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EUROPE: International River Basin register (updated August 2012)  
Basin Name Total area of basin (sq. km) (1)   Country name Area of country in basin (sq. km) Percent area of basin in country (%)
Bann 5,600 United Kingdom 5,400 97
  Ireland 200 3
 
Barta 1,800 Latvia 1,100 62
  Lithuania 700 38
 
Bidasoa 500 Spain 500 87
  France 60 13
 
Castletown 400 United Kingdom 300 83
  Ireland 90 17
 
Danube (3334353637) 790,100 Romania 228,500 29
  Hungary 92,800 12
  Austria 81,600 10
  Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 81,500 10
  Germany 59,000 7
  Slovakia 45,600 6
  Bulgaria 40,900 5
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 38,200 4.83
  Croatia 35,900 5
  Ukraine 29,600 4
  Czech Republic 20,500 3
  Slovenia 17,200 2
  Moldova 13,900 2
  Switzerland 2,500 0.32
  Italy 1,200 <1
  Poland 700 <1
  Albania 200 <1
 
Daugava (3839) 58,700 Byelarus 28,300 48
  Latvia 20,200 34
  Russia 9,500 16
  Lithuania 800 1
 
Dnieper 516,300 Ukraine 299,300 58
  Byelarus 124,900 24
  Russia 92,100 18
 
Dniester (37) 62,000 Ukraine 46,800 75
  Moldova 15,200 25
  Poland 30 <1
 
Don 425,600 Russia 371,200 87
  Ukraine 54,300 13
 
Douro/Duero 98,900 Spain 80,700 82
  Portugal 18,200 18
 
Drin (36) 17,900 Albania 8,100 46
  Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 7,400 41
  Macedonia 2,200 13
           
Ebro 85,800 Spain 85,200 99
  Andorra 400 1
  France 100 <1
 
Elancik 900 Russia 700 73
  Ukraine 300 27
 
Elbe 132,200 Germany 83,100 63
  Czech Republic 47,600 36
  Austria 700 1
  Poland 700 1
 
Erne 4,800 Ireland 2,800 58
  United Kingdom 1,900 42
 
Fane 200 Ireland 200 86
  United Kingdom 10 14
 
Flurry 60 United Kingdom 50 52
  Ireland 20 48
 
Foyle 2,900 United Kingdom 2,000 68
  Ireland 1,000 32
 
Garonne 55,800 France 55,100 99
  Spain 600 1
  Andorra 40 <1
 
Gauja 11,600 Latvia 10,400 90
  Estonia 1,100 10
 
Glama 43,000 Norway 42,600 99
  Sweden 400 1
 
Guadiana 67,900 Spain 54,900 81
  Portugal 13,000 19
 
Isonzo 3,000 Slovenia 1,800 61
  Italy 1,200 39
 
Jacobs 400 Norway 300 68
  Russia 100 32
 
Kemi 55,700 Finland 52,700 94
  Russia 3,000 6
  Norway 10 0.01
 
Klaralven 51,000 Sweden 43,100 85
  Norway 7,900 15
 
Kogilnik (37) 6,100 Moldova 3,600 57
  Ukraine 2,600 43
 
Krka 1,300 Croatia 1,100 87
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 13
  Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 10 0.40
 
Lake Prespa 9,000 Albania 8,000 88
  Macedonia 800 9
  Greece 300 3.32
 
Lava/Pregel 8,600 Russia 6,300 75
  Poland 2,000 25
 
Lielupe 14,400 Latvia 9,600 66
  Lithuania 4,800 34
 
Lima 2,300 Spain 1,200 52
  Portugal 1,100 48
 
Maritsa 49,600 Bulgaria 33,000 66
  Turkey 12,800 26
  Greece 3,700 8
 
Mino 15,100 Spain 14,500 96
  Portugal 600 4
 
Mius 2,800 Russia 1,900 70
  Ukraine 800 30
 
Naatamo 1,000 Norway 600 59
  Finland 400 41
 
Narva (4041) 53,000 Russia 28,200 53
  Estonia 18,100 34
  Latvia 5,900 11
  Byelarus 800 2
 
Neman (3839) 90,300 Byelarus 41,700 46
  Lithuania 39,700 44
  Russia 4,800 5
  Poland 3,800 4
  Latvia 300 <1
 
Neretva 5,500 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,300 97
  Croatia 200 3
 
Nestos 10,200 Bulgaria 5,500 53
  Greece 4,700 47
 
Oder/Odra 122,400 Poland 103,100 84
  Czech Republic 10,300 8
  Germany 7,800 6
  Slovakia 1,300 1
 
Olanga 18,800 Russia 16,800 89
  Finland 2,000 11
 
Oulu 28,700 Finland 26,700 93
  Russia 1,900 7
 
Parnu 5,800 Estonia 5,800 100
  Latvia 10 <1
 
Pasvik 16,000 Finland 12,400 77
  Russia 2,600 17
  Norway 1,000 6
 
Po 87,100 Italy 82,200 94.44
  Switzerland 4,300 88
  France 500 0.54
  Austria 90 0.10
 
Prohladnaja 600 Russia 500 77
  Poland 100 23
 
Rezvaya 700 Turkey 500 82
  Bulgaria 200 18
 
Rhine (42) 172,900 Germany 97,700 57
  Switzerland 24,300 14.05
  France 23,100 13.34
  Belgium 13,900 8
  Netherlands 9,900 5.75
  Luxembourg 2,500 1.46
  Austria 1,300 1
  Liechtenstein 200 0.09
  Italy 70 0.04
 
Rhone 100,200 France 90,100 89.88
  Switzerland 10,100 96
  Italy 50 0.05
 
Roia 600 France 400 67
  Italy 200 33
 
Salaca 2,100 Latvia 1,600 95
  Estonia 100 5
 
Sarata (37) 1,800 Ukraine 1,100 63
  Moldova 600 37
 
Schelde 17,100 France 8,600 50
  Belgium 8,400 49
  Netherlands 80 <1
 
Seine 85,700 France 83,800 98
  Belgium 1,800 2
  Luxembourg 70 <1
 
Struma (36) 15,000 Bulgaria 8,600 58
  Greece 3,900 26
  Macedonia 1,800 12
  Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 600 4
           
Tagus/Tejo 77,900 Spain 51,400 76
  Portugal 26,100 33.50
 
Tana 15,600 Norway 9,300 59
  Finland 6,300 41
 
Torne/Tornealven 37,300 Sweden 25,400 68
  Finland 10,400 29
  Norway 1,500 4
 
Tuloma 25,800 Russia 23,700 92
  Finland 2,000 8
 
Vardar (36) 32,400 Macedonia 20,300 63
  Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 8,200 22
  Greece 3,900 12
 
Velaka 700 Bulgaria 700 94
  Turkey 30 6
 
Venta 9,500 Latvia 6,200 65.15
  Lithuania 3,300 42
 
Vijose 7,200 Albania 4,600 65
  Greece 2,500 35
 
Vistula/Wista 194,000 Poland 169,700 87
  Ukraine 12,700 7
  Byelarus 9,800 5
  Slovakia 1,900 1
  Czech Republic 20 <1
 
Volga (18) 1,554,900 Russia 1,551,300 100
  Kazakhstan 2,200 <1
  Byelarus 1,300 <1
 
Vuoksa 62,700 Finland 54,300 86
  Russia 8,500 14
 
Wiedau 1,100 Denmark 1,000 86.23
  Germany 200 1
 
Yser 900 France 500 52
  Belgium 400 48
 
 
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