	8,370	2006
18	Finland	7,842	2006
19	Germany	7,467	2006
20	Malaysia	7,200	2005
21	Venezuela	7,100	2005
22	Netherlands	6,183	2005
23	Iraq	5,279	2006
24	Laos	4,600	2007
25	Sudan	4,068	2006
26	Kazakhstan	4,000	2006
27	Thailand	4,000	2005
28	Poland	3,997	2006
29	France	3,760	2006
30	Egypt	3,500	2006
31	Philippines	3,219	2007
32	United Kingdom	3,200	2003
33	Paraguay	3,100	2007
34	Mexico	2,900	2007
35	Central African Republic	2,800	2006
36	Belarus	2,500	2003
37	Cambodia	2,400	2005
38	Italy	2,400	2006
39	Ukraine	2,253	2006
40	Korea, North	2,250	2007
41	Zambia	2,250	2005
42	Nicaragua	2,220	2007
43	Sweden	2,052	2005
44	Belgium	2,043	2006
45	Australia	2,000	2006
46	Mali	1,800	2007
47	Japan	1,770	2007
48	Romania	1,731	2006
49	Hungary	1,622	2007
50	Korea, South	1,608	2007
51	Gabon	1,600	2007
52	Uruguay	1,600	2005
53	Norway	1,577	2007
54	Ecuador	1,500	2006
55	Angola	1,300	2007
56	Turkmenistan	1,300	2006
57	Guinea	1,300	2005
58	Ghana	1,293	2007
59	Afghanistan	1,200	2007
60	Turkey	1,200	2005
61	Suriname	1,200	2005
62	Congo, Republic of the	1,125	2006
63	Uzbekistan	1,100	2006
64	Senegal	1,000	2005
65	Spain	1,000	2003
66	Guatemala	990	2007
67	Cote d'Ivoire	980	2006
68	Ireland	956	2007
69	Syria	900	2005
70	Iran	850	2006
71	Belize	825	2007
72	Panama	800	2007
73	Sierra Leone	800	2005
74	Croatia	785	2007
75	Costa Rica	730	2007
76	Malawi	700	2007
77	Czech Republic	664	2006
78	Canada	636	2007
79	Kyrgyzstan	600	2007
80	Madagascar	600	2006
81	Serbia	587	2005
82	Mongolia	580	2004
83	Bulgaria	470	2007
84	Honduras	465	2007
85	Mozambique	460	2007
86	Lithuania	425	2005
87	Moldova	424	2007
88	Denmark	400	2007
89	Gambia, The	390	2006
90	Austria	358	2007
91	Estonia	320	2006
92	Latvia	300	2006
93	Niger	300	2005
94	Cuba	240	2007
95	Portugal	210	2006
96	Brunei	209	2007
97	Fiji	203	2006
98	Tajikistan	200	2006
99	Slovakia	172	2005
100	Sri Lanka	160	2006
101	Benin	150	2005
102	Switzerland	65	2003
103	Togo	50	2005
104	Albania	43	2007
105	Luxembourg	37	2007
106	Liechtenstein	28	2006
107	Greece	6	2007
108	Kiribati	5	2007

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Geography	Area • Coastline • Coast/area ratio • Exclusive Economic Zone • Number of neighbouring countries • Highest point • Lowest point • Northernmost point • Southernmost point

Demographics	Population (graphical • by density) • Population growth • Human Development Index • Life expectancy • Infant mortality • Fertility • Birth rate • Death rate • Sex ratio • Homicides • Income equality • Literacy • National IQ • HIV/AIDS • Unemployment • Employment • Labour force • Poverty • Immigrant population • Suicides (OECD) • Undernourishment • Firearm-related deaths • Gun ownership

GDP	Nominal (per capita) • PPP (per capita • per hour) • Past (nominal • PPP) • Future (nominal • PPP • PPP per capita) • GNI per capita • Growth (real • real per capita) • Sector composition • Demographics comparison

Finances	Current account balance • Foreign exchange reserves • Foreign Direct Investment • Debt (External, Public) • Imports • Exports (per capita)

Energy Industry	Energy ( consumption • production • intensity) • Natural gas ( consumption • production • reserves • imports • exports) • Oil ( consumption • production • reserves • imports • exports) • Coal ( production • reserves) • Nuclear power • Uranium reserves • Renewable energy ( Hydropower) • Iron production • Steel production • Aluminium production • Zinc production • Automobile production • Industrial growth

Agriculture	Fishing • Milk production • Crops production ( Fruits • Sugar cane • Maize • Wheat • Rice • Potatoes • Sugar beet • Soybean • Barley )

Politics Society	Freedom • Press freedom • Privacy • Perception of corruption • Bribe paying • Property rights • Economic freedom • Democracy • Globalization • Ease of doing business • Economic competitiveness • Date of formation • Legal drinking age • School leaving age • Abortion law • Homosexuality laws • Death penalty • Quality-of-life • Failed States • Student performance

Sports	Olympics ( medals • hosts) • FIFA World Cup ( winners • hosts) • FIFA World Rankings • Ice Hockey World Championship

Military	Size of armed forces • Number of active troops • Military expenditures • Possession of nuclear weapons • Exports of arms • UN peacekeepers currently deployed • Global Peace Index

Communication	Telephone lines • Television sets • Mobile phones • Internet users ( Broadband) • E-readiness

Transport	Waterways • Merchant marine • Railways • Rail usage • Rapid transit systems • Roadways ( OECD) • Vehicles • Road fatalities • Airports

Tourism	Tourist visits • World Heritage Sites

Environment	Carbon dioxide emissions (per capita) • Greenhouse gas emissions per capita • GDP per emissions • Sustainability • Environmental Performance • Happy Planet Index

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