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Nile Basin Facts

Basin Area: 3020100 3,020,100 km²
1,165,758.6 mi²
km2
Average Discharge: 2824503.9482,824,503.948 m³/s
99,746,415.516 cfs
89,132.871 km³/y
m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek

Includes Riparians: Burundi; Central African Republic; Egypt; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Kenya; Sudan; Rwanda; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa); Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa);
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The Nile Basin is located in Eastern Africa.



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Riparians Water Features

Located in this basin- Egypt
Located in this basin- Uganda
Located in this basin- Burundi
Located in this basin- Rwanda
Located in this basin- Kenya
Located in this basin- Eritrea
Located in this basin- Democratic Republic of Congo
Located in this basin- Central African Republic
Located in this basin- Tanzania, United Republic of
Located in this basin- Sudan
Located in this basin- Ethiopia
Located in this basin- Democratic Republic of Congo

Other - Burundi
Other - Central African Republic
Other - Egypt
Other - Eritrea
Other - Ethiopia
Other - Kenya
Other - Sudan
Other - Rwanda
Other - Tanzania, United Republic of
Other - Uganda
Other - Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa)
Other - Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa)




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Facts about Included Riparians

RiparianPopulation in BasinArea within Basin in sq. kmIrrigated Lands within Basin in sq kmAverage Discharge in cubic m per second
Egypt50.998 million50,998,000 people276,572 km²106,785.046 mi²132,800 km²51,274.367 mi²0 m³/s0 cfs
0 km³/y
Uganda30.281 million30,281,000 people237,524 km²91,708.529 mi²2,400 km²926.645 mi²63,378 m³/s2,238,172.946 cfs
2,000.02 km³/y
Burundi4.882 million4,882,000 people12,853 km²4,962.571 mi²100 km²38.61 mi²
Rwanda8.173 million8,173,000 people20,628 km²7,964.515 mi²400 km²154.441 mi²950.67 m³/s33,572.594 cfs
30 km³/y
Kenya14.615 million14,615,000 people50,690 km²19,571.518 mi²0 km²0 mi²12,675.6 m³/s447,634.589 cfs
400.004 km³/y
Eritrea0.206 million205,700 people3,561 km²1,374.91 mi²0 km²0 mi²0 m³/s0 cfs
0 km³/y
Democratic Republic of Congo2.798 million2,798,000 people21,103 km²8,147.914 mi²0 km²0 mi²63.378 m³/s2,238.173 cfs
2 km³/y
Central African Republic6.6e-4 million660 people1,028 km²396.913 mi²0 km²0 mi²0 m³/s0 cfs
0 km³/y
Tanzania, United Republic of8.24 million8,240,000 people119,397 km²46,099.439 mi²0 km²0 mi²22,182.3 m³/s783,360.531 cfs
700.007 km³/y
Sudan34.328 million34,328,000 people1,921,857 km²742,033.136 mi²499,700 km²192,935.249 mi²2,249,919 m³/s79,455,139.587 cfs
71,000.694 km³/y
Ethiopia29.558 million29,558,000 people354,887 km²137,022.637 mi²17,700 km²6,834.008 mi²475,335 m³/s16,786,297.096 cfs
15,000.147 km³/y
Democratic Republic of Congo
  1. ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Nile Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=NILE