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Africa: International River Basin register

Basin Name Total area of basin (sq. km) (1) Country name Area of country in basin (sq. km) Percent area of country in basin (%)
Akpa (2) 4 900 Cameroon 3 000 61.65
    Nigeria 1 900 38.17
Atui (3) 32 600 Mauritania 20 500 62.91
    Western Sahara 11 200 34.24
Awash 154 900 Ethiopia 143 700 92.74
    Djibouti 11 000 7.09
    Somalia 300 0.16
Baraka 66 200 Eritrea 41 500 62.57
    Sudan 24 800 37.43
Benito/Ntem 45 100 Cameroon 18 900 41.87
    Equatorial Guinea 15 400 34.11
    Gabon 10 800 23.86
Bia 11 100 Ghana 6 400 57.58
    Ivory Coast 4 500 40.28
Buzi 27 700 Mozambique 24 500 88.35
    Zimbabwe 3 200 11.65
Cavally 30 600 Ivory Coast 16 600 54.12
    Liberia 12 700 41.66
    Guinea 1 300 4.22
Cestos 15 000 Liberia 12 800 84.99
    Ivory Coast 2 200 14.91
    Guinea 20 0.11
Chiloango 11 600 Congo  Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa) 7 500 64.60
    Angola 3 800 32.71
    Congo  Republic of the (Brazzaville) 300 2.69
Congo/Zaire (4, 5) 3 691 000 Congo  Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa) 2 302 800 62.39
    Central African Republic 400 800 10.86
    Angola 290 600 7.87
    Congo  Republic of the (Brazzaville) 248 100 6.72
    Zambia 176 000 4.77
    Tanzania, United Republic of 166 300 4.51
    Cameroon 85 200 2.31
    Burundi 14 400 0.39
    Rwanda 4 500 0.12
    Sudan 1 400 0.04
    Gabon 500 0.01
    Malawi 100 0.00
    Uganda 70 0.00
Corubal 24 000 Guinea 17 500 72.71
    Guinea-Bissau 6 500 27.02
Cross 52 800 Nigeria 40 300 76.34
    Cameroon 12 500 23.66
Cuvelai/Etosha 167 400 Namibia 114 100 68.15
    Angola 53 300 31.85
Daoura 34 500 Morocco 18 200 52.72
    Algeria 16 300 47.28
Dra 96 400 Morocco 75 800 78.65
    Algeria 20 600 21.33
Gambia 69 900 Senegal 50 700 72.48
    Guinea 13 200 18.92
    Gambia 5 900 8.51
Gash 40 000 Eritrea 21 400 53.39
    Sudan 9 600 24.09
    Ethiopia 9 000 22.52
Geba 12 800 Guinea-Bissau 8 700 67.69
    Senegal 4 100 31.88
    Guinea 50 0.42
Great Scarcies 12 100 Guinea 9 000 74.96
    Sierra Leone 3 000 25.04
Guir 78 900 Algeria 61 200 77.53
    Morocco 17 700 22.47
Incomati (6) 46 700 South Africa 29 200 62.47
    Mozambique 14 600 31.20
    Swaziland 3 000 6.33
Juba-Shibeli 803 500 Ethiopia 367 400 45.72
    Somalia 220 900 27.49
    Kenya 215 300 26.79
Komoe 78 100 Ivory Coast 58 300 74.67
    Burkina Faso 16 900 21.66
    Ghana 2 200 2.85
    Mali 600 0.82
Kunene 110 000 Angola 95 300 86.68
    Namibia 14 700 13.32
Lake Chad (7) 2 388 700 Chad 1 079 200 45.18
    Niger 674 200 28.23
    Central African Republic 218 600 9.15
    Nigeria 180 200 7.54
    Algeria 90 000 3.77
    Sudan 82 800 3.47
    Cameroon 46 800 1.96
    Chad, claimed by Libya 12 300 0.51
    Libya 4 600 0.19
Lake Natron 55 400 Tanzania, United Republic of 37 100 67.00
    Kenya 18 300 33.00
Lake Turkana (8) 206 900 Ethiopia 113 200 54.69
    Kenya 89 700 43.36
    Uganda 2 500 1.21
    Sudan 1 500 0.70
    Sudan, administered by Kenya 70 0.03
Limpopo 414 800 South Africa 183 500 44.25
    Mozambique 87 200 21.02
    Botswana 81 500 19.65
    Zimbabwe 62 600 15.08
Little Scarcies 18 900 Sierra Leone 13 000 69.12
    Guinea 5 800 30.88
Loffa 11 400 Liberia 10 100 88.56
    Guinea 1 300 11.38
Lotagipi Swamp (8) 38 700 Kenya 20 300 52.33
    Sudan 9 900 25.54
    Sudan, administered by Kenya 3 300 8.52
    Ethiopia 3 200 8.32
    Uganda 2 100 5.29
Mana-Morro 6 800 Liberia 5 700 82.84
    Sierra Leone 1 200 17.16
Maputo (6) 30 700 South Africa 18 500 60.31
    Swaziland 10 600 34.71
    Mozambique 1 500 4.98
Mbe 7 000 Gabon 6 500 92.97
    Equatorial Guinea 500 7.02
Medjerda 23 100 Tunisia 15 600 67.53
    Algeria 7 600 32.90
Moa 22 500 Sierra Leone 10 800 47.79
    Guinea 8 800 39.20
    Liberia 2 900 13.01
Mono 23 400 Togo 22 300 95.19
    Benin 1 100 4.81
Niger 2 113 200 Nigeria 561 900 26.59
    Mali 540 700 25.58
    Niger 497 900 23.56
    Algeria 161 300 7.63
    Guinea 95 900 4.54
    Cameroon 88 100 4.17
    Burkina Faso 82 900 3.93
    Benin 45 300 2.14
    Ivory Coast 22 900 1.08
    Chad 16 400 0.78
    Sierra Leone 50 0.00
Nile (9) 3 031 700 Sudan 1 927 300 63.57
    Ethiopia 356 000 11.74
    Egypt 272 600 8.99
    Uganda 238 500 7.87
    Tanzania, United Republic of 120 200 3.96
    Kenya 50 900 1.68
    Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa) 21 400 0.71
    Rwanda 20 700 0.68
    Burundi 12 900 0.43
    Egypt, administered by Sudan 4 400 0.15
    Eritrea 3 500 0.12
    Sudan, administered by Egypt 2 000 0.07
    Central African Republic 1 200 0.04
Nyanga 12 300 Gabon 11 500 93.56
    Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville) 800 6.44
Ogooue 223 000 Gabon 189 500 84.98
    Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville) 26 300 11.79
    Cameroon 5 200 2.34
    Equatorial Guinea 2 000 0.89
Okavango 706 900 Botswana 358 000 50.65
    Namibia 176 200 24.93
    Angola 150 100 21.23
    Zimbabwe 22 600 3.19
Orange (6, 10, 11) 945 500 South Africa 563 900 59.65
    Namibia 240 200 25.40
    Botswana 121 400 12.85
    Lesotho 19 900 2.10
Oued Bon Naima 500 Morocco 300 65.08
    Algeria 200 34.92
Oueme 59 500 Benin 49 400 82.98
    Nigeria 9 700 16.29
    Togo 400 0.73
Ruvuma (12) 151 700 Mozambique 99 000 65.27
    Tanzania, United Republic of 52 200 34.43
    Malawi 400 0.30
Sabi 115 700 Zimbabwe 85 400 73.85
    Mozambique 30 300 26.15
Sassandra 68 200 Ivory Coast 59 800 87.64
    Guinea 8 400 12.36
Senegal 436 000 Mauritania 219 100 50.25
    Mali 150 800 34.59
    Senegal 35 200 8.08
    Guinea 30 800 7.07
St. John (Africa) 15 600 Liberia 12 900 83.04
    Guinea 2 600 16.96
St. Paul 21 200 Liberia 11 800 55.75
    Guinea 9 400 44.25
Tafna 9 500 Algeria 7 000 74.39
    Morocco 2 400 25.60
Tano 15 600 Ghana 13 700 87.96
    Ivory Coast 1 700 11.21
Umba 8 200 Tanzania, United Republic of 6 800 83.58
    Kenya 1 300 16.41
Umbeluzi (6) 10 900 Mozambique 7 200 65.87
    Swaziland 3 500 32.44
    South Africa 30 0.27
Utamboni 7 700 Gabon 4 500 58.65
    Equatorial Guinea 3 100 40.40
Volta 412 800 Burkina Faso 173 500 42.04
    Ghana 166 000 40.21
    Togo 25 800 6.26
    Mali 18 800 4.56
    Benin 15 000 3.63
    Ivory Coast 13 500 3.27
Zambezi (13, 14) 1 385 300 Zambia 576 900 41.64
    Angola 254 600 18.38
    Zimbabwe 215 500 15.55
    Mozambique 163 500 11.81
    Malawi 110 400 7.97
    Tanzania, United Republic of 27 200 1.97
    Botswana 18 900 1.37
    Namibia 17 200 1.24
    Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa) 1 100 0.08




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