Five Countries With the Most Inland Water by Continent

For each continent, which five countries have the most inland water?
Countries may be in multiple continents
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Africa
104,300
Ethiopia
77,810
D.R. Congo
61,500
Tanzania
43,938
Uganda
24,404
Malawi
 
 
Asia
720,500
Russia
302,393
India
270,550
China
93,000
Indonesia
44,178
Philippines
Europe
720,500
Russia
39,960
Sweden
34,330
Finland
24,220
Ukraine
19,520
Norway
 
 
North America
891,163
Canada
364,502
United States
20,430
Mexico
10,380
Nicaragua
3,870
Bahamas
Oceania
58,459
Australia
11,673
Marshall Islands
9,980
Papua New Guinea
4,395
New Zealand
910
Solomon Islands
 
 
South America
100,210
Colombia
55,352
Brazil
30,000
Venezuela
18,120
Guyana
15,280
Bolivia
10 Comments
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Level 63
Oct 21, 2016
Please check the spelling of Oceania #3
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Level 66
Oct 21, 2016
fixed.
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Level 78
Oct 21, 2016
what does 'inland waters' mean? not sure I understood that properly - I guess lakes but also parts of seas?
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Level 68
Oct 21, 2016
Some of these answers are surprising. What are "inland waters"?
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Level 66
Oct 21, 2016
Inland water is the water contained within a country's borders.
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Level 78
Oct 21, 2016
so is it water on 'land' only? or including maritime borders?
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Level 66
Oct 21, 2016
land only
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Level 73
May 16, 2020
Does lake titicaca not make Peru on the list also?
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Level 60
Apr 16, 2021
Don't get it how Kazakhstan is not on the list, it has plenty of inland water...
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Level 90
Jan 15, 2025
There's some mistake with Marshall Islands as the country's total territory is only 181 km2.