[Solved] Which country has the highest number of rivers (about 700) a (2024)

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Bangladesh has the highest number of rivers (about 700) and is known as the 'land of rivers'.

The country with the most rivers is Bangladesh with around 700 rivers. The country is called the “land of rivers” because of its extensive network of five rivers system.

China has over 1,500 rivers. Most of the major rivers - like the Yangtze - have their source on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and drop greatly from the source to the mouths.

The longest river in the world is the Nile River in Africa and the length is 6,690 km. The biggest river in the world in terms of amount of water and flow of water would be the Amazon River in South America.

Russia has about 100,000 rivers, including some of the longest and most powerful in the world. It also has many lakes, including Europe's two largest: Ladoga and Onega. Lake Baikal in Siberia contains more water than any other lake on Earth.

Bangladesh has the highest number of rivers (about 700) and is known as the 'land of rivers'. Some major Rivers of Bangladesh are: Brahmaputra, Ganges, Suma, Atrai, Raidak, Mahananda, Teesta, Karnaphuli, Meghna and Bangshi among others.

Brazil. Brazil has the highest volume of renewable fresh water resources. It totals approximately 8,233 cubic kilometres. This actually accounts for 12% of the planets freshwater and 70% of this comes from the Amazon.

Japan has numerous rivers, with the exact count depending on the criteria used for inclusion. There are over 200 rivers in Japan, and some of the major ones include the Shinano River, Tone River, and Ishikari River.

Brazil is drained by the Amazon River, which is the centrepiece of the most extensive river system in the world, and by other systems that are notable in their own right—the Tocantins-Araguaia in the north, the Paraguay-Paraná-Plata in the south, and the São Francisco in the east and northeast.

There are 8 major river systems in India, with more than 400 rivers in total. Rivers play an important role in the lives of the Indian people due to their crucial importance in sustenance and their place in Indian religions.

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A river in Colombia turns different shades of colour in a natural display that happens nowhere else on Earth. Just east of the Andes, central Colombia's Caño Cristales is a river like no other.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Guinness World Records, Britannica and the U.S. government agree: The longest river in the world is the mighty Nile — the “father of African rivers,” Britannica says.

The United States of America is home to approximately 250,000 rivers stretching over 3 million miles that serve different purposes such as trade routes, borders, and passageways.

Ukraine has around 23,000 rivers. Most of the rivers of Ukraine drain into the Black Sea and Azov Sea and belong to the bigger Mediterranean basin.

We are a country of rivers.

According to Canadian Geographic, there are more than 8,500 named rivers in Canada. Despite this, we do not have a national picture of the overall health of our waters. WWF-Canada is currently working to address the greatest threats to our freshwater ecosystems and protecting their health.

Ganges-Brahmaputra

With a population of more than 500 million, the Ganges basin is one of the most populated basins in the world, and one of the most water-stressed.

Canada has the most natural lakes in the world followed by Russia and USA. About 9% of Canada's surface area is covered by lakes. The Great Bear Lake is the largest lake in Canada.