RICHEST COUNTRIES

Country GNP in USA Dollars
Luxembourg $45,360
Switzerland $44,355
Japan 41,010
Liechtenstein $40,000
Norway $34,515

POOREST COUNTRIES

Country GNP in USA Dollars
Mozambique $80
Somalia $100
Eritrea $100
Ethiopia $100
Congo, DNC $100

DEEPEST LAKES By Greatest Depth

Lake Continent 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 (Continent wise)

Mountain Continent Height
Mount Everest Asia 8850m
Aconcagua S. America 6959m
Mount McKinley N. America 6194m
Mount Kilimanjaro Africa 5963m
Mount Elbrus Europe 5633m
Mt. Kosciusko, AUSTRALIA (includes Oceania) 2,228 m
Vinson Massif Antarctica 4897m


Languages spoken by the most people (Native speakers )

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
Chinese, Wu ---> 77 million
Javanese ---> 75 million
Chinese. Yue ---> 71 million

COUNTRIES WITH MOST LAND BORDERS


China --- > 14
Russian Federation --- > 14
Brazil --> 10
Congo, Germany and Sudan --- > 9
Austria, France, Tanzania, Turkey and Zambia --> 8

LARGEST DESERTS OF THE WORLD


Sahara North Africa 3,500,000 sq. miles
Arabian Middle East 1,000,000 sq. miles
Great Victoria Australia 250,000 sq. miles
Rubal Khali Middle East 250,000 sq. miles
Kalahari Southern Africa 225,000 sq. miles
Syrian Middle East 200,000 sq. miles
Chihuahuan Mexico 175,000 sq. miles
Thar India/Pakistan 175,000 sq. miles
Great Sandy Australia 150,000 sq. miles