23/09/2020
Statistics of the World
| Age of the Earth | 4.55 billion years |
| Total surface area | 316.94 million sq.km |
| Total land area | 57.506 million sq.km |
| Total Water Area | 139.434 m.sq.km |
| Total lenght of coastlines | 358,000 miles |
| Total Population | 7 billion |
| Growth rate of population | 1.14 percent |
| Life expectency | Male 63, Female 66 |
| Political division | 195 sovereign countries, 61 dependent and 6 disputed |
| Number of continents | Seven |
| Highest points | Mount Everest, 29,035 feet. |
| Lowest point | Dead sea. 1339 feet below sea level |
| Largest continent | Asia, 44,589,000 sq.km |
| Oldest civilization | Sumerian (3200-2360 BC) |
| Largest Island | Greenland, 822,700 sq.miles |
| Largest Desert | Sahara (Africa), 3,320,000 sq.miles |
| Highest Volcano | Kilimanjaro (Tanzania). 19,340 feet |
| Largest Ocean | Pacific Ocean. 6,380,000 sq.miles |
| Largest Natural Lake | Caspian Sea (Asia). 140,200 sq.miles |
| Largest River | Nile. (Africa), 4,132 miles long |
| Largest Dam (Height) | Nurek Dame (Tajikistan). 300 meters high |
| Largest Dam (Volume) | Syncrude Tailings (Canada), 540 millioin feet |
| Largest Dam (Reservoi) | Owen Falls (Ugandada) 2700 billion cubic meter |
| Largest Dam (power capacity) | Itaipu (Brazil) 13,320 mega watt |
Lowest Places in the world (Continent wise):
| Name | Continent | Depth in meters | Depth in feet |
| Dead Sea | Asia | 403 | 1332 |
| Lake Assal | Africa | 156 | 512 |
| Death Valley | N. America | 86 | 282 |
| Valdes Peninsula | S. America | 40 | 131 |
| Caspian Sea | Europe | 28 | 92 |
| Lake Byre North | Oceania | 16 | 53 |
Area of Continents and Oceans:
| Continent /Ocean | Area (Sq.km) | Area (Sq.mile) | Percentage |
| Asia | 44,500,000 | 17,177,000 | 29.8 |
| Africa | 30,302,000 | 11,697,000 | 20.3 |
| North America | 24,241,000 | 9,357,000 | 16.2 |
| South America | 17,793,000 | 6,868,000 | 11.9 |
| Europe | 9,957,000 | 3,843,000 | 6.7 |
| Australia & Oceania | 8,557,000 | 3,303,000 | 5.3 |
| Antarctica | 14,100,000 | 5,443,000 | 9.4 |
| Pacific Ocean | 179,697,000 | 69,356,000 | 49.9 |
| Atlantic Ocean | 92,373,000 | 35,657,000 | 25.7 |
| Indian Ocean | 73,917,000 | 28,532,000 | 20.5 |
| Arctic Ocean | 14.090,000 | 5,439,000 | 3.9 |
Mineral Resources of the World.
How to locate the epicentre of an Earthquake?
Groundwater in Coastal Areas
About Author
admin
Writer at Geo Studies Organization; https://geostudies.org