World Facts
Total Surface Area – 510, 072,000 km²
Land Area – 148,094,000 km²
Water Area – 361,132,000 km²
Percentage of Land – 29.2%
Percentage of Water – 70.8%
Water Type – 97% salt water, 3% fresh water
Circumference – 40,066 km at Equator, 39,992 km at Poles
Continents – 7 recognised
Countries – 193 recognised
Oceans – 5
Population – 7,200,000,000 (2013)
Largest continent – Asia (43,810,582 km²)
Most populated continent – Asia ( 4,164,252,000) 2014
Smallest continent – Australasia/Oceania (8,112,000 km² )
Least populated continent – Antarctica (no native population)
Largest country – Russia (17,075,400 km²)
Most populated country – China (1,355,692,576) 2014
Smallest country – Vatican City (0.44 km²)
Least populated country – Vatican City (842) 2014
Highest point – Mount Everest (8,848 m)
Lowest point – Dead Sea (-409 m)
Largest Ocean – Pacific (155,557,000 km²)
Smallest Ocean – Arctic (14,056,000 km²)
Largest Sea – South China (2,974,600 km²)
Largest Lake – Caspian Sea (371,000 km²)
Longest River – Nile (6,695 km)
Harvard Reference for this page:
Heather Y Wheeler. (2015). World Facts. Available: https://www.naturalhistoryonthenet.com/Facts_Figures/world_facts.htm. Last accessed Tuesday, July 19, 2016
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