• Current Population:
• 6,446,131,714
• Number of countries:
• 192

• Estimated Weight (mass):
• 5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000 metric tons
• Surface Area:
• 510,066,000 sq km
• Land Area:
• 148,647,000 sq km or 29.1%
• Ocean Area:
• 335,258,000 sq km
• Total Water Area:
• 361,419,000 sq km or 70.9%
• Type of Water:
• 97% salt, 3% fresh

• Circumference at the equator:
• 40,066 km
• Circumference at the poles:
• 39, 992 km
• Diameter at 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

• CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD
• (by land area)
• Asia:
• 44,579,000 sq km
• Africa:
• 30,065,000 sq km
• North America:
• 24,256,000 sq km
• South America:
• 17,819,000 sq km
• Antarctica:
• 13,209,000 sq km
• Europe:
• 9,938,000 sq km
• Australia/Oceania:
• 7,687,000 sq km

• CONTINENTS
• (by population as per estimates in 2005)
• Asia:
• 3,879,000,000
• Africa:
• 877,500,000
• Europe:
• 727,000,000
• North America:
• 501,500,000
• South America:
• 379,500,000
• Australia/Oceania:
• 32,000,000
• Antarctica:
• 0

• LARGEST OCEANS OF THE WORLD
• (by area)
• 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

• COUNTRIES PER CONTINENT
• (number of countries)
• Africa:
• 53
• Europe:
• 46
• Asia:
• 44
• North America:
• 23
• Oceania:
• 14
• South America:
• 12

Other Interesting World Facts & Figures:

• COUNTRY POPULATION
• (as of Feb 06)
• 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

• LARGEST COUNTRIES
• (by land mass)
• 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)

• 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)

• LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD
• (spoken by the most people - 1st language)
• 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

• LARGEST CITIES ON THE PLANET
• (as per population within city limits)
• 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

Geographical Facts

• 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

• TALLEST MOUNTAINS
• Mount Everest, Nepal/China:
• 8850m (29035ft)
• Qogir (K2), Pakistan:
• 8611m (28250ft)
• Kangchenjunga, Nepal:
• 8586m (28169ft)
• Lhotse:
• 8501m (27920ft)
• Makalu I, Nepal:
• 8462m (27765ft)
• Cho Oyu, Nepal:
• 8201m (26906ft)
• Dhaulagiri, Nepal:
• 8167m (26794ft)
• Manaslu I, Nepal:
• 8156m (26758ft)
• Nanga Parbat, Pakistan:
• 8125m (26658ft)
• Annapurna I, Nepal:
• 8091m (26545ft)

• DEEPEST LAKES
• 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

• LARGEST LAKES
• (by area)
• 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