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Africa
54 countries
Asia
48 countries
Europe
44 countries
North America
23 countries
Australia & Oceania
14 countries
South America
12 countries
Antarctica
0 countries
UN Member States
193 countries (Taiwan and Kosovo are not UN members)
Continents
7 continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica
Oceans
5 oceans: Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Southern (Antarctic)
Lesotho
Surrounded by South Africa
Vatican City
Surrounded by Italy
San Marino
Surrounded by Italy
Vatican City Size
Smallest country at 0.2 square miles
Largest Country
Russia
Highest Altitude
Mt. Everest (sea level)
Closest to Moon
Mount Chimborazo
Lowest Place
Marianas Trench (Pacific Ocean)
Glaciers Freshwater
70%–80% of all freshwater
Nauru
No official capital
Sargasso Sea
Only sea with no coast
Istanbul
City on two continents: Asia & Europe
Population
Almost 90% in Northern Hemisphere
Highest Unclimbed
Gangkar Phunsum (7570m – 24,836ft)
Only Flying Mammal
Bats
Mammals with Menopause
Elephants, humpback whales, human females
Female Rabbit
Doe
Male Rabbit
Buck
Baby Kangaroo
Joey
Baby Rabbit
Kit
Young Donkey
Foal
Young Horse
Colt
Young Fish
Fry
Goats
First domesticated animals
Bhutan
Land of the Thunder Dragon
Indonesia
The Emerald of the Equator
Japan
Land of the Rising Sun
Mongolia
Land of the Blue Sky
North Korea
The Hermit Kingdom
Philippines
The Pearl of the Orient Seas
South Korea
Land of the Morning Calm
Sri Lanka
India’s Teardrop, Pearl of the Orient, Island of Dharma, Resplendent Isle
Austria
Vienna
Belarus
Minsk
Bolivia
Sucre
Cabo Verde
Praia
Canada
Ottawa
Chile
Santiago
Cuba
Havana
Czech Republic
Prague
Ecuador
Quito
Egypt
Cairo
Fiji
Suva
Finland
Helsinki
Ghana
Accra
Hungary
Budapest
Ireland
Dublin
Indonesia
Jakarta
Jamaica
Kingston
Jordan
Amman
Kenya
Nairobi
Lesotho
Maseru
Libya
Tripoli
Maldives
Male
Mauritius
Port Louis
Morocco
Rabat