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Congo Basin Facts

Basin Area: 3674844 3,674,844 km² <br />1,418,489.784 mi² <br /> km2
Average Discharge: 20271833.56820,271,833.568 m³/s <br />715,893,045.852 cfs <br />639,718.252 km³/y <br /> m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek

Includes Riparians: Angola; Burundi; Central African Republic; Cameroon; Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville); Gabon; Malawi; Sudan; Rwanda; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa); Zambia;

Uganda;
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The Congo Basin is located in Middle Africa.


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== Riparians == == Water Features ==

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Other - Angola|Angola
Other - Burundi|Burundi
Other - Central African Republic|Central African Republic
Other - Cameroon|Cameroon
Other - Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville)|Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville)
Other - Gabon|Gabon
Other - Malawi|Malawi
Other - Sudan|Sudan
Other - Rwanda|Rwanda
Other - Tanzania, United Republic of|Tanzania, United Republic of
Other - Uganda|Uganda
Other - Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa)|Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa)
Other - Zambia|Zambia
Other - Uganda|Uganda

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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
Cameroon0.641 million640,900 people <br />84,684 km²32,696.675 mi² <br />0 km²0 mi² <br />22,182.3 m³/s783,360.531 cfs <br />700.007 km³/y <br />
Uganda0.0405 million40,500 people <br />97 km²37.452 mi² <br />0 km²0 mi² <br />0 m³/s0 cfs <br />0 km³/y <br />
Democratic Republic of Congo61.284 million61,284,000 people <br />2,292,862 km²885,278.967 mi² <br />91,700 km²35,405.568 mi² <br />19,457,046 m³/s687,119,094.457 cfs <br />614,006.001 km³/y <br />
Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville)2.149 million2,149,000 people <br />246,615 km²95,218.584 mi² <br />0 km²0 mi² <br />253,512 m³/s8,952,691.784 cfs <br />8,000.078 km³/y <br />
Gabon4.1e-4 million410 people <br />438 km²169.113 mi² <br />0 km²0 mi² <br />0 m³/s0 cfs <br />0 km³/y <br />
Angola1.501 million1,501,000 people <br />288,848 km²111,524.836 mi² <br />0 km²0 mi² <br />
Tanzania, United Republic of4.817 million4,817,000 people <br />166,006 km²64,095.275 mi² <br />1,700 km²656.374 mi² <br />31,689 m³/s1,119,086.473 cfs <br />1,000.01 km³/y <br />
Burundi3.707 million3,707,000 people <br />14,333 km²5,534.002 mi² <br />700 km²270.272 mi² <br />316.89 m³/s11,190.865 cfs <br />10 km³/y <br />
Uganda
Sudan0.0078 million7,800 people <br />1,586 km²612.358 mi² <br />0 km²0 mi² <br />0 m³/s0 cfs <br />0 km³/y <br />
Central African Republic3.126 million3,126,000 people <br />399,422 km²154,217.696 mi² <br />0 km²0 mi² <br />380,268 m³/s13,429,037.677 cfs <br />12,000.117 km³/y <br />
Rwanda1.838 million1,838,000 people <br />4,508 km²1,740.549 mi² <br />200 km²77.22 mi² <br />63.378 m³/s2,238.173 cfs <br />2 km³/y <br />
Zambia2.276 million2,276,000 people <br />175,294 km²67,681.392 mi² <br />0 km²0 mi² <br />126,756 m³/s4,476,345.892 cfs <br />4,000.039 km³/y <br />
Malawi0.0077 million7,700 people <br />151 km²58.301 mi² <br />0 km²0 mi² <br />0 m³/s0 cfs <br />0 km³/y <br />
  1. ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Congo Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=CNGO