ðə dˈænuːb flˈoʊz θɹˈuː—ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹmz ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə bˈoːɹdɚz ʌv—tˈɛn kˈʌntɹiz: dʒˈɜːməni, ˈɔːstɹiə, slʌvˈækiə, hˈʌŋɡɚɹi, kɹoʊˈeɪʃə, sˈɜːbiə, bʌlɡˈɛɹiə, ɹoʊmˈeɪniə, moʊldˈoʊvə, ænd juːkɹˈeɪn; ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən, ðə dɹˈeɪnɪdʒ bˈeɪsən ɪŋklˈuːdz pˈɑːɹts ʌv nˈaɪn mˈoːɹ kˈʌntɹiz: pˈoʊlənd, swˈɪtsɚlənd, ˈɪɾəli, tʃˈɛk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk, sloʊvˈiːniə, bˈɑːsniə ænd hˈɜːzɪɡˌɑːvɪnə, mˌɔntənˈiːɡɹoʊ, nˈɔːɹθ mˌæsɪdˈoʊniə ænd ælbˈeɪniə.
The Danube flows through—or forms a part of the borders of—ten countries: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine; in addition, the drainage basin includes parts of nine more countries: Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania.