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Human Geography

Top Ten Largest And Smallest CountriesLARGEST COUNTRIES (in

sq miles): 2004SMALLEST COUNTRIES

(in sq miles): 2004

1. Russia 6,592,735 1. Vatican City 0.17

2. Canada 3,855,081 2. Monaco 0.75

3. United States 3,717,792 3. Nauru 8.11

4. China 3,705,386 4. Tuvalu 10.0

5. Brazil 3,286,470 5. San Marino 23.6

6. Australia 2,967,893 6. Liechtenstein 62.0

7. India 1,269,338 7. Marshall Islands 70.0

8.Argentina 1,068,296

8. Saint Kitts andNevis 101.0

9. Kazakhstan 1,049,150 9. Maldives 116.0

10. Sudan 967,493 10.Malta 122.0

Top Ten Countries By Highest And Lowest PopulationDensity

HIGHEST POPULATIONDENSITY (per sq mile):

2004

LOWEST POPULATIONDENSITY (per sq mile):

2004

1. Monaco 42,861 1. Western Sahara 2.6

2. Singapore 16,279 2. Mongolia 4.6

3.

Vatican City

5,362

3.

Namibia

6.1

4. Malta 3,253 4. Australia 6.7

5. Maldives 2,930 5. Botswana 6.7

6. Bahrain 2,640 6. Suriname 6.9

7. Bangladesh 2,542 7. Iceland 7.4

8. Barbados 1,672 8. Mauritania 7.5

9. Taiwan 1,638 9. Libya 8.3

10.Nauru 1,580 10. Canada 8.4


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Largest Cities in the World

City

Country

Population size (in millions)

Shanghai China 13.3

Mumbai(Bombay)

India 12.6

BuenosAires

Argentina 11.92

Moscow Russia 11.3

Karachi Pakistan 10.9

Delhi India 10.4Manila Philippines 10.3

Sao Paulo Brazil 10.26

Seoul South Korea 10.2

Istanbul Turkey 9.6

Figures as of 01/01/2004

Continental Permanent Population Values

Continent Population

Africa 778,000,000

Antarctica 0

Asia 3,674,000,000

Australia andOceania

31,000,000

Europe 732,000,000

North America 483,000,000

South America 342,000,000


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Top Ten Countries By Gross Domestic Product

HIGHEST GDP PER CAPITA :2003

LOWEST GDP PER CAPITA :2003

1. Luxembourg $55,100 1. Somalia $5002. United States $37,800 2. Sierra Leone $500

3. Norway $37,700 3. East Timor $500

4. San Marino $34,600 4. Tanzania $600

5. Switzerland $32,800 5. Malawi $600

6. Denmark $31,200 6. Congo, Dem Republicof

$600

7. Iceland $30,900 7. Burundi $600

8. Austria $30,000 8. Ethiopia $700

9. Ireland $29,800 9. Eritrea $700

10. Canada $29,700 10. Congo, Republic of $700

Top Ten Countries By Highest Inflation

HIGHEST INFLATION: 20031. Zimbabwe 383.4%

2. Angola 106.0%

3. Myanmar 52.8%

4. Haiti 37.3%

5. Venezuela 31.1%

6. Belarus 30.0%

7. Iraq 27.5%

8. Malawi 27.4%

9. Ghana 26.4%

10. Uzbekistan 21.9%


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Where Do The Super Rich People Live?

Rank Country Number of Billionaires

1. United States 269

2. Japan 29

3. Germany 28

4. Italy 17

5. Canada 16

6. Switzerland 15

7. France 15

8. Hong Kong 14

9. Mexico 1310. United Kingdom 12

Most Expensive Countries In Which To Live

Rank Country

1. Japan

2. South Korea

3. Russia

4. Taiwan

5. Norway

6. Hong Kong

7. Switzerland

8. Denmark

9. Argentina10. China


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Top Ten Countries By Highest Infant Mortality Rate

HIGHEST INFANT MORTALITY RATE(deaths per 1000 births): 2004

1. Angola 192.52. Afghanistan 166.0

3. Sierra Leone 145.2

4. Mozambique 137.1

5. Western Sahara 133.6

6. Liberia 130.5

7. Niger 122.7

8. Somalia 118.5

9. Mali 118.0

10. Tajikistan 112.1

Top Ten Countries By Lowest Infant Mortality Rate

HIGHEST INFANT MORTALITY RATE(deaths per 1000 births): 2004

1. Singapore 2.3

2. Sweden 2.8

3. Japan 3.3

4. Iceland 3.3

5. Finland 3.6

6. Norway 3.77. Malta 3.9

8. Czech Republic 4.0

9. Andora 4.1

10. Germany 4.2


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Top Ten Countries By Highest Life Expectancy

HIGHEST LIFE EXPECTANCY (in years): 20041. Andorra 83.5

2. Singapore 81.5

3. San Marino 81.5

4. Japan 81.0

5. Switzerland 80.3

6. Sweden 80.3

7. Australia 80.3

8. Iceland 80.2

9. Canada 80.010. Italy 79.5

Top Ten Countries By Lowest Life Expectancy

LOWEST LIFE EXPECTANCY (in years): 20041. Botswana 30.8

2. Zambia 35.2

3. Angola 36.8

4. Lesotho 36.8

5. Mozambique 37.1

6. Malawi 37.5

7. Swaziland 37.5

8. Zimbabwe 37.8

9.

Rwanda

39.2

10. Namibia 40.5


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Top Ten Countries By Lowest Literacy Rate

LOWEST LITERACY RATES: 19901. Burkina Faso 18%

2. Eritrea 20%

3. Sierra Leone 21%

4. Benin 23%

5. Guinea 24%

6. Somalia 24%

7. Sudan 27%

8. Gambia 27%

9. Ethiopia 28%10. Niger 28%

Physic al Geography

Continental Sizes and Highest / Lowest Points

Continent

Land areain sq km(approx)

Land area insq

miles(approx)

Percentage of the

total landarea

Heighestpoint

Lowestpoint

Africa30,065,00

011,608,000 20.2%

Mt.Kilimanjaro

inTanzania,19,340 ft.(5,895 m)

Lake Assalin Djibouti,

512 ft.below sealevel (156

m)

Antarctica13,209,00

05,100,000 8.9%

VinsonMassif in

theEllsworth

Mts.,

16,066 ft.

Lowestland point

hiddenwithin theBentley

Subglacial


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(4,897 m) Trench(deeperthan

2,538 m).

Asia44,579,00

017,212,000 30.0%

Mt.EverestinTibet-Nepal,

29,035 ft.(8,850 m)

Dead Seain Israel-Jordan,1,349 ft.

below sealevel (411

m)

Australiaand

Oceania8,112,000 3,132,000 5.3%

Mt.Kosciusko

inAustralia,7,310 ft.

(2,228 m)

Lake Eyrein

Australia,52 ft. belowsea level (

12 m)

Europe 9,938,000 3,837,000 6.7%

Mt. Elbrusin Georgia,18,510 ft.

(5,642 m)*

CaspianSea in

Kazakhstan 92 ft.

below sea

level (

28m)

NorthAmerica

24,474,000

9,449,000 16.5%

Mt.McKinleyin Alaska,20,320 ft.(6,194 m)

DeathValley in

California,282 ft.

below sealevel (86

m)

SouthAmerica

17,819,000

6,879,000 12.0%

Mt.Aconcagu

a inArgentina,22,834 ft.(6,960 m)

ValdesPeninsulain

Argentina131 ft.

below sealevel (40

m)

*An alternative and more traditional view of Europe does not include Georgia. Instead Mont Blanc, inFrance, is given as the heighest point in Europe, at 4000m


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Largest and Smallest Countries (by land area)

LARGEST COUNTRIES

SMALLEST COUNTRIES

Rank CountryArea insq. km

Area insq. miles

Rank Country

Areain

sq.km

Areain

sq.miles

1 Russia 17,075,4006,592,846 1 Vatican City 0.44 0.17

2 Canada 9,330,970 3,602,707 2 Monaco 1.95 0.75

3 China 9,326,410 3,600,947 3 Nauru 21.2 8.2

4 UnitedStates 9.166,600 3,539,242 4 Tuvalu 26 10

5 Brazil 8,456,510 3,265,075 5 San Marino 61 24

6 Australia 7,617,930 2,941,283 6 Liechtenstein 160 62

7 India 2,973,190 1,147,949 7MarshallIslands

181 70

8 Argentina 2,736,690 1,056,636 8 Seychelles 270 104

9 Kazakhstan 2,717,300 1,049,150 9 Maldives 300 116

10 Sudan 2,376,000 917,374 10 St. Kitts andNevis 360 139

Oceans by Size (Surface area)

Ocean Surface Area (in sq. km)

Arctic 14,056,000

Atlantic 76,762,000

Indian 68,556,000

Pacific 155,557,000

Southern 20,327,000


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Deepest Parts of the Oceans

Location Ocean Depth

Mariana Trench Pacific Ocean 35,827 feet (6.8miles)

Puerto Rico Trench Atlantic Ocean 30,246 feet (5.7 miles)

Java Trench Indian Ocean 24,460 feet (4.6 miles)

Arctic Basin Arctic Ocean 18,456feet (3.5 miles)

An airliner flying at 33,000 feet is 6.25 miles above you - so imaginethe same sort of distance below you and you have the Mariana

Trench

Longest Rivers

Rank River Length (in miles) Location

1. Nile 4160 North / East Africa

2. Amazon 4000 South America

3. Yangtze 3964 China

4. Huang He 3395 China

5. Ob-Irtysh 3362 Russia6. Amur 2744 Northeast Asia

7. Lena 2734 Russia

8. Congo 2718 Central Africa

9. Mackenzie 2635 Australia

10. Mekong 2600 Southeast Asia

The Largest Lakes

Rank Lake Size (in sq km) Location

1. Caspian Sea 371,000 Asia / Europe

2. Superior 82,100 North America

3. Victoria 69,500 Africa

4. Huron 59,600 North America

5. Michigan 57,800 North America


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6. Tanganyika 32,900 Africa

7. Baikal 31,500 Asia

8. Great Bear 31,300 North America

9.

Aral Sea

30,700

Asia

10. Malawi 28,900 Africa

The Deepest Lakes

Rank

Lake

Depth (in feet)

Location

1. Baikal 5315 Russia

2. Tanganyika 4800 Africa

3. Caspian Sea 3363 Asia / Europe

4. Malawi 2317 Africa

5. Issyk-Kul 2303 Kyrgyzstan

Largest Islands

Rank Name Size (sq km)

1 Australia 7,617,930

2 Greenland 2,175,600

3 New Guinea 792,500

4 Borneo 725,500

5 Madagascar 587,000

6 Baffin 507,500

7 Sumatra 427,300

8 Honshu 227,400

9 Great Britain 218,100

10 Victoria 217,300


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Coldest Recorded Temperatures

Rank

Location

Temperature

1 Vostok , Antarctica -128.6F

2 Plateau Station , Antarctica -119.2F

3 Oymyakon , Russia -96.0F

4 Verkhoyansk , Russia -89.8F

5 Northice , Greenland -86.8F

6 Eismitte, Greenland -84.8F

7 Snag ,Yukon, Canada -81.4F

8 Prospect Creek , Alaska, USA -79.8F

9 Fort Selkirk , Yukon, Canada -74.0F

10 Rogers Pass , Montana, USA -69.7F

Hottest Recorded Temperatures

Rank Location Temperature

1 Al'Aziziyah , Libya 136.4 F

2 Greenland Ranch , Death Valley, California 134.0 F

3 Ghudamis, , Libya 131.0 F

4 Kebili , Tunisia 131.0 F

5 Tombouctou , Mali 130.1 F

6 Araouane , Mali 130.0 F7 Tirat Tavi , Israel 129.0 F

8 Ahwaz , Iran 128.3 F

9 Agha Jari , Iran 128.0 F

10 Wadi Halfa , Sudan 127.0 F


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Deepest Lakes in the UK

Country Lake Depth LocationGridRef

OS Map

England Wastwater249ft(76m)

Lake DistrictNational Park

NY165

061

Landranger89

WalesLlyn

Cowlyd222ft

(67.66m)

Carneddaumountains,Snowdonia

National Park

SH728624

Landranger115

ScotlandLoch

Morar

1017ft

(310m)

Scottish

Highlands

NM858

904

Landranger

40

Weird Geography

The Largest Wave

The highest wave ever recorded was in Lituya Bay on the southern coast ofAlaska. In July 1958 a massive landslide was triggered by an earthquake,causing a tsunami wave that reached an impressive 1720 feet (524m) high!

Amazingly, two fishing boats in the bay survived the event, although a thirdboat was washed inland, killing its crew.

If you are wondering how the height was measured - scientists just lookedfor the high water mark on the surrounding hills, then measured down tosea level.

The Longest Place Name

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch


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This is the name of a town in North Wales (United Kingdom). The name,translated from Welsh, means "The church of St. Mary in the hollow ofwhite hazel trees near the rapid whirlpool by St. Tysilio's of the red cave".

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu

This is a Maori name for a place in New Zealand. In English it translates as"the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbedand swallowed mountains, known as 'land eater,' played his flute to hisloved one."

But...

The Guinness Book Of Records suggests that the winner is the Thai wordfor the city of Bangkok.

Krungthepmahanakonbowornratanakosinmahintarayudyayamahadiloponoparatanarajthaniburiromudomrajniwesmahasatarnamornpimarnavatarsatitsakattiyavisanukamphrasit

When translated this means...

The land of angels, the great city of immortality, various of devine gems,the greatangelic land unconquerable,land of nine noble gems, the royal city, the pleasant

capital place of the grand royal palace,forever land of angels and reincarnatedspirits,predestined and created by the highest devas.

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