Comparison of Nile and Shatt al-Arab / Arvandrud

Attribute	Nile ×	Shatt al-Arab / Arvandrud - Euphrates ×
Length (km)	6,690	3,596
Drainage area (km²)	2,870,000	884,000
Average discharge (m³/s)	5,100	856
Outflow	Mediterranean Sea	Persian Gulf
Countries in the drainage basin	Burundi Congo, Democratic Republic of the Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Sudan Tanzania Uganda	Iran Iraq Syria Turkey