Countries of the Danube River Basin

19 countries share the Danube River Basin, which makes it the world’s most international river basin. 79 million people of different cultures and languages call the Danube Basin their home. For centuries they have been interconnected through the widely ramified water system of the Danube. All countries sharing over 2,000 km² of the Danube River Basin, as well as the European Union, are contracting parties of the ICPDR.

Below, you find a table with some general information on all countries that have a share in the Danube River Basin. You can also find more detailed information for those countries which are contracting parties of the ICPDR on dedicated pages: Germany - Austria - Czech Republic - Slovakia - Hungary - Slovenia - Croatia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Serbia - Montenegro - Romania - Bulgaria - Moldova - Ukraine.

Basic information on the countries in the Danube River Basin

Country	Code	Coverage in DRB (km²)	Percentage of DRB (%)	Percentage of DRB in country (%)	Population in DRB (Mio.)
Albania	AL	126	< 0.1	0.01	< 0.01
Austria*	AT	80,423	10.0	96.1	7.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina*	BA	36,636	4.6	74.9	2.9
Bulgaria*	BG	47,413	5.9	43.0	3.5
Croatia*	HR	34,965	4.4	62.5	3.1
Czech Republic*	CZ	21,688	2.9	27.5	2.8
Germany*	DE	56,184	7.0	16.8	9.4
Hungary*	HU	93,030	11.6	100.0	10.1
Italy	IT	565	< 0.1	0.2	0.02
Macedonia	MK	109	< 0.1	0.2	< 0.01
Moldova*	MD	12,834	1.6	35.6	1.1
Montenegro*	ME	7,075	0.9	51.2	0.2
Poland	PL	430	< 0.1	0.1	0.04
Romania*	RO	232,193	29.0	97.4	21.7
Serbia*	RS	81,560	10.2	92.3	7.5
Slovak Republic*	SK	47,084	5.9	96.0	5.2
Slovenia*	SI	16,422	2.0	81.0	1.7
Switzerland	CH	1,809	0.2	4.3	0.02
Ukraine*	UA	30,520	3.8	5.4	2.7
Total		801,463	100		81.00