<Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> River </Th> <Th> Length ( km ) </Th> <Th> Length ( miles ) </Th> <Th> Drainage area ( km2 ) </Th> <Th> Average discharge ( m3 / s ) </Th> <Th> Outflow </Th> <Th> Countries in the drainage basin </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 . </Td> <Td> Amazon -- Ucayali -- Tambo -- Ene -- Apurímac </Td> <Td> 6,992 ( 6,400 ) </Td> <Td> 4,345 ( 3,976 ) </Td> <Td> 7,050,000 </Td> <Td> 209,000 </Td> <Td> Atlantic Ocean </Td> <Td> Brazil , Peru , Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Venezuela , Guyana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 . </Td> <Td> Nile -- Kagera </Td> <Td> 6,853 ( 6,650 ) </Td> <Td> 4,258 ( 4,132 ) </Td> <Td> 3,254,555 </Td> <Td> 2,800 </Td> <Td> Mediterranean </Td> <Td> Ethiopia , Eritrea , Sudan , Uganda , Tanzania , Kenya , Rwanda , Burundi , Egypt , Democratic Republic of the Congo , South Sudan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 . </Td> <Td> Yangtze ( Chang Jiang ; Long River ) </Td> <Td> 6,300 ( 6,418 ) </Td> <Td> 3,917 ( 3,988 ) </Td> <Td> 1,800,000 </Td> <Td> 31,900 </Td> <Td> East China Sea </Td> <Td> China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 . </Td> <Td> Mississippi -- Missouri -- Jefferson </Td> <Td> 6,275 </Td> <Td> 3,902 </Td> <Td> 2,980,000 </Td> <Td> 16,200 </Td> <Td> Gulf of Mexico </Td> <Td> United States ( 98.5 % ) , Canada ( 1.5 % ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 . </Td> <Td> Yenisei -- Angara -- Selenge </Td> <Td> 5,539 </Td> <Td> 3,445 </Td> <Td> 2,580,000 </Td> <Td> 19,600 </Td> <Td> Kara Sea </Td> <Td> Russia ( 97 % ) , Mongolia ( 2.9 % ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 . </Td> <Td> Yellow River ( Huang He ) </Td> <Td> 5,464 </Td> <Td> 3,395 </Td> <Td> 745,000 </Td> <Td> 2,110 </Td> <Td> Bohai Sea </Td> <Td> China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 . </Td> <Td> Ob -- Irtysh </Td> <Td> 5,410 </Td> <Td> 3,364 </Td> <Td> 2,990,000 </Td> <Td> 12,800 </Td> <Td> Gulf of Ob </Td> <Td> Russia , Kazakhstan , China , Mongolia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 . </Td> <Td> Paraná -- Río de la Plata <P> </P> </Td> <Td> 4,880 </Td> <Td> 3,030 </Td> <Td> 2,582,672 </Td> <Td> 18,000 </Td> <Td> Río de la Plata </Td> <Td> Brazil ( 46.7 % ) , Argentina ( 27.7 % ) , Paraguay ( 13.5 % ) , Bolivia ( 8.3 % ) , Uruguay ( 3.8 % ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 . </Td> <Td> Congo -- Chambeshi ( Zaïre ) </Td> <Td> 4,700 </Td> <Td> 2,922 </Td> <Td> 3,680,000 </Td> <Td> 41,800 </Td> <Td> Atlantic Ocean </Td> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo , Central African Republic , Angola , Republic of the Congo , Tanzania , Cameroon , Zambia , Burundi , Rwanda </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 . </Td> <Td> Amur -- Argun ( Heilong Jiang ) </Td> <Td> 4,444 </Td> <Td> 2,763 </Td> <Td> 1,855,000 </Td> <Td> 11,400 </Td> <Td> Sea of Okhotsk </Td> <Td> Russia , China , Mongolia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 . </Td> <Td> Lena </Td> <Td> 4,400 </Td> <Td> 2,736 </Td> <Td> 2,490,000 </Td> <Td> 17,100 </Td> <Td> Laptev Sea </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 . </Td> <Td> Mekong ( Lancang Jiang ) </Td> <Td> 4,350 </Td> <Td> 2,705 </Td> <Td> 810,000 </Td> <Td> 16,000 </Td> <Td> South China Sea </Td> <Td> China , Myanmar , Laos , Thailand , Cambodia , Vietnam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 . </Td> <Td> Mackenzie -- Slave -- Peace -- Finlay </Td> <Td> 4,241 </Td> <Td> 2,637 </Td> <Td> 1,790,000 </Td> <Td> 10,300 </Td> <Td> Beaufort Sea </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 . </Td> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> 4,200 </Td> <Td> 2,611 </Td> <Td> 2,090,000 </Td> <Td> 9,570 </Td> <Td> Gulf of Guinea </Td> <Td> Nigeria ( 26.6 % ) , Mali ( 25.6 % ) , Niger ( 23.6 % ) , Algeria ( 7.6 % ) , Guinea ( 4.5 % ) , Cameroon ( 4.2 % ) , Burkina Faso ( 3.9 % ) , Côte d'Ivoire , Benin , Chad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 . </Td> <Td> Brahmaputra -- Tsangpo </Td> <Td> 3,848 </Td> <Td> 2,391 </Td> <Td> 712,035 </Td> <Td> 19,800 </Td> <Td> Ganges </Td> <Td> India ( 58.0 % ) , China ( 19.7 % ) , Nepal ( 9.0 % ) , Bangladesh ( 6.6 % ) , Disputed India / China ( 4.2 % ) , Bhutan ( 2.4 % ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 . </Td> <Td> Murray -- Darling </Td> <Td> 3,672 </Td> <Td> 2,282 </Td> <Td> 1,061,000 </Td> <Td> 767 </Td> <Td> Southern Ocean </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> River </Th> <Th> Length ( km ) </Th> <Th> Length ( miles ) </Th> <Th> Drainage area ( km2 ) </Th> <Th> Average discharge ( m3 / s ) </Th> <Th> Outflow </Th> <Th> Countries in the drainage basin </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 . </Td> <Td> Amazon -- Ucayali -- Tambo -- Ene -- Apurímac </Td> <Td> 6,992 ( 6,400 ) </Td> <Td> 4,345 ( 3,976 ) </Td> <Td> 7,050,000 </Td> <Td> 209,000 </Td> <Td> Atlantic Ocean </Td> <Td> Brazil , Peru , Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Venezuela , Guyana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 . </Td> <Td> Nile -- Kagera </Td> <Td> 6,853 ( 6,650 ) </Td> <Td> 4,258 ( 4,132 ) </Td> <Td> 3,254,555 </Td> <Td> 2,800 </Td> <Td> Mediterranean </Td> <Td> Ethiopia , Eritrea , Sudan , Uganda , Tanzania , Kenya , Rwanda , Burundi , Egypt , Democratic Republic of the Congo , South Sudan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 . </Td> <Td> Yangtze ( Chang Jiang ; Long River ) </Td> <Td> 6,300 ( 6,418 ) </Td> <Td> 3,917 ( 3,988 ) </Td> <Td> 1,800,000 </Td> <Td> 31,900 </Td> <Td> East China Sea </Td> <Td> China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 . </Td> <Td> Mississippi -- Missouri -- Jefferson </Td> <Td> 6,275 </Td> <Td> 3,902 </Td> <Td> 2,980,000 </Td> <Td> 16,200 </Td> <Td> Gulf of Mexico </Td> <Td> United States ( 98.5 % ) , Canada ( 1.5 % ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 . </Td> <Td> Yenisei -- Angara -- Selenge </Td> <Td> 5,539 </Td> <Td> 3,445 </Td> <Td> 2,580,000 </Td> <Td> 19,600 </Td> <Td> Kara Sea </Td> <Td> Russia ( 97 % ) , Mongolia ( 2.9 % ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 . </Td> <Td> Yellow River ( Huang He ) </Td> <Td> 5,464 </Td> <Td> 3,395 </Td> <Td> 745,000 </Td> <Td> 2,110 </Td> <Td> Bohai Sea </Td> <Td> China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 . </Td> <Td> Ob -- Irtysh </Td> <Td> 5,410 </Td> <Td> 3,364 </Td> <Td> 2,990,000 </Td> <Td> 12,800 </Td> <Td> Gulf of Ob </Td> <Td> Russia , Kazakhstan , China , Mongolia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 . </Td> <Td> Paraná -- Río de la Plata <P> </P> </Td> <Td> 4,880 </Td> <Td> 3,030 </Td> <Td> 2,582,672 </Td> <Td> 18,000 </Td> <Td> Río de la Plata </Td> <Td> Brazil ( 46.7 % ) , Argentina ( 27.7 % ) , Paraguay ( 13.5 % ) , Bolivia ( 8.3 % ) , Uruguay ( 3.8 % ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 . </Td> <Td> Congo -- Chambeshi ( Zaïre ) </Td> <Td> 4,700 </Td> <Td> 2,922 </Td> <Td> 3,680,000 </Td> <Td> 41,800 </Td> <Td> Atlantic Ocean </Td> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo , Central African Republic , Angola , Republic of the Congo , Tanzania , Cameroon , Zambia , Burundi , Rwanda </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 . </Td> <Td> Amur -- Argun ( Heilong Jiang ) </Td> <Td> 4,444 </Td> <Td> 2,763 </Td> <Td> 1,855,000 </Td> <Td> 11,400 </Td> <Td> Sea of Okhotsk </Td> <Td> Russia , China , Mongolia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 . </Td> <Td> Lena </Td> <Td> 4,400 </Td> <Td> 2,736 </Td> <Td> 2,490,000 </Td> <Td> 17,100 </Td> <Td> Laptev Sea </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 . </Td> <Td> Mekong ( Lancang Jiang ) </Td> <Td> 4,350 </Td> <Td> 2,705 </Td> <Td> 810,000 </Td> <Td> 16,000 </Td> <Td> South China Sea </Td> <Td> China , Myanmar , Laos , Thailand , Cambodia , Vietnam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 . </Td> <Td> Mackenzie -- Slave -- Peace -- Finlay </Td> <Td> 4,241 </Td> <Td> 2,637 </Td> <Td> 1,790,000 </Td> <Td> 10,300 </Td> <Td> Beaufort Sea </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 . </Td> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> 4,200 </Td> <Td> 2,611 </Td> <Td> 2,090,000 </Td> <Td> 9,570 </Td> <Td> Gulf of Guinea </Td> <Td> Nigeria ( 26.6 % ) , Mali ( 25.6 % ) , Niger ( 23.6 % ) , Algeria ( 7.6 % ) , Guinea ( 4.5 % ) , Cameroon ( 4.2 % ) , Burkina Faso ( 3.9 % ) , Côte d'Ivoire , Benin , Chad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 . </Td> <Td> Brahmaputra -- Tsangpo </Td> <Td> 3,848 </Td> <Td> 2,391 </Td> <Td> 712,035 </Td> <Td> 19,800 </Td> <Td> Ganges </Td> <Td> India ( 58.0 % ) , China ( 19.7 % ) , Nepal ( 9.0 % ) , Bangladesh ( 6.6 % ) , Disputed India / China ( 4.2 % ) , Bhutan ( 2.4 % ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 . </Td> <Td> Murray -- Darling </Td> <Td> 3,672 </Td> <Td> 2,282 </Td> <Td> 1,061,000 </Td> <Td> 767 </Td> <Td> Southern Ocean </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>
where does the mekong river rank in the list of the world 's longest rivers
where does the mekong river rank in the list of the world 's longest rivers
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