Archive for January 24, 2011

Did you know…? Facts and figures about Swaziland

  • Swaziland, one of the smallest countries in Africa, is almost enclosed within South Africa, sharing just the northern half of its eastern border with Mozambique. Its population of 1.13 million (2006) is distributed over an area of 17,370 km2.
  • Between 75% and 83% of the annual rainfall comes from October to March. Precipitation ranges from 500 mm in the south-east to 1,500 mm in the west, the average being 1,200 mm. Read more

Did you know…? Facts and figures about the Vuoksi River Basin (Finland and the Russian Federation)

    • The Vuoksi is a transboundary river that flows 150 km from Lake Saimaa in south-eastern Finland to Lake Ladoga in north-western Russia. The Vuoksi River basin extends between these two lakes and covers an area of 4,100 km2. It is part of the much larger basin through which the Neva River flows to the Baltic Sea. Read more

    We All Live Downstream

    Games

    Play our games for a fun way to learn about water and sanitation.

    Find more fun and games on our youth site, Splash Out

    Source: https://www.wateraid.org/

    Did you know…? Facts and figures about Bangladesh

    • Bangladesh is situated in the deltaic plain formed by three large rivers – the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Meghna. The combined total catchment of about 1.7 million km2 extends over Bhutan, China, India and Nepal. Only about 7% of this huge catchment lies in Bangladesh.
    • Most of Bangladesh is low-lying and relatively flat. A network of about 230 rivers, of which 57 are transboundary, forms a web of interconnecting channels throughout the country. Read more