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 | | Harnessing the energy potential of the La Plata basin is credited with bringing the states of the region together, usually bilaterally for the purpose of particular hydropower projects, but it has also created conflicts and serious environmental and social problems which must also be resolved through cooperation. |
 | | The La Plata Basin is the fifth largest in the world and covers approximately 17% of the total continental surface of South America, including the south of Brazil, southeast Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and the northeast of Argentina. |
 | | The main rivers, the catchments of which form the basin, are the Parana, Tieté, Iguazu, Uruguay, Paraguay, Pilcomayo, Bermejo and Río de la Plata. |
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