| Rank | Country | km | Waterways |
27 | Thailand | 4,000 | 4,000 km (3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m) (2010) |
28 | Poland | 3,997 | 3,997 km (navigable rivers and canals) (2009) |
29 | Egypt | 3,500 | 3,500 km (includes the Nile River, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway, and numerous smaller canals in Nile Delta; the Suez Canal (193.5 km including approaches) is navigable by oceangoing vessels drawing up to 17.68 m) (2010) |
30 | Philippines | 3,219 | 3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m) (2011) |
31 | United Kingdom | 3,200 | 3,200 km (620 km used for commerce) (2009) |
32 | Paraguay | 3,100 | 3,100 km (primarily on the Paraguay and Paran? river systems) (2010) |
33 | Mexico | 2,900 | 2,900 km (navigable rivers and coastal canals mostly connected with ports on the country's east coast) (2010) |
34 | Central African Republic | 2,800 | 2,800 km (the primary navigable river is the Ubangi, which joins the River Congo; it was the traditional route for the export of products because it connected with the Congo-Ocean railway at Brazzaville; because of the warfare on both sides of the River Congo from 1997, however, routes through Cameroon became preferred by importers and exporters) (2010) |
35 | Belarus | 2,500 | 2,500 km (use limited by its location on the perimeter of the country and by its shallowness) (2003) |
36 | Cambodia | 2,400 | 2,400 km (mainly on Mekong River) (2010) |
37 | Italy | 2,400 | 2,400 km (used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value compared to road and rail) (2009) |
38 | Korea, North | 2,250 | 2,250 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2010) |
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