Longest Rivers in the World

1.**
Nile
Length (km): 6,650
Countries in the drainage basin: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo

2.**
Amazon
Length (km): 6,400
Countries in the drainage basin: Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana

3. Yangtze(Chang Jiang)
Length (km): 6,300
Countries in the drainage basin: China Sea P.R. China

4. Mississippi - Missouri
Length (km): 6,275
Countries in the drainage basin: United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%)

5. Yenisei - Angara - Selenga
Length (km): 5,539
Countries in the drainage basin: Russia, Mongolia

6. Yellow(Huang He)
Length (km): 5,464
Countries in the drainage basin: P.R. China

7. Ob - Irtysh
Length (km): 5,410
Countries in the drainage basin: Russia, Kazakhstan, P.R. China, Mongolia

8. Congo - Chambeshi(Zaire)
Length (km): 4,700
Countries in the drainage basin: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda

9. Amur - Argun(Heilong Jiang)
Length (km): 4,444
Countries in the drainage basin: Russia, P.R. China, Mongolia

10. Lena
Length (km): 4,400
Countries in the drainage basin: Sea Russia