The Danube flows through ten countries, more than any other river in the world.
Why it is true
It rises in Germany's Black Forest and runs through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine to the Black Sea. Along the way it passes four capitals: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade.
Source: International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
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