| Oceans of the World (by Size) |
| · Pacific (155,557,000 sq km) · Atlantic (76,762,000 sq km) · Indian (68,556,000 sq km) · Southern (20,327,000 sq km) · Artic (14,056,000 sq km) |
| 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 |
| Major Seas (by Size) |
| · 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 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(Yello), 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) |
| 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) |
| Deepest Lake (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) |
| Tallest Mountains (on each Continent) |
| · Mount Everest 8859 m – Asia · Aconcagua 6959 m – S. America · Mount McKinley 6194 m – N. America · Mount Kilimanjaro 5963 m – Africa · Mount Elbrus 5633 m – Europe · Puncak Jaya 4884 m – Oceania · Vinson Massif 4897 m – Antarctica |
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| 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 |
| · Montenegro (July 2006) · Serbia (July 2006) · East Timor (2002) · Palau (1994) · Czech Republic (1993) · Eritrea (1993) · Slovakia (1993) · Bosnia/Hertzegovina (1992) |
| Continents of the World (by Size) |
| · #1 Asia (445,579,000 sq km) · #2 Africa (30,065,000 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 (7,687,000 sq km) |
| Continets by Population |
| · #1 Asia · #2 Africa · #3 Europe · #4 North America · #5 South America · #6 Australia/Oceania · #7 Antarctica |
| Continents by number of Countries |
| · #1 Africa (53) · #2 Europe (46) · #3 Asia (44) · #4 North America (23) · #5 Oceania (14) · #6 South America (12) |
| Countries with Most land Boundaries |
| · China – 14 · Russian Federation -14 · Brazil – 10 · Congo, Germany and Sudan – 10 · Austria, France, Tanzania, Turkey and Zambia – 8 |
| Top 10 Tallest Mountains |
| · Mount Everst, 8850m (29035 ft) – Nepal · Qogir (K2), 8611 m (28250 ft) – India · Kangchenjunga 8586 m (28169 ft) – Nepal · Lhotse, 8501 m (27929 ft) – Nepal · Makalu I, 8462 m (27765 ft) – Nepal · Cho Oyu, 8201 m (26906 ft) – Nepal · Dhaulagiri, 8167 m (26794 ft) – Nepal · Manaslu I, 8156 m (26758 ft) – Nepal · Nanga Parbat, 8125 m (26658 ft) – Pakistan · Annapurna I, 8091 m (26545 ft) – Nepal |
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