most of the course of Amazon river is suitable for water transport
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Some regions that depends exclusively on this type of transport for example Amazon region where there are practically no roads/railways.
According to study published by ANTAQ 81% of infrastructure for inland water passengers transport in the Amazon region have low quality standards.
Around 13 million passengers use inland waterways every year.
Amazon Basin is largest hydrographic basin in the world with more than 7 million km² of which approximately 4 million km² are in Brazil.
Basin has many navigable rivers with about 22 000 km of rivers receiving vessels and helping the transport of people and goods in the region.
Amazon Basin consists of rivers, streams and other waterways that flow into Amazon river.
Amazon basin has lot of potential for inland waterway transport due to flat topography and great volume of water in maximum rivers.
Basin is a primary means of communication in the North transporting most of production of grains and minerals from this area.
The Amazon river is the largest river in the world, and most part of this river is used for water transport.
The people of South America use almost 22,000 km of the water for navigational and transportation purposes.
The Amazon river has the right amount of depth, long course, and flat topography.
The Amazon River helps to Tansley transport more than 13 million passengers every year.