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Longest Rivers: There are many factors, such as the source, the identification or the definition of the mouth, and the scale of measurement of the river length between source and mouth, that determine the precise meaning of "river length". As a result, the length measurements of many rivers are only approximations. Having said that, these are the top 5 rivers in length according to Wikipedia:
1. Nile-Kagera 6,853 kms (4,258 miles)
2. Amazon – Ucayali – Apurimac 6,992 kms (4,345 miles)
3. Yangtze 6,300 kms (3,917 miles)
4. Mississippi – Missouri – Jefferson 6275 kms (3,902 miles)
5. Yenisei – Angara – Selenge 5,539 kms (3,445 miles)
The longest river in the UK is the Severn at 354 kms. The Thames is 346 kms.
Rivers normally contain freshwater.
Most of the world's major cities are located on the banks of rivers. The Danube is Europe's 2nd longest river and flows through many cities including four national capitals (Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade).
Of the top 8 largest rivers, by volume of water, the Amazon River is bigger than the rest combined.
17 countries, including Saudi Arabia, don't have any rivers.
The United States has around 3.5 million miles of rivers.
Lake Victoria, Africa's main lake, is generally is known as the source of the River Nile . On the northern edge of this lake, water pours over a waterfall, known as the Ripon Falls, into a narrow opening which many people believe is the beginning of the River Nile.
The Rio Grande forms a natural border between Mexico and USA (also part of the border between Texas and New Mexico).
The River Rhine is called different names depending on the country it flows through. It is called Rhein in Germany; Rhine in France and Rijn in Netherlands.
The Volga is the longest river in Europe, flowing through Central Russia and into the Caspian Sea.
The Ganges river basin has the highest population of any river basin in the world. It contains over 400 million people.

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