List of countries without rivers

There are currently 20 countries and 22 territories that do not have a permanent natural river flowing within them, though some of them have streams or seasonal watercourses such as wadis.[1] The Arabian Peninsula is the largest subregion in the world without any permanent natural river.The Chinese special administrative region of Macau has no permanent natural rivers other than a small man-made canal named Canal Dos Patos (鴨涌河).Due to environment issues, this small canal is currently being backfilled with land by the local government.Eventually, this small canal will cease to exist.
Map of countries without rivers
streamsArabian PeninsulasubregionChinese special administrative regionDjiboutiList of wadis of DjiboutiList of wadis of LibyaBahrainKuwaitList of wadis of KuwaitMaldivesList of wadis of OmanList of wadis of QatarSaudi ArabiaList of wadis of Saudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesList of wadis of the United Arab EmiratesList of wadis of YemenList of valleys of MaltaMonacoVatican CityKiribatiMarshall IslandsTuvaluBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryGibraltarAnguillaBermudaBonaireCayman IslandsCuraçaoSaint BarthélemySaint MartinSint EustatiusSint MaartenTurks and Caicos IslandsChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsEaster IslandNorfolk IslandPitcairn IslandsTokelauLists of riversGreenwood PressJohn Wiley & SonsUniversity of Hawaii PressThe World FactbookCentral Intelligence AgencyCommonwealth SecretariatNational Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyGEOnet Names ServerRiversspringsAlluvial riverBraided riverBlackwater riverChannelChannel patternChannel typesConfluenceDistributaryDrainage basinSubterranean riverRiver bifurcationRiver ecosystemRiver sourceTributaryArroyoBourneChalk streamCouleeCurrentStream bedStream channelStreamflowStream gradientStream poolPerennial streamWinterbourneEstavelle/InversacGeyserHoly wellHot springlist in the USKarst springMineral springRhythmic springSpring horizonSedimentary processeserosionAbrasionAnabranchAggradationBed loadBed material loadGranular flowDebris flowDepositionDissolved loadDowncuttingHeadward erosionKnickpointPalaeochannelProgradationRetrogradationSaltationSediment transportSuspended loadWash loadWater gapAlluvial fanAntecedent drainage streamAvulsionBillabongCanyonCut bankEstuaryFloating islandFluvial terraceMeander scarMouth barOxbow lakeRiffle-pool sequencePoint barRavineRiver islandRock-cut basinSedimentary basinSedimentary structuresStrathThalwegRiver valleyHelicoidal flowInternational scale of river difficultyLog jamMeanderPlunge poolRapidsRiffleStream captureWaterfallWhitewaterSurface runoffAgricultural wastewaterFirst flushUrban runoffFloodsstormwater100-year floodCrevasse splayFlash floodUrban floodingNon-water floodFlood barrierFlood controlFlood forecastingFlood-meadowFloodplainFlood pulse conceptFlooded grasslands and savannasInundationStorm Water Management ModelReturn periodEffluentIndustrial wastewaterSewageBaer's lawBaseflowBradshaw modelDischarge (hydrology)Drainage densityExner equationGroundwater modelHack's lawHjulström curveHydrographHydrological modelHydrological transport modelInfiltration (hydrology)Main stemPlayfair's lawRelief ratioRiver Continuum ConceptRouse numberRunoff curve numberRunoff model (reservoir)Stream gaugeUniversal Soil Loss EquationWAFLEXWetted perimeterVolumetric flow rateRiver engineeringAqueductBalancing lakeCheck damDrop structureDaylightingDetention basinErosion controlFish ladderFloodplain restorationInfiltration basinRiver morphologyRetention basinRevetmentRiparian-zone restorationStream restorationCanyoningFly fishingRaftingRiver surfingRiverboardingStone skippingTriathlonWhitewater canoeingWhitewater kayakingWhitewater slalomAquiferAquatic toxicologyBody of waterHydraulic civilizationLimnologyRiparian zoneRiver valley civilizationRiver cruiseSacred watersSurface waterWild riverRivers by lengthRivers by discharge rateDrainage basinsWhitewater riversFlash floodsRiver name etymologies