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   China  19.8%
   Russia  16.3%
   Brazil  8%
   United States  6.5%
   Indonesia  3.4%
   Colombia  2.9%
   Vietnam  2.8%
   Congo, Democratic Republic of the  2.4%
   India  2.3%
   Burma  2%
   Argentina  1.8%
   Papua New Guinea  1.7%
   Bolivia  1.6%
   Peru  1.4%
   Nigeria  1.4%
   Bangladesh  1.3%
   Finland  1.3%
   Germany  1.2%
   Malaysia  1.1%
   Venezuela  1.1%


Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  China: 123,964 km  
#2  Russia: 102,000 km  
#3  Brazil: 50,000 km  
#4  United States: 41,009 km  
#5  Indonesia: 21,579 km  
#6  Colombia: 18,000 km  
#7  Vietnam: 17,702 km  
#8  Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 15,000 km  
#9  India: 14,500 km  
#10  Burma: 12,800 km  
#11  Argentina: 11,000 km  
#12  Papua New Guinea: 10,940 km  
#13  Bolivia: 10,000 km  
#14  Peru: 8,808 km  
#15  Nigeria: 8,600 km  
#16  Bangladesh: 8,372 km  
#17  Finland: 7,842 km  
#18  Germany: 7,467 km  
#19  Malaysia: 7,200 km  
#20  Venezuela: 7,100 km  
#21  Netherlands: 6,183 km  
#22  Iraq: 5,279 km  
#23  Laos: 4,600 km  
#24  Congo, Republic of the: 4,385 km  
#25  Sudan: 4,068 km  
#26  Thailand: 4,000 km  
#27  Kazakhstan: 4,000 km  
#28  Poland: 3,997 km  
#29  Egypt: 3,500 km  
#30  Philippines: 3,219 km  
#31  United Kingdom: 3,200 km  
#32  Paraguay: 3,100 km  
#33  Mexico: 2,900 km  
#34  Central African Republic: 2,800 km  
#35  Belarus: 2,500 km  
#36  Italy: 2,400 km  
#37  Cambodia: 2,400 km  
#38  Ukraine: 2,253 km  
#39  Korea, North: 2,250 km  
#40  Zambia: 2,250 km  
#41  Nicaragua: 2,220 km  
#42  Sweden: 2,052 km  
#43  Belgium: 2,043 km  
#44  Australia: 2,000 km  
#45  Mali: 1,815 km  
#46  Japan: 1,770 km  
#47  Romania: 1,731 km  
#48  Hungary: 1,622 km  
#49  Korea, South: 1,608 km  
#50  Gabon: 1,600 km  
#51  Uruguay: 1,600 km  
#52  Norway: 1,577 km  
#53  Ecuador: 1,500 km  
#54  Guinea: 1,300 km  
#55  Turkmenistan: 1,300 km  
#56  Angola: 1,300 km  
#57  Ghana: 1,293 km  
#58  Afghanistan: 1,200 km  
#59  Turkey: 1,200 km  
#60  Suriname: 1,200 km  
#61  Uzbekistan: 1,100 km  
#62  Senegal: 1,000 km  
#63  Spain: 1,000 km  
#64  Guatemala: 990 km  
#65  Côte d'Ivoire: 980 km  
#66  Syria: 900 km  
#67  Iran: 850 km  
#68  Belize: 825 km  
#69  Sierra Leone: 800 km  
#70  Panama: 800 km  
#71  Croatia: 785 km  
#72  Ireland: 753 km  
#73  Costa Rica: 730 km  
#74  Malawi: 700 km  
#75  Czech Republic: 664 km  
#76  Canada: 631 km  
#77  Kyrgyzstan: 600 km  
#78  Madagascar: 600 km  
#79  Serbia and Montenegro: 587 km  
#80  Mongolia: 580 km  
#81  Estonia: 500 km  
#82  Bulgaria: 470 km  
#83  Honduras: 465 km  
#84  Mozambique: 460 km  
#85  Lithuania: 425 km  
#86  Moldova: 424 km  
#87  Denmark: 400 km  
#88  Gambia, The: 390 km  
#89  Austria: 358 km  
#90  Latvia: 300 km  
#91  Niger: 300 km  
#92  Cuba: 240 km  
#93  Portugal: 210 km  
#94  Brunei: 209 km  
#95  Fiji: 203 km  
#96  Tajikistan: 200 km  
#97  Slovakia: 172 km  
#98  Sri Lanka: 160 km  
#99  Benin: 150 km  
#100  Switzerland: 65 km  
#101  Togo: 50 km  
#102  Albania: 43 km  
#103  Luxembourg: 37 km  
#104  Liechtenstein: 28 km  
#105  Greece: 6 km  
#106  Kiribati: 5 km  
Total: 627,243 km   
Weighted average: 5,917.4 km   


DEFINITION: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.

SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007

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