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Longest Rivers in the World

(1) Nile – Kagera

Length (km) : 6,650 (6,853)Length (miles) : 4,132 (4,258)Drainage area(km²) : 3,254,555Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 5,100Outflow : MediterraneanCountries in the drainage basin :Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi,Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan

(2) Amazon-Ucayali-Apurímac

Length (km) : 6,400 (6,992)Length (miles) : 3,976 (4,345)Drainage area(km²) : 7,050,000Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 219,000Outflow : Atlantic OceanCountries in the drainage basin:Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana

(3) Yangtze (Chang Jiang)

Length (km) : 6,300 (6,418)Length (miles) : 3,917 (3,988)Drainage area(km²) : 1,800,000Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 31,900Outflow : East China SeaCountries in the drainage basin : China

(4) Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson

Length (km) : 6,275Length (miles) : 3,902Drainage area(km²) : 2,980,000Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 16,200Outflow : Gulf of MexicoCountries in the drainage basin:United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%)

(5) Yenisei-Angara-Selenge

Length (km) : 5,539Length (miles) : 3,445Drainage area(km²) : 2,580,000Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 19,600Outflow : Kara SeaCountries in the drainage basin:Russia (97%), Mongolia (2.9%)

(6) Yellow River (Huang He)

Length (km) : 5,464Length (miles) : 3,395Drainage area(km²) : 745,000Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 2,110Outflow : Bohai SeaCountries in the drainage basin: China

(7) Ob–Irtysh

Length (km) : 5,410Length (miles) : 3,364Drainage area(km²) : 2,990,000Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 12,800Outflow : Gulf of ObCountries in the drainage basin:Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia

(8) Paraná-Río de la Plata

Length (km) : 4,880Length (miles) : 3,030Drainage area(km²) : 2,582,672Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 18,000Outflow : Río de la PlataCountries in the drainage basin:Brazil (46.7%), Argentina (27.7%), Paraguay (13.5%), Bolivia (8.3%),Uruguay (3.8%)

(9) Congo-Chambeshi(Zaïre)

Length (km) : 4,700Length (miles) : 2,922Drainage area(km²) : 3,680,000Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 41,800Outflow : Atlantic OceanCountries in the drainage basin:Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola,Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda

(10) Amur–Argun(Heilong Jiang)

Length (km) : 4,444Length (miles) : 2,763Drainage area(km²) : 1,855,000Averagedischarge(m³/s) : 11,400Outflow : Sea of OkhotskCountries in the drainage basin:Russia, China, Mongolia

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