CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD COUNTRY PO

All Countrie
THE EARTH
Estimated Weight (mass) All Countrie
(5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000
metric tons) All Countrie

Estimated Age 4.6 billion years COUNTRIES

Current Population 6,446,131,714 CONTINENTS (by size) (people per
Surface Area (510,066,000 sq km) Monaco 16,2
Land Area (148,647,000 sq km) 29.1% #1 Asia - (44,579,000 sq km) Singapore 6
Ocean Area (335,258,000 sq km) #2 Africa - (30,065,000 sq km) Malta 1,261
Total Water Area (361,419,000 sq km) #3 North America - (24,256,000 Maldives 1,1
70.9% sq km) Bahrain 1,03
Type of Water (97% salt), (3% fresh) #4 South America - (17,819,000 Bangladesh
sq km) Vatican City
#5 Antarctica - (13,209,000 sq Barbados 64
km) Nauru 621
#6 Europe - (9,938,000 sq km) Mauritius 60
#7 Australia/Oceania -
(7,687,000 sq km) COUNTRIES
Circumference at the equator (40,066 (people per
km) Mongolia 2
CONTINENTS (by population)
Circumference at the poles (39, 992 Namibia 2
2006 est.
km) Australia 3
Diameter at the equator (12,753 km) Botswana 3
#1 Asia - (3,879,000,000)
Diameter at the poles (12,710 km) Iceland 3
#2 Africa - (877,500,000)
Radius at the equator (6,376 km) #3 Europe - (727,000,000) Suriname 3
Radius at the poles (6,355 km) Libya 3
#4 North America -
(501,500,000) Mauritania 3
Orbit Speeds The earth orbits the Sun Canada 3
#5 South America -
at Guyana 4
(379,500,000)
(66,700 mph), (107,320 km per hour) #6 Australia/Oceania -
Sun Orbit The earth orbits the Sun (32,000,000)
every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes #7 Antarctica - (0)
and 46 seconds
CONTINENTS (by the number of
To convert km (kilometers) to miles, countries)
multiply kilometers by: 0.621371
#1 Africa - (53)
To convert sq km (kilometers) to sq #3 Europe - (46)
miles, multiply kilometers by: 0.386102
 #2 Asia - (44)
#4 North America - (23)
ASTRONOMY #5 Oceania - (14)
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COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

Countries of the World (a
complete list)
Countries of the World (by
continent)

CURRENCY
Currencies of the World (a
complete list)
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LARGEST COUNTRIES (by land

mass)
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Russia 17,075,400 sq km,
(6,592,846 sq miles)
Canada 9,330,970 sq km,
(3,602,707 sq miles)
China 9,326,410 sq km,
(3,600,947 sq miles)
USA 9.166,600 sq km,
(3,539,242 sq miles)
Brazil 8,456,510 sq km,
(3,265,075 sq miles)
Australia 7,617,930 sq km,
(2,941,283 sq miles)
 OCEANS OF THE WORLD (by size)
Pacific (155,557,000 sq km)
Atlantic (76,762,000 sq km)
Indian (68,556,000 sq km)
Southern (20,327,000 sq km)
Arctic (14,056,000 sq km)
Note the Southern Ocean was approved (917,374 sq miles)
in 2000 by the International
Hydrographic Organization. It is now
the fourth largest ocean.
OCEANS' GREATEST DEPTHS
Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean 35,827 ft Monaco 1.95 sq km, (0.75 sq
Puerto Rico Trench, Atlantic Ocean
30,246 ft
Java Trench, Indian Ocean 24,460 ft
Arctic Basin, Arctic Ocean 18,456 ft
DEEPEST OCEANS & SEAS
Pacific Ocean (35,827 ft) (10,924
meters)
Atlantic Ocean (30,246 ft) (9,219
meters)
Indian Ocean (24,460 ft) (7,455
meters)
Caribbean Sea (22,788 ft) (6,946
meters)
Arctic Ocean (18,456 ft) (5,625
meters)
South China Sea (16,456 ft) (5,016
meters)
Bering Sea (15,659 ft) (4,773 meters)
Mediterranean Sea (15,197 ft) (4,632
meters)
Gulf of Mexico (12,425 ft) (3,787
meters)
Japan Sea (12,276 ft) (3,742 meters)
Note that official depths for the
Southern Ocean are still not available
India 2,973,190 sq km,
(1,147,949 sq miles)
Argentina 2,736,690 sq km,
(1,056,636 sq miles)
Kazakhstan 2,717,300 sq km,
(1,049,150 sq miles)
Sudan 2,376,000 sq km,
SMALLEST COUNTRIES (by land
mass)
Vatican City 0.44 sq km, (0.17 sq
miles)
miles)
Nauru 21.2 sq km, (8.2 sq miles)
Tuvalu 26 sq km, (10 sq miles)
San Marino 61 sq km, (24 sq
miles)
Liechtenstein 160 sq km, (62 sq
miles)
Marshall Islands 181 sq km, (70
sq miles)
Seychelles 270 sq km, (104 sq
miles)
Maldives 300 sq km, (116 sq
miles)
St. Kitts and Nevis 360 sq km,
(139 sq miles)
OLDEST COUNTRIES
San Marino (301 AD)
France (486 AD)
Bulgaria (632 AD)
Denmark (950 AD)
Portugal (1143 AD)
Andorra (1278 AD)
Switzerland (1291 AD)
YOUNGEST COUNTRIES
Montenegro (July, 2006)
Serbia (July, 2006)
at this time. East Timor (2002)
Palau (1994)
MAJOR BODIES OF WATER Czech Republic (1993)
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Slovakia (1993)
Bosnia/Hertzegovina (1992)

MAJOR SEAS (by size) RICHEST COUNTRIES

(GNP in USA Dollars)
locator map here Luxembourg ($45,360)
South China (2,974,600 sq km) Switzerland ($44,355)
Caribbean (2,515,900 sq km) Japan ($41,010)
Mediterranean (2,510,000 sq km) Liechtenstein ($40,000)
Bering (2,261,100 sq km) Norway ($34,515)
Gulf of Mexico (1,507,600 sq km)
Arabian Sea (1,498,320 sq km) POOREST COUNTRIES
Sea of Okhotsk (1,392,100 sq km) (GNP in USA Dollars)
Sea of Japan (East Sea) Mozambique ($80)
(1,012,900 sq km) Somalia ($100)
Hudson Bay (730,100 sq km) Eritrea ($100)
East China (664,600 sq km) Ethiopia ($100)
Andaman (564,900 sq km) Congo, DNC ($100)
Black (507,900 sq km)
Red (453,000 sq km) COUNTRIES WITH MOST LAND
BORDERS
MAJOR ISLANDS (by size) (The Most Neighboring
Countries)
locator map here China (14)
Australia, (7,617.930 sq km) is widely Russian Federation (14)
considered part of a continental Brazil (10)
landmass, not officially an island. But Congo, Germany and Sudan (9)
without doubt it is the largest island on Austria, France, Tanzania,
the planet, and when combined with Turkey and Zambia (8)
Oceania, the smallest continent on
Earth. DEPENDENCIES AND TERRITORIES
Greenland (2,175,600 sq km)
New Guinea (792,500 sq km) Numerous areas of the world
Borneo (725,500 sq km) (most often islands) are under
Madagascar (587,000 sq km) the economic and military
Baffin (507,500 sq km) protection of another country.
Sumatra (427,300 sq km) These dependencies and
Honshu (227,400 sq km) territories are usually small and
Great Britain (218,100 sq km) remote. Some still aspire to gain
Victoria (217,300 sq km)
Ellesmere (196,200 sq km)
Celebes (178,650 sq km)
New Zealand (south) (151,000 sq km)
Java (126,700 sq km)
New Zealand (north) (114,000 sq km)
Newfoundland (108,900 sq km)
ISLANDS: Additional details and facts
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MAJOR RIVERS (By Length)
Nile, Africa (6,825 km)
Amazon, South America (6,437 km)
Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Asia (6,380
km)
Mississippi, North America (5,971 km)
Yenisey-Angara, Asia (5,536 km)
Huang (Yellow), Asia (5,464 km)
Ob-Irtysh, Asia (5,410 km)
Amur, Asia (4,416 km)
Lena, Asia (4,400 km)
Congo, Africa (4,370 km)
Mackenzie-Peace, North America
(4,241 km)
Mekong, Asia (4,184 km)
Niger, Africa (4,171 km)
MAJOR LAKES (By Size)
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Mt Everest, Nepal
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TOP 10 TALLEST MOUNTAINS
Mount Everest 8850m (29035ft)
Nepal/China
Qogir (K2) 8611m (28250ft)
Pakistan
Kangchenjunga 8586m
(28169ft) Nepal
Lhotse 8501m (27920ft) Nepal
Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe (371,000 sq
km)
Superior, North America (82,100 sq
km)
Victoria, Africa (69,500 sq km)
Huron, North America (59,600 sq km)
Michigan, North America (57,800 sq
km)
Tanganyika, Africa (32,900 sq km)
Baikal, Asia (31,500 sq km)
Great Bear, North America (31,300 sq
km)
Aral Sea, Asia (30,700 sq km)
Malawi, Africa (28,900 sq km)
Great Slave, Canada (28,568 sq km)
Erie, North America (25,667 sq km)
Winnipeg, Canada (24,387 sq km)
Ontario, North America (19,529 sq km)
Balkhash, Kazakhstan (18,300 sq km)
DEEPEST LAKES (By Greatest Depth)
Baikal, Russian Fed. (5,315 ft)
Tanganyika, Africa (4,800 ft)
Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe (3,363 ft)
Malawi or Nyasa, Africa (2,317 ft)
Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan (2,303 ft)
WATER TERMINOLOGY
Complete lists of Terms and Definitions Mount McKinley 6194m
Makalu I 8462m (27765ft) Nepal
Cho Oyu 8201m (26906ft) Nepal
Dhaulagiri 8167m (26794ft)
Nepal
Manaslu I 8156m (26758ft)
Nepal
Nanga Parbat 8125m (26658ft)
Pakistan
Annapurna I 8091m (26545ft)
Nepal
The dormant volcano Mauna Kea
(on the Big Island of Hawaii)
could be considered the tallest
mountain in the world. If you
measure it from its base in the
Hawaiian Trough (3,300 fathoms
deep) to its summit of 13,796
feet, it reaches a height of
33,476 feet.
TALLEST MOUNTAINS
(On Each Continent)
Mount Everest 8850m (29035ft)
Asia
Aconcagua 6959m (22831ft) S.
America
(20320ft) N. America
Mount Kilimanjaro 5963m
(19563ft) Africa
Mount Elbrus 5633m (18481ft)
Europe
Puncak Jaya 4884m (16023ft)
Oceania
Vinson Massif 4897m (16066ft)
Antarctica
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LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD

Languages spoken by the most
people
(Native speakers only)

Chinese Mandarin 1 billion +

English 512 million
Hindi 501 million
Spanish 399 million
Russian 285 million
Arabic 265 million
Bengali 245 million
Portuguese 196 million
Malay-Indonesian 140 million
Japanese 125 million
German 100 million
Korean 78 million
French 77 million
Chinese, Wu 77 million
Javanese 75 million
Chinese. Yue 71 million

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

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