World map information
- The largest continent is Asia while the smallest is Australia.
- The largest country by area is Russia while the smallest is
Vatican City.
- The largest democracy is India (1.3B people) whereas, the oldest
democracy is the USA dating back to 1788.
- The most populated city is Tokyo (37.4M people)
- The biggest city in the area is Montesa in Queensland, Australia
with an area of 41,000 km2.
- The highest city is Wen Chuan with 16732 feet in height in Tibet.
- Two double landlocked countries are Uzbekistan and
Liechtenstein.
- Enclave is a country which is surrounded by another country such
as Lesotho (enclaved by South Africa), Vatican City (enclaved
within Rome), San Marino (enclaved by Italy), Baarle Hertog
(Belgian exclaves in the Netherlands), Llivia (Spanish exclave in
France).
- The largest Dam is in Washington, USA – Grand Coulee.
- The largest Delta is the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta in India.
- The largest desert is the Sahara desert.
- The largest island is Greenland.
- The largest artificial lake is Lake Volta in Ghana, the African
Continent.
- The largest Sweetwater Lake is Lake Superior.
- The largest saltwater lake is the Caspian Sea.
- The highest mountain range is the Himalayas and the highest
mountain peak is Mount Everest (8,850m).
- The longest mountain range Andes (7000km)
- The biggest and deepest Ocean is the Pacific, having the deepest
point namely the Mariana Trench.
- The largest Peninsula is of Arabian.
- The coldest place is Vostok with a peak temperature of -89oC
(Antarctica).
- The driest place is the Atacama Desert in Chile.
- The largest and busiest ports are Euro-port and Rotterdam.
- The longest river is the Nile (6,690km) whereas, the largest river
is the Amazon.
- The longest river dam is the Hirakud dam on the Mahanadi River.
- The highest volcano is Ojos Del Salado (6885m) in the Andes
shared between Argentina and Chile.
- The largest volcano is Mona Loa in Hawaii, USA.
- The highest waterfall is the Angels Fall in Venezuela.
- The broadest strait is the Davis Strait.
- The largest bay is the Hudson Bay.
- The largest gulf is the Gulf of Mexico.
- The largest Archipelago in the world is Indonesia (3,000 islands).
- The largest gorge is Grand Canyon on the river Colorado, USA.
