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THE LIST THE EARTH
Estimated Weight (mass) (5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000 metric tons) Estimated Age 4.6 billion years Current Population 6,135,000,000 Surface Area (510,066,000 sq km) Land Area (148,647,000 sq km) 29.1% Ocean Area (335,258,000 sq km) Total Water Area (361,419,000 sq km) 70.9% Type of Water (97% salt), (3% fresh) 
Circumference at the equator (40,066 km) Circumference at the poles (39, 992 km) Diameter at the equator (12,753 km) Diameter at the poles (12,710 km) Radius at the equator (6,376 km) Radius at the poles (6,355 km) Orbit Speeds The earth orbits the Sun at (66,700 mph), (107,320 km per hour) Sun Orbit The earth orbits the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds To convert km (kilometers) to miles, multiply kilometers by: 0.621371 To convert sq km (kilometers) to sq miles, multiply kilometers by: 0.386102 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 in 2000 by the International Hydrographic Organization. It is now the fourth largest ocean. OCEANS' GREATEST DEPTHS
Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean 35,827 ft 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 (35,837 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 not available at this time. MAJOR BODIES OF WATER
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locator map here South China (2,974,600 sq km) Caribbean (2,515,900 sq km) Mediterranean (2,510,000 sq km) Bering (2,261,100 sq km) Gulf of Mexico (1,507,600 sq km) Sea of Okhotsk (1,392,100 sq km) Sea of Japan. or East Sea (1,012,900 sq km) Hudson Bay (730,100 sq km) East China (664,600 sq km) Andaman (564,900 sq km) Black (507,900 sq km) Red (453,000 sq km) MAJOR ISLANDS (by size)
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Australia, (7,617.930 sq km) is widely considered part of a continental landmass, not officially an island. But without doubt it is the largest island on the planet, and when combined with Oceania, the smallest continent on Earth. Greenland (2,175,600 sq km) New Guinea (792,500 sq km) Borneo (725,500 sq km) Madagascar (587,000 sq km) Baffin (507,500 sq km) Sumatra (427,300 sq km) Honshu (227,400 sq km) Great Britain (218,100 sq km) 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 here 
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)
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 Hottest, Coldest, Driest, Wettest
Hottest Place Dalol, Denakil Depression, Ethiopia, annual average temperature (93.2°F, 34°C) Cold Place Plateau Station, Antarctica, annual average temperature (-56.7°C) Wettest Place Mawsynram, Assam, India, annual average rainfall (11,873 mm, 467.4") Driest Place Atacama Desert, Chile, imperceptible rainfall on a yearly basis TOP 10 TALLEST MOUNTAINS (By Size)
Mount Everest 8850m (29035ft) Nepal Qogir (K2) 8611m (28250ft) Pakistan Kangchenjunga 8586m (28169ft) Nepal Lhotse 8501m (27920ft) Nepal 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 (3,280 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 Mount McKinley 6194m (20320ft) N. America Mount Kilimanjaro 5963m (19563ft) Africa Mount Elbrus 5633m (18481ft) Europe Puncak Jaya 4884m (16023ft) Oceania Vinson Massif 4897m (16066ft) Antarctica HIGHEST/LOWEST SURFACE POINTS
(Below Sea Level, On Each Continent) Dead Sea, Asia -409 meters Lake Assal, Africa -156 meters Death Valley, North America -86 meters Valdés Peninsula, South America -40 meters Caspian Sea, Europe -28 meters Lake Eyre, Australia -16 meters Antarctica (ice covered) -2,538 meters
Highest/Lowest Points
Countries, Islands, Oceans here! For the highest points on each continent see Tallest Mountains (above) DRIEST INHABITED PLACES
(Rain fall in inches per year) Aswan, Egypt 0.02" Luxor, Egypt 0.03" Arica Desert, Chile 0.04" Ica, Peru 0.1" Antofagasta, Chile 0.2" El Minya, Egypt 0.2" Asyut, Egypt 0.2" WETTEST INHABITED PLACES
(Rain fall in inches per year) Buenaventira, Colombia 267" Monrovia, Liberia 202" Pagp Pago, American Samoa 198" Moulein, Burma (Myanmar 192" Lae, Papua New Guinea 183" Baguio, Philippines180" Sylhet, Bangladesht 178" LARGEST DESERTS OF THE WORLD
(SUBTROPICAL) Sahara, North Africa 3,500,000 sq. miles Arabian, Middle East 1,000,000 sq. miles Great Victoria, Australia 250,000 sq. miles Kalahari, Southern Africa 225,000 sq. miles Chihuahuan, Mexico 175,000 sq. miles Thar, India/Pakistan175,000 sq. miles Great Sandy, Australia 150,000 sq. miles Gibson, Australia 120,000 sq. miles Sonoran, S.W. USA 120,000 sq. miles Simpson/Stony, Australia 56,000 sq. miles Mohave, S,W, USA 54,000 sq. miles (COOL COASTAL) Atacama, Chile SA 54,000 sq. miles Namib, S.W. Africa 13,000 sq. miles (COLD WINTER) Gobi, China 500,000 sq. miles Patagonian, Argentina 260,000 sq. miles Great Basin, S.W. USA 190,000 sq. miles Kara-Kum, West Asia 135,000 sq. miles Colorado, Western USA 130,000 sq. miles also called the Painted Desert Kyzyl-Kum, West Asia 115,000 sq. miles Taklamakan, China 105,000 sq. miles Iranian, Iran 100,000 sq. miles ASSORTED FACTS
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CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD
CONTINENTS (by size) #1 Asia - (44,579,000 sq km) #2 Africa - (30,065,000 sq km) #3 North America - (24,256,000 sq km) #4 South America - (17,819,000 sq km) #5 Antarctica - (13,209,000 sq km) #6 Europe - (9,938,000 sq km) #7 Australia/Oceania - (7,687,000 sq km) CONTINENTS (by population) #1 Asia - (3,674,000,000) #2 Africa - (778,000,000) #3 Europe - (732,000,000) #4 North America - (483,000,000) #5 South America - (342,000,000) #6 Australia/Oceania - (31,000,000) #7 Antarctica - (0) CONTINENTS (by the number of countries) #1 Africa - (53) #2 Asia - (47) #3 Europe - (43) #4 North America - (23) #5 Oceania - (14) #6 South America - (12) 
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) Currency Conversion (any country) LARGEST COUNTRIES
(by land mass)
locator map here Russia 17,075,400 sq km, (6,592,812 sq miles) Canada 9,330,970 sq km, (3,612,187 sq miles) China 9,326,410 sq km, (3,600,927 sq miles) United States 9.166,600 sq km, (3,539,224 sq miles) Brazil 8,456,510 sq km, (3,265,059 sq miles) Australia 7,617,930 sq km, (2,941,283 sq miles) 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, (917,374 sq miles) SMALLEST COUNTRIES
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Vatican City 0.44 sq km, (0.17 sq miles) Monaco 1.95 sq km, (0.75 sq 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) Denmark (950 AD) Andorra (1278 AD) Switzerland (1291 AD) YOUNGEST COUNTRIES
Bosnia/Hertzegovina (1992) Slovakia (1993) Eritrea (1993) Czech Republic (1993) Palau (1994) RICHEST COUNTRIES
(GNP in USA Dollars) Luxembourg ($45,360) Switzerland ($44,355) Japan ($41,010) Liechtenstein ($40,000) Norway ($34,515) POOREST COUNTRIES
(GNP in USA Dollars) Mozambique ($80) Somalia ($100) Eritrea ($100) Ethiopia ($100) Congo, DNC ($100) COUNTRIES WITH MOST LAND BORDERS
(The Most Neighboring Countries) China (14) Russian Federation (14) Brazil (10) Congo, Germany and Sudan (9) Austria, France, Tanzania, Turkey and Zambia (8) DEPENDENCIES AND TERRITORIES
Numerous areas of the world (most often islands) are under the economic and military protection of another country. These dependencies and territories are usually small and remote. Some still aspire to gain independence, while others would be unable to survive as an independent country based on global positioning and economic conditions. 
Dependencies and Territories of the World (a complete list) (10) LARGEST USA CITIES
(By Population)
Numbers shown are the population within the recognized city limits, and do not include people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city. For those numbers, visit this page New York City, NY 8,121,351 Los Angeles, CA 3,698,277 Chicago, IL 2,897,940 Houston, TX 1,962,396 Philadelphia, PA 1,519,324 Phoenix, AZ 1,324,742 San Diego, CA 1,238,311 Dallas, TX 1,191,019 San Antonio, TX 1,151,668 Detroit, MI 952,184 LARGEST METRO AREAS IN THE WORLD
Revised (09/01/00) Toyko, Japan 28.1 million New York City, USA 20.2 million Mexico City, Mexico 18.1 million Mumbai, India (Bombay) 18.2 million Sao Paulo, Brazil 17.8 million Los Angeles, USA 15.9 million Shanghai, China 14.3 million Lagos, Nigeria 13.7 million Kolkata, India (Calcutta) 13 million Buenos Aires, Argentina 12.6 million CITIES OF THE WORLD POPULATION
Complete list of Top 100 Cities
Complete list of Capital Cities
COUNTRY POPULATION FIGURES
Complete list of Top 100 Countries
COUNTRY POPULATION (Highest Density)
(people per square mile) Monaco 44,040 Singapore 14,315 Malta 3,128 Maldives 2,621 Bahrain 2,611 Bangladesh 2,286 Taiwan 1,591 Barbados 1,561 Mauritius 1,502 Nauru 1,293 COUNTRY or TERRITORY POPULATION
(Lowest Density) (people per square mile) Greenland 0.1 Western Sahara 1.5 Mongolia 4.0 Namibia 5.0 Australia 6.0 Botswana 6.0 Mauritania 6.0 Iceland 7.0 Libya 7.0 Suriname 7.0 COUNTRY POPULATION (smallest)
(by population) Vatican City 770 Tuvalu 9,750 Nauru 10,000 Palau 16,000 San Marino 25,000 Liechtenstein 29,000 Monaco 30,000 St. Kitts 41,000 Marshall Islands 52,000 Andorra 64,000 Antigua and Barbuda 83,000 Grenada 98,000 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 108,000 Sao Tome & Principe 153,000 Maldives 180,000 Barbados 260,000 Iceland 282,000 Malta 379,000 TWO & THREE LETTER ABBREVIATIONS
Complete list of Countries of the World
Complete list of Canadian Provinces (all)
Complete list of USA States (all)
LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD
Languages spoken by the most people (Native speakers only) Chinese Mandarin 874 million Hindi 366 million English 341 million Spanish 323 million Bengali 207 million Portuguese 176 million Russian 167 million Japanese 125 million German 100 million Korean 78 million French 77 million Chinese, Wu 77 million Javanese 75 million Chinese. Yue 71 million
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