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SOUTH AMERICA: International River Basin register
(updated August 2002)
AFRICA | ASIA
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AMERICA | SOUTH AMERICA || Footnotes | Documentation
| Basin Name |
Total area of basin (sq. km) (1) |
|
Country name |
Area of country in basin (sq. km) |
Percent area of country in basin (%) |
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| Amacuro |
5,600 |
|
Venezuela |
4,900 |
86.89 |
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|
|
Guyana |
700 |
13.11 |
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| Amazon
(44) |
5,883,400 |
|
Brazil |
3,670,300 |
62.38 |
| |
|
|
Peru |
956,500 |
16.26 |
| |
|
|
Bolivia |
706,700 |
12.01 |
| |
|
|
Colombia |
367,800 |
6.25 |
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|
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Ecuador |
123,800 |
2.10 |
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|
|
Venezuela |
40,300 |
0.68 |
| |
|
|
Guyana |
14,500 |
0.25 |
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|
|
Suriname |
1,400 |
0.02 |
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|
|
French Guiana |
30 |
0.00 |
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| Aviles |
300 |
|
Argentina |
200 |
88.72 |
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|
|
Chile |
30 |
11.28 |
| |
| Aysen |
13,600 |
|
Chile |
13,100 |
96.07 |
| |
|
|
Argentina |
500 |
3.93 |
| |
| Baker |
30,800 |
|
Chile |
21,000 |
68.15 |
| |
|
|
Argentina |
9,800 |
31.83 |
| |
| Barima |
2,100 |
|
Guyana |
1,100 |
51.05 |
| |
|
|
Venezuela |
1,000 |
47.84 |
| |
| Cancoso/Lauca |
23,500 |
|
Bolivia |
20,200 |
85.72 |
| |
|
|
Chile |
3,400 |
14.28 |
| |
| Carmen Silva/Chico |
1,700 |
|
Argentina |
1,000 |
59.70 |
| |
|
|
Chile |
700 |
40.30 |
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| Catatumbo |
31,000 |
|
Colombia |
19,600 |
63.15 |
| |
|
|
Venezuela |
11,400 |
36.75 |
| |
| Chira
(44) |
15,700 |
|
Peru |
9,800 |
62.23 |
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|
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Ecuador |
5,800 |
37.23 |
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| Chuy |
200 |
|
Brazil |
100 |
64.57 |
| |
|
|
Uruguay |
60 |
32.57 |
| |
| Comau |
900 |
|
Chile |
900 |
91.36 |
| |
|
|
Argentina |
80 |
8.64 |
| |
| Corantijn/Courantyne (45) |
41,800 |
|
Guyana |
21,700 |
52.06 |
| |
|
|
Suriname |
19,900 |
47.75 |
| |
|
|
Brazil |
80 |
0.19 |
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| Cullen |
600 |
|
Chile |
500 |
83.00 |
| |
|
|
Argentina |
100 |
17.00 |
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| Essequibo
(46) |
239,500 |
|
Guyana |
162,100 |
67.67 |
| |
|
|
Venezuela |
52,400 |
21.87 |
| |
|
|
Suriname |
24,300 |
10.13 |
| |
|
|
Brazil |
200 |
0.07 |
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| Gallegos-Chico |
11,600 |
|
Argentina |
7,000 |
60.15 |
| |
|
|
Chile |
4,600 |
39.85 |
| |
| Jurado |
700 |
|
Colombia |
500 |
82.11 |
| |
|
|
Panama |
100 |
17.89 |
| |
| La
Plata (47, 48) |
2,954,500 |
|
Brazil |
1,379,300 |
46.69 |
| |
|
|
Argentina |
817,900 |
27.68 |
| |
|
|
Paraguay |
400,100 |
13.54 |
| |
|
|
Bolivia |
245,100 |
8.30 |
| |
|
|
Uruguay |
111,600 |
3.78 |
| |
| Lagoon
Mirim |
55,000 |
|
Uruguay |
31,200 |
56.69 |
| |
|
|
Brazil |
23,800 |
43.24 |
| |
| Lake
Fagnano (49) |
3,200 |
|
Argentina |
2,700 |
85.17 |
| |
|
|
Chile |
500 |
14.83 |
| |
| Lake Titicaca-Poopo System |
111,800 |
|
Bolivia |
63,000 |
56.32 |
| |
|
|
Peru |
48,000 |
42.94 |
| |
|
|
Chile |
800 |
0.74 |
| |
| Maroni
(50) |
65,000 |
|
Suriname |
37,500 |
57.64 |
| |
|
|
French
Guiana |
27,200 |
41.90 |
| |
|
|
Brazil |
200 |
0.27 |
| |
| Mataje |
700 |
|
Ecuador |
500 |
73.98 |
| |
|
|
Colombia |
200 |
26.02 |
| |
| Mira |
12,100 |
|
Colombia |
6,200 |
50.87 |
| |
|
|
Ecuador |
5,800 |
47.97 |
| |
| Oiapoque/Oyupock |
23,300 |
|
French
Guiana |
13,700 |
58.92 |
| |
|
|
Brazil |
9,500 |
41.00 |
| |
| Orinoco |
927,400 |
|
Venezuela |
604,500 |
65.18 |
| |
|
|
Colombia |
321,700 |
34.68 |
| |
|
|
Brazil |
800 |
0.08 |
| |
| Palena |
13,300 |
|
Chile |
7,300 |
54.87 |
| |
|
|
Argentina |
6,000 |
45.13 |
| |
| Pascua |
13,700 |
|
Chile |
7,300 |
53.51 |
| |
|
|
Argentina |
6,400 |
46.46 |
| |
| Patia |
21,300 |
|
Colombia |
20,800 |
97.61 |
| |
|
|
Ecuador |
500 |
2.38 |
| |
| Puelo |
8,400 |
|
Argentina |
5,500 |
66.03 |
| |
|
|
Chile |
2,900 |
33.97 |
| |
| Rio Grande (South America) |
8,000 |
|
Argentina |
4,000 |
49.74 |
| |
|
|
Chile |
4,000 |
50.26 |
| |
| San
Martin |
700 |
|
Chile |
600 |
87.44 |
| |
|
|
Argentina |
80 |
12.56 |
| |
| Seno Union/Serrano |
6,500 |
|
Chile |
5,700 |
87.93 |
| |
|
|
Argentina |
700 |
10.34 |
| |
| Tumbes-Poyango
(44) |
5,000 |
|
Ecuador |
3,600 |
71.62 |
| |
|
|
Peru |
1,400 |
28.38 |
| |
| Valdivia |
15,000 |
|
Chile |
14,700 |
98.39 |
| |
|
|
Argentina |
100 |
0.69 |
| |
| Yelcho |
11,100 |
|
Argentina |
6,900 |
62.14 |
| |
|
|
Chile |
4,200 |
37.86 |
| |
| Zapaleri
(51) |
2,600 |
|
Chile |
1,600 |
59.60 |
| |
|
|
Argentina |
500 |
19.65 |
| |
|
|
Bolivia |
500 |
20.75 |
| |
| Zarumilla
(44) |
4,300 |
|
Ecuador |
3,400 |
78.71 |
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|
|
Peru |
900 |
20.51 |
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