COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD



[pic]COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

Countries of the World (a complete list)

Countries of the World (by continent)

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[pic]CURRENCY

Currencies of the World (a complete list)

Currency Conversion (any country)

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[pic]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)

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)

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[pic]SMALLEST COUNTRIES (by land mass)

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)

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[pic]OLDEST COUNTRIES

San Marino (301 AD)

France (486 AD)

Bulgaria (632 AD)

Denmark (950 AD)

Portugal (1143 AD)

Andorra (1278 AD)

Switzerland (1291 AD)

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[pic]YOUNGEST COUNTRIES

Montenegro (July, 2006)

Serbia (July, 2006)

East Timor (2002)

Palau (1994)

Czech Republic (1993)

Eritrea (1993)

Slovakia (1993)

Bosnia/Hertzegovina (1992)

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[pic]RICHEST COUNTRIES

(GNP in USA Dollars)

Luxembourg ($45,360)

Switzerland ($44,355)

Japan ($41,010)

Liechtenstein ($40,000)

Norway ($34,515)

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[pic]POOREST COUNTRIES

(GNP in USA Dollars)

Mozambique ($80)

Somalia ($100)

Eritrea ($100)

Ethiopia ($100)

Congo, DNC ($100)

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[pic]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)

[pic]COUNTRY POPULATION (smallest)

(February, 2006 numbers)

Vatican City 920

Tuvalu 11,640

Nauru 13,050

Palau 20,300

San Marino 28,880

Monaco 32,410

Liechtenstein 33,720

St. Kitts 38,960

Marshall Islands 59,070

Antigua and Barbuda 68,720

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[pic]COUNTRY POPULATION (largest)

(February, 2006 numbers)

China 1,306,313,800

India 1,080,264,400

USA 295,734,100

Indonesia 241,973,900

Brazil 186,112,800

Pakistan 162,419,900

Bangladesh 144,319,600

Russia 143,420,300

Nigeria 128,772,000

Japan 127,417,200

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[pic]LARGEST CITIES ON THE PLANET!

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 the largest metropolitan areas refer to the list below this one.

Revised (10/01/04)

Shanghai, China 13.3 million

Mumbai (Bombay), India 12.6 million

Buenos Aires, Argentina 11.92 million

Moscow, Russia 11.3 million

Karachi, Pakistan 10.9 million

Delhi, India 10.4 million

Manila, Philippines 10.3 million

Sao Paulo, Brazil 10.26 million

Seoul, South Korea 10.2 million

Istanbul, Turkey 9.6 million

Jakarta, Indonesia 9.0 million

Mexico City, Mexico 8.7 million

Lagos, Nigeria 8.68 million

Lima, Peru 8.38 million

Tokyo, Japan 8.3 million

New York City, USA 8.09 million

Cairo, Egypt 7.6 million

London, UK 7.59 million

Teheran, Iran 7.3 million

Beijing, China 7.2 million

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[pic]LARGEST METRO AREAS IN THE WORLD

Numbers shown are the population within the immediate surrounding area of the established border of the city, and also include the city limit population figures. Revised (09/05)

Toyko, Japan 31.2 million

New York City - Philadelphia area, USA 30.1 million

Mexico City, Mexico 21.5 million

Seoul, South Korea 20.15 million

Sao Paulo, Brazil 19.9 million

Jakarta, Indonesia 18.2 million

Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, Japan 17.6 million

New Delhi, India 17.36 million

Mumbai, India (Bombay) 17.34 million

Los Angeles, USA 16.7 million

Cairo, Egypt 15.86 million

Calcutta, India 14.3 million

Manila, Philippines 14.1 million

Shanghai, China 13.9 million

Buenos Aires, Argentina 13.2 million

Moscow, Russian Fed. 12.2 million

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[pic]CITIES OF THE WORLD POPULATION

[pic]Complete list of Top 100 Cities

[pic]Complete list of Capital Cities

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[pic]Hottest,Coldest,Driest,Wettest

Hottest Place Dalol, Denakil Depression, Ethiopia, annual average temperature (93.2°F, 34°C)

Coldest 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

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[pic]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

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[pic]Highest/Lowest Points

Countries, Islands, Oceans here!

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For the highest points on each continent see

Tallest Mountains (above)

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[pic]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"

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[pic]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"

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[pic]LARGEST DESERTS OF THE WORLD

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(SUBTROPICAL)

Sahara, North Africa 3,500,000 sq. miles

Arabian, Middle East 1,000,000 sq. miles

Great Victoria, Australia 250,000 sq. miles

Rub'al Khali, Middle East 250,000 sq. miles

Kalahari, Southern Africa 225,000 sq. miles

Syrian, Middle East 200,000 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

Mohave, S,W, USA 54,000 sq. miles

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(COOL COASTAL)

Atacama, Chile SA 54,000 sq. miles

Namib, S.W. Africa 13,000 sq. miles

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(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

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Taklamakan, China 105,000 sq. miles

Iranian, Iran 100,000 sq. miles

| |[pic][pic]CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD |

| |CONTINENTS (by size) |

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| |#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) |

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| |CONTINENTS (by population) 2005 est. |

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| |#1 Asia - (3,879,000,000) |

| |#2 Africa - (877,500,000) |

| |#3 Europe - (727,000,000) |

| |#4 North America - (501,500,000) |

| |#5 South America - (379,500,000) |

| |#6 Australia/Oceania - (32,000,000) |

| |#7 Antarctica - (0) |

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| |CONTINENTS (by the number of countries) |

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| |#1 Africa - (53) |

| |#3 Europe - (46) |

| |#2 Asia - (44) |

| |#4 North America - (23) |

| |#5 Oceania - (14) |

| |#6 South America - (12) |

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| |[pic]COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD |

| |Countries of the World (a complete list) |

| |Countries of the World (by continent) |

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| |[pic]CURRENCY |

| |Currencies of the World (a complete list) |

| |Currency Conversion (any country) |

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| |[pic]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) |

| |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) |

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| |[pic]SMALLEST COUNTRIES (by land mass) |

| |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) |

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| |[pic]OLDEST COUNTRIES |

| |San Marino (301 AD) |

| |France (486 AD) |

| |Bulgaria (632 AD) |

| |Denmark (950 AD) |

| |Portugal (1143 AD) |

| |Andorra (1278 AD) |

| |Switzerland (1291 AD) |

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| |[pic]YOUNGEST COUNTRIES |

| |Montenegro (July, 2006) |

| |Serbia (July, 2006) |

| |East Timor (2002) |

| |Palau (1994) |

| |Czech Republic (1993) |

| |Eritrea (1993) |

| |Slovakia (1993) |

| |Bosnia/Hertzegovina (1992) |

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| |[pic]RICHEST COUNTRIES |

| |(GNP in USA Dollars) |

| |Luxembourg ($45,360) |

| |Switzerland ($44,355) |

| |Japan ($41,010) |

| |Liechtenstein ($40,000) |

| |Norway ($34,515) |

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| |[pic]POOREST COUNTRIES |

| |(GNP in USA Dollars) |

| |Mozambique ($80) |

| |Somalia ($100) |

| |Eritrea ($100) |

| |Ethiopia ($100) |

| |Congo, DNC ($100) |

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| |[pic]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) |

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| |[pic]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 |

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| |Dependencies and Territories of the World |

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| |Mt Everest, Nepal |

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| |Travel the World through Poster Art! |

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| |[pic]TOP 10 TALLEST MOUNTAINS |

| |Mount Everest 8850m (29035ft) Nepal/China |

| |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 |

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| |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. |

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| |[pic]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 |

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| |[pic]LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD |

| |Languages spoken by the most people |

| |(Native speakers only) |

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| |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 |

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| |OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |

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| |French is an official language here |

| |Spanish is an official language here |

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| |[pic]ASSORTED FACTS |

| |Olympic Games Summer & Winter sites here! |

| |[pic]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) |

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| |Note the Southern Ocean was approved in 2000 by the International Hydrographic Organization. It is now the fourth largest ocean. |

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| |[pic]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 |

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| |[pic]DEEPEST OCEANS & SEAS |

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| |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) |

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| |Note that official depths for the Southern Ocean are still not available at this time. |

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| |[pic]MAJOR BODIES OF WATER |

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| |[pic]MAJOR SEAS (by size) |

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| |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) |

| |Arabian Sea (1,498,320 sq km) |

| |Sea of Okhotsk (1,392,100 sq km) |

| |Sea of Japan (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) |

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| |[pic]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) |

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| |ISLANDS: Additional details and facts here |

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| |[pic]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) |

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| |[pic]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) |

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| |[pic]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) |

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| |[pic]WATER TERMINOLOGY |

| |Complete lists of Terms and Definitions |

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| |[pic]COUNTRY POPULATION FIGURES |

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| |All Countries of the World by Population |

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| |All Countries of the World by Population Density |

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| |All Countries of the World by Land Area |

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| |[pic]COUNTRIES (Highest Density) |

| |(people per square km) |

| |Monaco 16,205 |

| |Singapore 6,386 |

| |Malta 1,261 |

| |Maldives 1,164 |

| |Bahrain 1,035 |

| |Bangledesh 1,002 |

| |Vatican City 920 |

| |Barbados 648 |

| |Nauru 621 |

| |Mauritius 603 |

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| |[pic]COUNTRIES (Lowest Density) |

| |(people per square km) |

| |Mongolia 2 |

| |Namibia 2 |

| |Australia 3 |

| |Botswana 3 |

| |Iceland 3 |

| |Suriname 3 |

| |Libya 3 |

| |Mauritania 3 |

| |Canada 3 |

| |Guyana |

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| |[pic][pic]CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD |

| |CONTINENTS (by size) |

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| |#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) |

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| |CONTINENTS (by population) 2005 est. |

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| |#1 Asia - (3,879,000,000) |

| |#2 Africa - (877,500,000) |

| |#3 Europe - (727,000,000) |

| |#4 North America - (501,500,000) |

| |#5 South America - (379,500,000) |

| |#6 Australia/Oceania - (32,000,000) |

| |#7 Antarctica - (0) |

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| |CONTINENTS (by the number of countries) |

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| |#1 Africa - (53) |

| |#3 Europe - (46) |

| |#2 Asia - (44) |

| |#4 North America - (23) |

| |#5 Oceania - (14) |

| |#6 South America - (12) |

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