List of All Countries in The world.
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A complete list of Countries by Continent
A complete list of Dependencies and Territories of the world
Note that the list below includes the country’s name, (capital city) and its (continent abbreviation.)
(A)
Afghanistan (Kabul) (AS)
Albania (Tirane) (EU)
Algeria (Algiers) (AF)
Andorra (Andorra la Vella) (EU)
Angola (Luanda) (AF)
Antigua and Barbuda (St. John’s) (NA)
Argentina (Buenos Aires) (SA)
Armenia (Yerevan) (EU)
Australia (Canberra) (AU)
Austria (Vienna) (EU)
Azerbaijan (Baku) (AS)
(B)
Bahamas (Nassau) (NA)
Bahrain (Manama) (AS)
Bangladesh (Dhaka) (AS)
Barbados (Bridgetown) (NA)
Belarus (Minsk) (EU)
Belgium (Brussels) (EU)
Belize (Belmopan) (NA)
Benin (Porto-Novo) (AF)
Bhutan (Thimphu) (AS)
Bolivia (Sucre) (SA)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) (EU)
Botswana (Gaborone) (AF)
Brazil (Brasilia) (SA)
Brunei (Bandar Seri Begawan) (AS)
Bulgaria (Sofia) (EU)
Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou) (AF)
Burma/Myanmar (Nay Pyi Taw) (AS)
Burundi (Bujumbura) (AF)
(C)
Cambodia (Phnom Penh) (AS)
Cameroon (Yaounde) (AF)
Canada (Ottawa) (NA)
Cape Verde (Praia) (EU – Portugal)
Central African Republic (Bangui) (AF)
Chad (N’Djamena) (AF)
Chile (Santiago) (SA)
China (Beijing) (AS)
Colombia (Bogota) (SA)
Comoros (Moroni) (AF)
Congo (Brazzaville) (AF)
Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa) (AF)
Costa Rica (San Jose) (NA)
Cote d’Ivoire/Ivory Coast (Yamoussoukro) (AF)
Croatia (Zagreb) (EU)
Cuba (Havana) (NA)
Cyprus (Nicosia) (AS) and/or (EU)
Czech Republic (Prague) (EU)
(D)
Denmark (Copenhagen) (EU)
Djibouti (Djibouti) (AF)
Dominica (Roseau) (NA)
Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) (NA)
(E)
East Timor (Dili) (AS)
Ecuador (Quito) (SA)
Egypt (Cairo) (AF)
El Salvador (San Salvador) (NA)
Equatorial Guinea (Malabo) (AF)
Eritrea (Asmara) (AF)
Estonia (Tallinn) (EU)
Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) (AF)
(F)
Fiji (Suva) (AU – Oceania)
Finland (Helsinki) (EU)
France (Paris) (EU)
(G)
Gabon (Libreville) (AF)
Gambia (Banjul) (AF)
Georgia (Tbilisi) (EU)
Germany (Berlin) (EU)
Ghana (Accra) (AF)
Greece (Athens) (EU)
Grenada (St. George’s) (NA)
Guatemala (Guatemala City) (NA)
Guinea (Conakry) (AF)
Guinea-Bissau (Bissau) (AF)
Guyana (Georgetown) (SA)
(H)
Haiti (Port-au-Prince) (NA)
Honduras (Tegucigalpa) (NA)
Hungary (Budapest) (EU)
(I)
Iceland (Reykjavik) (EU)
India (New Delhi) (AS)
Indonesia (Jakarta) (AS)
Iran (Tehran) (AS)
Iraq (Baghdad) (AS)
Ireland (Dublin) (EU)
Israel (Jerusalem) (AS)
Italy (Rome) (EU)
(J)
Jamaica (Kingston) (NA)
Japan (Tokyo) (AS)
Jordan (Amman) (AS)
(K)
Kazakhstan (Astana) (AS)
Kenya (Nairobi) (AF)
Kiribati (South Tarawa) (AU – Oceania)
Korea, North (Pyongyang) (AS)
Korea, South (Seoul) (AS)
Kuwait (Kuwait City) (AS)
Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek) (AS)
(L)
Laos (Vientiane) (AS)
Latvia (Riga) (EU)
Lebanon (Beirut) (AS)
Lesotho (Maseru) (AF)
Liberia (Monrovia) (AF)
Libya (Tripoli) (AF)
Liechtenstein (Vaduz) (EU)
Lithuania (Vilnius) (EU)
Luxembourg (Luxembourg) (EU)
(M)
Macedonia (Skopje) (EU)
Madagascar (Antananarivo) (AF)
Malawi (Lilongwe) (AF)
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) (AS)
Maldives (Male) (AS)
Mali (Bamako) (AF)
Malta (Valletta) (EU)
Marshall Islands (Majuro) (AU – Oceania)
Mauritania (Nouakchott) (AF)
Mauritius (Port Louis) (AF)
Mexico (Mexico City) (NA)
Micronesia (Palikir) (AU – Oceania)
Moldova (Chisinau) (EU)
Monaco (Monaco) (EU)
Mongolia (Ulan Bator) (AS)
Montenegro (Podgorica) (EU)
Morocco (Rabat) (AF) (including Western Sahara)
Mozambique (Maputo) (AF)
(N)
Namibia (Windhoek) (AF)
Nauru (no official capital) (AU – Oceania)
Nepal (Kathmandu) (AS)
Netherlands (Amsterdam, The Hague) (EU)
New Zealand (Wellington) (AU)
Nicaragua (Managua) (NA)
Niger (Niamey) (AF)
Nigeria (Abuja) (AF)
Norway (Oslo) (EU)
(O)
Oman (Muscat) (AS)
(P)
Pakistan (Islamabad) (AS)
Palau (Koror) (AU – Oceania)
Panama (Panama City) (NA)
Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby) (AU)
Paraguay (Asuncion) (SA)
Peru (Lima) (SA)
Philippines (Manila) (AS)
Poland (Warsaw) (EU)
Portugal (Lisbon) (EU)
(Q)
Qatar (Doha) (AS)
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(R)
Romania (Bucharest) (EU)
Russian Federation (Moscow) (AS)
Rwanda (Kigali) (AF)
(S)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (Basseterre) (NA)
Saint Lucia (Castries) (NA)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Kingstown) (NA)
Samoa (Apia) (AU – Oceania)
San Marino (San Marino) (EU)
Sao Tome and Principe (Sao Tome) (AF)
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) (AS)
Senegal (Dakar) (AF)
Serbia (Belgrade) (EU)
Seychelles (Victoria) (AF)
Sierra Leone (Freetown) (AF)
Singapore (Singapore City) (AS)
Slovakia (Bratislava) (EU)
Slovenia (Ljubljana) (EU)
Solomon Islands (Honiara) (AU – Oceania)
Somalia (Mogadishu) (AF)
South Africa (Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein) (AF)
South Sudan (Juba) (AF)
Spain (Madrid) (EU)
Sri Lanka (Colombo) (AS)
Sudan (Khartoum) (AF)
Suriname (Paramaribo) (SA)
Swaziland (Mbabane) (AF)
Sweden (Stockholm) (EU)
Switzerland (Bern) (EU)
Syria (Damascus) (AS)
(T)
Tajikistan (Dushanbe) (AS)
Tanzania (Dodoma) (AF)
Thailand (Bangkok) (AS)
Togo (Lome) (AF)
Tonga (Nuku’alofa) (AU – Oceania)
Trinidad and Tobago (Port-of-Spain) (NA)
Tunisia (Tunis) (AF)
Turkey (Ankara) (AS) & (EU)
Turkmenistan (Ashgabat) (AS)
Tuvalu (Funafuti) (AU – Oceania)
(U)
Uganda (Kampala) (AF)
Ukraine (Kiev) (EU)
United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) (AS)
United Kingdom (London) (EU)
United States (Washington D.C.) (NA)
Uruguay (Montevideo) (SA)
Uzbekistan (Tashkent) (AS)
(V)
Vanuatu (Port-Vila) (AU – Oceania)
Vatican City (na) (EU)
Venezuela (Caracas) (SA)
Vietnam (Hanoi) (AS)
(Y)
Yemen (Sana) (AS)
(Z)
Zambia (Lusaka) (AF)
Zimbabwe (Harare) (AF)
THE EARTH
Estimated Weight (mass)
5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000 metric tons
Estimated Age 4.6 billion years
Current Population 7,000,000,001
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
Globe Icon, The World, Planet Earth
Circumference at the equator 40,066 km
Circumference at the poles 39, 992 km
Diameterat 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
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OCEANS OF THE WORLD
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.
OCEAN’S 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 AND SEAS
Pacific Ocean 35,827 ft (10,924 m)
Atlantic Ocean 30,246 ft (9,219 m)
Indian Ocean 24,460 ft (7,455 m)
Caribbean Sea 22,788 ft (6,946 m)
Arctic Ocean 18,456 ft (5,625 m)
South China Sea 16,456 ft (5,016 m)
Bering Sea 15,659 ft (4,773 m)
Mediterranean Sea 15,197 ft (4,632 m)
Gulf of Mexico 12,425 ft (3,787 m)
Japan Sea 12,276 ft (3,742 m)
Note: Official depths for the Southern Ocean are still not available at this time.
MAJOR BODIES OF WATER
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MAJOR SEAS
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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
MAJOR ISLANDS (by size)
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Australia 7,617.930 sq km; 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
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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
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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
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CONTINENTS (By Size)
#1 Asia 44,579,000 sq km
#2 Africa 30,221,000 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 8,112,000 sq km
CONTINENTS (by population) 2011 est.
#1 Asia 4,140,336,501
#2 Africa 1,020,201.229
#3 Europe 738,523,843
#4 North America 528,720/588
#5 South America 385,742,554
#6 Australia/Oceania 36,102.071
#7 Antarctica 0
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CONTINENTS (by the number of countries)
#1 Africa 54
#3 Europe 46
#2 Asia 44
#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
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Currency Conversion (any country)
LARGEST COUNTRIES (by land mass)
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Russia 6,592,846 sq miles (17,075,400 sq km)
Canada 3,602,707 sq miles (9,330,970 sq km)
China 3,600,947 sq miles (9,326,410 sq km)
USA 3,539,242 sq miles (9.166,600 sq km)
Brazil 3,265,075 sq miles (8,456,510 sq km)
Australia 2,941,283 sq miles (7,617,930 sq km)
India 1,147,949 sq miles (2,973,190 sq km)
Argentina 1,056,636 sq miles (2,736,690 sq km)
Kazakhstan 1,049,150 sq miles (2,717,300 sq km)
Sudan 917,374 sq miles (2,376,000 sq km)
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SMALLEST COUNTRIES (by land mass)
Vatican City 0.17 sq miles (0.44 sq km)
Monaco 0.75 sq miles (1.95 sq km)
Nauru 8.2 sq miles (21.2 sq km)
Tuvalu 10 sq miles (26 sq km)
San Marino 24 sq miles (61 sq km)
Liechtenstein 62 sq miles (160 sq km)
Marshall Islands 70 sq miles (181 sq km)
Seychelles 104 sq miles (270 sq km)
Maldives 116 sq miles (300 sq km)
St. Kitts and Nevis 139 sq miles (360 sq km)
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
South Sudan July, 2011
Montenegro July, 2006
Serbia July, 2006
East Timor 2002
Palau 1994
Czech Republic 1993
Eritrea 1993
Slovakia 1993
Bosnia/Hertzegovina 1992
RICHEST COUNTRIES
(GNP in USA Dollars)
United States $49,800
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.
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TOP 10 TALLEST MOUNTAINS
Mount Everest 29,035 ft (8,850 m) Nepal/China
Qogir (K2) 28,250 ft (8,611 m) Pakistan
Kangchenjunga 28,169 ft (8,586 m) Nepal
Lhotse 27,920 ft (8,501 m) Nepal
Makalu I 27,765 ft (8,462 m) Nepal
Cho Oyu 26,906 ft (8,201 m) Nepal
Dhaulagiri 26,794 ft (8,167 m) Nepal
Manaslu I 26,758 ft (8,156 m) Nepal
Nanga Parbat 26,658 ft (8,125 m) Pakistan
Annapurna I 26,545 ft (8,091 m) Nepal
Note: 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 (by continent)
(On Each Continent)
Mount Everest 29,035 ft (8,850 m) Asia
Aconcagua 22,831 ft (6,959 m) S. America
Mount McKinley 20,320 ft (6,194 m) N. America
Mount Kilimanjaro 19,563 ft (5,963 m) Africa
Mount Elbrus 18,481 ft (5,633 m) Europe
Puncak Jaya 16,023 ft (4,884 m) Oceania
Vinson Massif 16,066 ft (4,897 m) Antarctica
TWO & THREE LETTER ABBREVIATIONS
Countries of the World
Canadian Provinces (all)
USA States (all)
LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD
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
Urdu 60 million
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
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Spanish is an official language here.
ASSORTED FACTS
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COUNTRY POPULATION FIGURES
All Countries of the World by Population
All Countries of the World by Population Density
All Countries of the World by Land Area
COUNTRIES (by highest density)
(people per square km)
Monaco 16,205
Singapore 6,386
Malta 1,261
Maldives 1,164
Bahrain 1,035
Bangladesh 1,002
Vatican City 920
Barbados 648
Nauru 621
Mauritius 603
COUNTRIES (by 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 4
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COUNTRY POPULATIONS (smallest)
(February, 2012 UN numbers)
Vatican City 800
Tuvalu 10,000
Nauru 10,000
Palau 21,000
San Marino 32,312
Monaco 35,881
Liechtenstein 36,476
St. Kitts 54,000
Marshall Islands 54,305
Dominica 71,293
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COUNTRY POPULATIONS (largest)
(February, 2012 UN numbers)
China 1,347,350,000
India 1,210,193,000
USA 313,686,000
Indonesia 237,641,000
Brazil 192,376,000
Pakistan 179,764,000
Nigeria 162,471,000
Russia 143,100,000
Bangladesh 142,319,000
Japan 127,610,200
(10) LARGEST USA CITIES
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New York City, NY 8.09 million
Los Angeles, CA 3.8 million
Chicago, IL 3.1 million
Houston, TX 2.78 million
Philadelphia, PA 1.62 million
Phoenix, AZ 1.54 million
San Antonio, TX 1.5 million
San Diego, CA 1.4 million
Dallas, TX 1.32 million
Detroit, MI 1 million
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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 (10/01/11)
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
LARGEST METRO AREAS ON THE PLANET
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 (05/11)
Tokyo, Japan 35.6 million
Chongqing (Chungking), China 31.4 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
CITIES OF THE WORLD – POPULATION
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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
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
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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, Bangladesh 178″
LARGEST DESERTS ON THE PLANET
(Subtropical)
Sahara, North Africa 3,320,000 sq. miles
Arabian, Middle East 900,000 sq. miles
Kalahari, Southern Africa 360,000 sq. miles
Great Victoria, Australia 250,000 sq. miles
Syrian, Syria, Jordan, Iraq 200,000 sq. miles
Chihuahuan, Mexico, U.S. 175,000 sq. miles
Great Sandy, Australia 150,000 sq. miles
Sonoran, Mexico, U,S, 120,000 sq. miles
Thar, India, Pakistan 77,000 sq. miles
Gibson, Australia 60,000 sq. miles
Simpson, Australia 56,000 sq. miles
Mohave, S,W, USA 25,000 sq. miles
(Cool Coastal)
Atacama, Chile SA 54,000 sq. miles
Namib, S.W. Africa 31,000 sq. miles
(Cold Winter)
Gobi, China, Mongolia 500,000 sq. miles
Patagonian, Argentina 260,000 sq. miles
Great Basin, S.W. USA 190,000 sq. miles
Karakum, Turkmenistan 135,000 sq. miles
Colorado Plateau, Western USA 130,000 sq. miles
Kyzyl Kum, West Asia 115,000 sq. miles
Taklamakan, China 105,000 sq. miles
Dasht-e Kavir, Iran 30,000 sq. miles
(Polar)
Antarctic 5,339,000 sq. miles
Arctic 5,300,000 sq. miles