Is Nepal the second-richest country in the world for water resources?
Despite popular claims that Nepal is the second water-rich country in the world, the nation ranks 43rd in the world in terms of the total amount of renewable water resources. It has 210 cubic kilometres of such resources while the US has 8,233 cubic kilometres.
Moreover, Russia has been estimated to have 4,525 cubic kilometres of renewable water resources, making it the country with the second-largest renewable water reserves in the world.
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