Shared river basins are river basins that spans across two or more countries. They are usually larger than national basins and less homogeneous. Natural and socio-economic conditions, culture and language often differ significantly between different parts of the basin, and consequently upstream-downstream conflicts can occur easily.

Countries in this category:

Amazon	Congo	Danube	Elbe	Gambia
Ganges River Basin	Jordan	Mekong	Meuse	Mosel
Muonio	Niagara	Niger River Basin	Nile	Parana
Pilcomayo	Rhine	Rhone	Senegal	St. Lawrence
Tigris	Uruguay	Volta	Yukon	Zambezi

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