Nile Basin size comparison
3,400,000 km2 / 1,312,400 mile2
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, and is the longest river in Africa and the disputed longest river in the world. The Nile is about 6,650 km (4,130 mi) long and its drainage basin covers eleven countries - Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Republic of the Sudan, and Egypt. In particular, the Nile is the primary water source of Egypt and Sudan. The drainage basin of the Nile covers 3,254,555 square kilometers (1,256,591 sq mi), about 10% of the area of Africa.
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Nile Basin compared to European countries
The Balkans is
0.14 times
as big as Nile Basin
Germany is
0.11 times
as big as Nile Basin
Spain is
0.15 times
as big as Nile Basin
France is
0.16 times
as big as Nile Basin
Iberian Peninsula is
0.17 times
as big as Nile Basin
Nordic countries is
0.38 times
as big as Nile Basin
Russia is
5.03 times
as big as Nile Basin
Scandinavian Peninsula is
0.22 times
as big as Nile Basin
Sweden is
0.13 times
as big as Nile Basin
Soviet Union is
6.59 times
as big as Nile Basin
Ukraine is
0.18 times
as big as Nile Basin
Ural Mountains is
0.15 times
as big as Nile Basin
Nile Basin compared to Asian countries
Afghanistan is
0.19 times
as big as Nile Basin
Arabian peninsula is
0.95 times
as big as Nile Basin
China is
2.82 times
as big as Nile Basin
Indonesia is
0.55 times
as big as Nile Basin
India is
0.97 times
as big as Nile Basin
Iraq is
0.13 times
as big as Nile Basin
Iran is
0.48 times
as big as Nile Basin
Japan is
0.11 times
as big as Nile Basin
Kenya is
0.17 times
as big as Nile Basin
Kurdistan is
0.12 times
as big as Nile Basin
Kazakhstan is
0.80 times
as big as Nile Basin
Manchuria is
0.23 times
as big as Nile Basin
Middle East is
2.12 times
as big as Nile Basin
Myanmar is
0.20 times
as big as Nile Basin
Mongolia is
0.46 times
as big as Nile Basin
Papua New Guinea is
0.14 times
as big as Nile Basin
Pakistan is
0.23 times
as big as Nile Basin
Saudi Arabia is
0.63 times
as big as Nile Basin
Thailand is
0.15 times
as big as Nile Basin
Turkmenistan is
0.14 times
as big as Nile Basin
Turkey is
0.23 times
as big as Nile Basin
Uzbekistan is
0.13 times
as big as Nile Basin
Yemen is
0.16 times
as big as Nile Basin
Nile Basin compared to African countries
Angola is
0.37 times
as big as Nile Basin
Botswana is
0.17 times
as big as Nile Basin
DR Congo is
0.69 times
as big as Nile Basin
Central African Republic is
0.18 times
as big as Nile Basin
Congo is
0.10 times
as big as Nile Basin
Cameroon is
0.14 times
as big as Nile Basin
Darfur (Sudan) is
0.15 times
as big as Nile Basin
Algeria is
0.70 times
as big as Nile Basin
Egypt is
0.29 times
as big as Nile Basin
Ethiopia is
0.32 times
as big as Nile Basin
Horn of Africa is
0.55 times
as big as Nile Basin
Kalahari Desert is
0.26 times
as big as Nile Basin
Libya is
0.52 times
as big as Nile Basin
Morocco is
0.13 times
as big as Nile Basin
Maghreb is
1.78 times
as big as Nile Basin
Madagascar is
0.17 times
as big as Nile Basin
Mali is
0.36 times
as big as Nile Basin
Mauritania is
0.30 times
as big as Nile Basin
Mozambique is
0.24 times
as big as Nile Basin
Namibia is
0.24 times
as big as Nile Basin
Niger is
0.37 times
as big as Nile Basin
Nigeria is
0.27 times
as big as Nile Basin
Sahara Desert is
2.76 times
as big as Nile Basin
Sahel is
0.90 times
as big as Nile Basin
Sudan is
0.55 times
as big as Nile Basin
Somalia is
0.19 times
as big as Nile Basin
South Sudan is
0.18 times
as big as Nile Basin
Chad is
0.38 times
as big as Nile Basin
Tanzania is
0.28 times
as big as Nile Basin
South Africa is
0.36 times
as big as Nile Basin
Zambia is
0.22 times
as big as Nile Basin
Zimbabwe is
0.11 times
as big as Nile Basin
Nile Basin compared to US States
California (US) is
0.12 times
as big as Nile Basin
Texas (US) is
0.20 times
as big as Nile Basin
Alaska (US) is
0.51 times
as big as Nile Basin
Montana (US) is
0.11 times
as big as Nile Basin
Nile Basin compared to countries in the Americas
Argentina is
0.82 times
as big as Nile Basin
Bolivia is
0.32 times
as big as Nile Basin
Brazil is
2.50 times
as big as Nile Basin
Canada is
2.94 times
as big as Nile Basin
Central America is
0.15 times
as big as Nile Basin
Chile is
0.22 times
as big as Nile Basin
Colombia is
0.34 times
as big as Nile Basin
Corn Belt (US) is
0.74 times
as big as Nile Basin
The Midwest (US) is
0.63 times
as big as Nile Basin
Mississippi river basin is
0.88 times
as big as Nile Basin
Mexico is
0.58 times
as big as Nile Basin
The Pampas (South America) is
0.22 times
as big as Nile Basin
Peru is
0.38 times
as big as Nile Basin
Paraguay is
0.12 times
as big as Nile Basin
United States is
2.89 times
as big as Nile Basin
United States (Contiguous) is
2.38 times
as big as Nile Basin
Venezuela is
0.27 times
as big as Nile Basin