ASIA: International River Basin register
(updated August 2002)

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Basin Name Total area of basin (sq. km) (1)   Country name Area of country in basin (sq. km) Percent area of country in basin (%)
Amur (15) 2,085,900 Russia 1,006,100 48.23
  China 889,100 42.62
  Mongolia 190,600 9.14
  Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North) 100 0.01
 
An Nahr Al Kabir 1,300 Syria 900 67.60
  Lebanon 400 31.70
 
Aral Sea (16, 17) 1,231,400 Kazakhstan 424,400 34.46
  Uzbekistan 382,600 31.07
  Tajikistan 135,700 11.02
  Kyrgyzstan 111,700 9.07
  Afghanistan 104,900 8.52
  Turkmenistan 70,000 5.68
  China 1,900 0.15
  Pakistan 200 0.01
           
Asi/Orontes 37,900 Turkey 18,900 49.94
  Syria 16,800 44.32
  Lebanon 2,200 5.74
 
Astara Chay (18) 600 Iran 500 81.64
  Azerbaijan 100 18.36
 
Atrak (17) 34,200 Iran 23,600 68.86
  Turkmenistan 10,700 31.14
 
BahuKalat/Rudkhanehye 18,000 Iran 18,000 99.83
  Pakistan 30 0.17
 
Bangau (19) 60 Brunei 30 46.03
  Malaysia 30 49.21
 
Bei Jiang/Hsi (20) 417,800 China 407,900 97.63
  Vietnam 9,800 2.35
 
Beilun (20) 900 China 800 84.92
  Vietnam 100 15.08
 
Ca/Song Koi 31,000 Vietnam 20,100 64.91
  Laos, People's Democratic Republic of 10,900 35.09
 
Coruh (18) 22,100 Turkey 20,000 90.85
  Georgia 2,000 9.01
 
Dasht 33,400 Pakistan 26,200 78.42
  Iran 7,200 21.58
 
Fenney 2,800 India 1,800 65.83
  Bangladesh 1,000 34.17
 
Fly 64,600 Papua New Guinea 60,400 93.40
  Indonesia 4,300 6.60
 
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (21, 22) 1,634,900 India 948,400 58.01
  China 321,300 19.65
  Nepal 147,400 9.01
  Bangladesh 107,100 6.55
  India, claimed by China 67,100 4.11
  Bhutan 39,900 2.44
  India control, claimed by China 1,200 0.07
  Myanmar (Burma) 80 0.00
 
Golok 1,800 Thailand 1,000 56.62
  Malaysia 800 43.38
 
Han (23, 24) 35,300 Korea, Republic of (South) 25,100 71.22
  Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North) 10,100 28.67
 
Har Us Nur 185,300 Mongolia 179,300 96.81
  Russia 5,600 3.04
  China 300 0.15
 
Hari/Harirud 92,600 Afghanistan 41,000 44.31
  Iran 35,400 38.27
  Turkmenistan 16,100 17.41
 
Helmand 353,500 Afghanistan 288,200 81.53
  Iran 54,900 15.52
  Pakistan 10,400 2.95
 
Ili/Kunes He 161,200 Kazakhstan 97,100 60.24
  China 55,300 34.32
  Kyrgyzstan 8,800 5.44
           
Indus (25, 26) 1,138,800 Pakistan 597,700 52.48
  India 381,600 33.51
  China 76,200 6.69
  Afghanistan 72,100 6.33
  Chinese control, claimed by India 9,600 0.84
  Indian control, claimed by China 1,600 0.14
  Nepal 10 0.00
           
Irrawaddy 404,200 Myanmar (Burma) 368,600 91.20
  China 18,500 4.58
  India 14,100 3.49
  India, claimed by China 1,200 0.30
 
Jenisej/Yenisey 2,557,800 Russia 2,229,800 87.17
  Mongolia 327,900 12.82
 
Jordan (27, 28, 29) 42,800 Jordan 20,600 48.13
  Israel 9,100 21.26
  Syria 4,900 11.45
  West Bank 3,200 7.48
  Egypt 2,700 6.31
  Golan Heights 1,500 3.50
  Lebanon 600 1.33
 
Kaladan 30,500 Myanmar (Burma) 22,900 74.91
  India 7,300 23.84
 
Karnaphuli 12,500 Bangladesh 7,400 58.78
  India 5,100 41.14
  Myanmar (Burma) 10 0.09
 
Kowl E Namaksar 36,500 Iran 25,900 71.13
  Afghanistan 10,500 28.87
 
Kura-Araks (18) 193,200 Azerbaijan 56,600 29.28
  Iran 39,700 20.55
  Armenia 34,800 18.03
  Georgia 34,300 17.77
  Turkey 27,700 14.32
  Russia 60 0.03
 
Lake Ubsa-Nur 62,800 Mongolia 47,600 75.78
  Russia 15,200 24.22
 
Ma 30,300 Vietnam 17,100 56.48
  Laos, People's Democratic Republic of 13,200 43.52
 
Mekong (30, 31) 787,800 Laos, People's Democratic Republic of 198,000 25.14
  Thailand 193,900 24.62
  China 171,700 21.79
  Cambodia (Kampuchea) 158,400 20.10
  Vietnam 38,200 4.84
  Myanmar (Burma) 27,600 3.51
           
Murgab 60,900 Afghanistan 36,400 59.79
  Turkmenistan 24,500 40.21
 
Nahr El Kebir 1,500 Syria 1,300 85.61
  Turkey 200 13.87
 
Ob (18) 2,950,800 Russia 2,192,700 74.31
  Kazakhstan 743,800 25.21
  China 13,900 0.47
  Mongolia 200 0.01
 
Oral/Ural (18) 311,000 Kazakhstan 175,500 56.43
  Russia 135,500 43.57
 
Pakchan 3,900 Myanmar (Burma) 1,900 49.11
  Thailand 1,800 47.24
 
Pandaruan (19) 400 Brunei 200 60.65
  Malaysia 100 39.08
 
Pu Lun T'o 89,000 China 77,800 87.39
  Mongolia 11,100 12.48
  Russia 80 0.09
  Kazakhstan 30 0.04
 
Red/Song Hong (20) 157,100 China 84,500 53.75
  Vietnam 71,500 45.50
  Laos, People's Democratic Republic of 1,200 0.74
 
Saigon 25,100 Vietnam 24,800 98.67
  Cambodia (Kampuchea) 200 0.99
 
Salween 244,000 China 127,900 52.40
  Myanmar (Burma) 107,000 43.85
  Thailand 9,100 3.73
 
Samur (18) 6,800 Russia 6,300 93.75
  Azerbaijan 400 6.22
 
Sembakung (19) 15,300 Indonesia 8,100 52.86
  Malaysia 7,200 47.14
 
Sepik 73,400 Papua New Guinea 71,000 96.81
  Indonesia 2,300 3.19
 
Song Vam Co Dong 15,300 Vietnam 7,800 50.68
  Cambodia (Kampuchea) 7,500 49.23
 
Sujfun 18,300 China 11,800 64.46
  Russia 6,500 35.54
 
Sulak (18) 15,100 Russia 13,900 92.38
  Georgia 1,100 7.24
  Azerbaijan 60 0.38
 
Tami 89,900 Indonesia 87,700 97.55
  Papua New Guinea 2,200 2.45
 
Tarim (16, 17, 25, 26) 1,051,600 China 1,000,300 95.12
  Chinese control, claimed by India 21,500 2.04
  Kyrgyzstan 21,100 2.00
  Tajikistan 6,600 0.63
  Pakistan 2,000 0.19
  Afghanistan 60 0.01
 
Terek (18) 38,700 Russia 37,000 95.39
  Georgia 1,800 4.61
 
Tigris-Euphrates/Shatt al Arab (32) 789,000 Iraq 319,400 40.48
  Turkey 195,700 24.80
  Iran 155,400 19.70
  Syria 116,300 14.73
  Jordan 2,000 0.25
  Saudi Arabia 80 0.01
 
Tjeroaka-Wanggoe 6,600 Indonesia 4,000 61.57
  Papua New Guinea 2,500 38.43
 
Tumen 29,100 China 20,300 69.75
  Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North) 8,300 28.59
  Russia 500 1.66
 
Wadi Al Izziyah 600 Lebanon 400 68.23
  Israel 200 31.60
 
Yalu 50,900 China 26,800 52.65
  Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North) 23,800 46.82
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