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The Mekong is one of the world’s great rivers. It is the world’s 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia Its estimated length is 4,909 km , and it drains an area of 795,000 km2, discharging 475 km3 of water annually.In English the river is called “the Mekong River”, derived from “Mae Nam Khong”, a term of both Thai and Lao origin.