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Asia

Number of Countries: 44 countries
Highest point: Mount Everest, Nepal
Lowest point: Dead Sea, Israel
Most Populous City: Shanghai, China

South America

Number of Countries: 12 countries
Highest point: Aconcagua, Argentina
Lowest point: Laguna del Carbón, Argentina
Most Populous City: Sao Paulo, Brazil

North America

Number of Countries: 23 countries
Highest point: Mount McKinley, USA
Lowest point: Death Valley, USA
Most Populous City: Mexico City, Mexico

 Africa

Number of Countries: 54 countries
Highest point: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Lowest point: Lake Assal,Djibouti
Most Populous City: Lagos, Nigeria

Europe

Number of Countries: 47 countries
Highest point: Mount Elbrus, Russia
Lowest point: Caspian Sea, Russia
Most Populous City: Moscow, Russia

Antarctica

Number of Countries: No countries
Highest point: Vinson Massif, Antarctica
Lowest point: Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica
Most Populous City: Villa Las Estrellas, Chilean claim

Australia

Number of Countries: 14 countries
Highest point: Puncak Jaya, Papua Province
Lowest point: Lake Eyre, Australia
Most Populous City: Sydney, Australia

Other Facts

  • Canada has more lakes than all the other countries of the
    world combined.
  • Kazakistan is the largest landlocked country in the world
  • France covers the most time zones, covering 12 time zones
  • Most overweight population found in Nauru
  • Mongolia is the least densely populated country on Earth
    with 4 people per square mile
  • Saudi Arabia has no river
  • Suriname is the most jungle covered country in the world,
    with 91% of its land covered in jungle
  • Papua New Guinea with 820 languages are spoken, is the
    most languages spoken country in world
  • The country with the most neighbors is Russia with 16
    neighbors
  • New Zealand is the first country that gave women the
    right to vote in 1893
  • The country with the longest shoreline measuring 202,080
    km is Canada
  • Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan is the only two countries in
    the world which are doubly landlocked
  • Vatican is the only country where there was no birth in
    1983
  • Singapore is the largest country without any farms.
  • Nauru is the only country in the world with no official
    capital
  • There are more post offices in India than anywhere else
    in the world
  • New
    Zealand is the only country which has every climate in the world

 

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