River mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River www.exxun.com/Jordan/b_mp.html
River Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in eastern-most Europe www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/b_mp.html
River 4,000 km (on the Ertis ((Irtysh)) River (80%) and Syr Darya ((Syrdariya)) River) (2006) www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/g_tr.html
River landlocked; most of the country is mountainous and thickly forested; the Mekong River forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand www.exxun.com/Laos/b_mp.html
River ... talks continue on completion of demarcation with Thailand but disputes remain over islands in the Mekong River; concern among Mekong Commission members that China's construction of dams on the Mekong River ... www.exxun.com/Laos/i_ti.html
river Nahr el Litani is the only major river in Near East not crossing an international boundary; rugged terrain historically helped isolate, protect, and develop numerous factional groups based on religion, clan, and ... www.exxun.com/Lebanon/b_mp.html
river facing the Atlantic Ocean, the coastline is characterized by lagoons, mangrove swamps, and river-deposited sandbars; the inland grassy plateau supports limited agriculture www.exxun.com/Liberia/b_mp.html
River 15 counties; Bomi, Bong, Gbarpolu, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, Maryland, Montserrado, Nimba, River Cess, River Gee, Sinoe www.exxun.com/Liberia/d_gv.html
River desertification; limited natural fresh water resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, is being built to bring water from large aquifers under the Sahara to ... www.exxun.com/Libya/b_mp.html
River ... imports about 75% of its food. Libya's primary agricultural water source remains the Great Manmade River Project, but significant resources are being invested in desalinization research to meet growing water demands www.exxun.com/Libya/e_ec.html
River lowest point: Moselle River 133 m highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m www.exxun.com/Luxembourg/b_mp.html
River 37 km (on Moselle River) (2007) www.exxun.com/Luxembourg/g_tr.html
River mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River www.exxun.com/Macedonia/b_mp.html
River lowest point: junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m highest point: Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m www.exxun.com/Malawi/b_mp.html
River 700 km (on Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and Shire River) (2007) www.exxun.com/Malawi/g_tr.html
River disputes with Tanzania over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and the meandering Songwe River remain dormant www.exxun.com/Malawi/i_ti.html
River hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding www.exxun.com/Mali/b_mp.html
river overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion aggravated by drought are contributing to desertification; limited natural fresh water resources away from the Senegal, which is the only perennial river; locust infestation www.exxun.com/Mauritania/b_mp.html
River 9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black River, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne www.exxun.com/Mauritius/d_gv.html
River ... from the USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Dniester River supporting the Slavic majority population, mostly Ukrainians and Russians, who have proclaimed a "Transnistria" republic ... www.exxun.com/Moldova/a_fg.html
River lowest point: Dniester River 2 m highest point: Dealul Balanesti 430 m www.exxun.com/Moldova/b_mp.html
River ... note: only waterway in operation is Lake Hovsgol (135 km); Selenge River (270 km) and Orhon River (175 km) are navigable but carry little traffic; lakes and rivers freeze in winter, are ... www.exxun.com/Mongolia/g_tr.html
River 460 km (Zambezi River navigable to Tete and along Cahora Bassa Lake) (2007) www.exxun.com/Mozambique/g_tr.html
River ... Namibia border; managed dispute with South Africa over the location of the boundary in the Orange River; Namibia has supported, and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia ... www.exxun.com/Namibia/i_ti.html
river Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north www.exxun.com/Nepal/b_mp.html
River ... of boundary with India, including the 400 square kilometer dispute over the source of the Kalapani River; India has instituted a stricter border regime to restrict transit of Maoist insurgents and illegal ... www.exxun.com/Nepal/i_ti.html
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