Amazon Basin

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Amazon Basin Facts

Basin Area: 5856696 5,856,696 km²
2,260,684.656 mi² km²
Average Discharge: 193020962.967193,020,962.967 m³/s
6,816,470,973.293 cfs
6,091,162.528 km³/y m³/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek

Includes Riparians: Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; Guyana; French Guiana; Peru; Suriname; Venezuela;

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The Amazon Basin is located in South America.

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Riparians

Water Features

Located in this basin- Colombia Located in this basin- Bolivia Located in this basin- Suriname Located in this basin- French Guiana Located in this basin- Ecuador Located in this basin- Brazil Located in this basin- Venezuela Located in this basin- Peru Located in this basin- Guyana Other - Bolivia Other - Brazil Other - Colombia Other - Ecuador Other - Guyana Other - French Guiana Other - Peru Other - Suriname Other - Venezuela

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Facts about Included Riparians

Riparian	Population in Basin	Area within Basin in sq. km	Irrigated Lands within Basin in sq km	Average Discharge in cubic m per second
Colombia	0.91 million910,100 people	366,819 km²141,629.608 mi²	0 km²0 mi²	2,820,321 m³/s99,598,696.102 cfs 89,000.87 km³/y
Bolivia	6.337 million6,337,000 people	703,423 km²271,593.139 mi²	0 km²0 mi²
Suriname	0.0017 million1,700 people	1,566 km²604.636 mi²	0 km²0 mi²	95.067 m³/s3,357.259 cfs 3 km³/y
French Guiana	0 million0 people	139 km²53.668 mi²	0 km²0 mi²	0 m³/s0 cfs 0 km³/y
Ecuador	1.515 million1,515,000 people	123,295 km²47,604.466 mi²	7,400 km²2,857.156 mi²	95,067 m³/s3,357,259.419 cfs 3,000.029 km³/y
Brazil	7.968 million7,968,000 people	3,654,439 km²1,410,986.786 mi²	0 km²0 mi²	184,651,803 m³/s6,520,916,878.499 cfs 5,827,056.947 km³/y
Venezuela	0.0042 million4,200 people	40,329 km²15,571.114 mi²	0 km²0 mi²	31,689 m³/s1,119,086.473 cfs 1,000.01 km³/y
Peru	9.295 million9,295,000 people	951,855 km²367,513.27 mi²	19,000 km²7,335.941 mi²	5,418,819 m³/s191,363,786.893 cfs 171,001.671 km³/y
Guyana	0.0181 million18,100 people	14,831 km²5,726.281 mi²	0 km²0 mi²	3,168.9 m³/s111,908.647 cfs 100.001 km³/y