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10 Most Populous African Countries

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  1. Nigeria - 182mil - 16% of African population
  2. Ethiopia - 99mil - 8% of Africa
  3. Egypt - 89mil - 7% of Africa
  4. Dem. Rep. of the Congo - 77mil
  5. South Africa - 55mil
  6. Tanzania - 51mil
  7. Kenya - 46mil
  8. Sudan - 40mil
  9. Algeria - 40mil
  10. Uganda - 37mil
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5 largest cities in Brazil

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  1. São Paulo - 21 mil
  2. Rio de Janeiro - 12 mil
  3. Belo Horizonte - 9 mil
  4. Brasilia - 4 mil
  5. Porto Alegre - 4 mil
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10 largest cities in China

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  1. Guangzhou (44 mil in metro area, incl Shenzhen, Macau, etc)
  2. Shanghai (28 mil)
  3. Beijing (20)
  4. Shantou (Guangdong east - 12 mil)
  5. Tianjin (10)
  6. Chengdu (9)
  7. Hangzhou (Zhejiang - 8 mil)
  8. Wuhan (Hubei - 7)
  9. Shenyang (Liaoning - 7)
  10. Xian (7)
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10 Largest Country Subdivisions by Area

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  1. Sakha Republic, NE Russia - 3.1 mil km2 - Capital: Yakutsk
  2. Western Australia - 2.6 mil km2 - Perth
  3. Krasnoyarsk Krai, Central Russia - 2.3 mil km2 - Krasnoyarsk
  4. Greenland, Denmark - 2.2 mil km2 - Nuuk
  5. Nunavut, Canada - 2.1 mil km2 - Iqaluit
  6. Queensland, Australia - 1.9 mil km2 - Brisbane
  7. Alaska - 1.7 mil km2 - Juneau
  8. Xinjiang - 1.7 mil km2 - Urumqi
  9. Amazonas, Brazil - 1.6 mil km2 - Manaus
  10. Quebec - 1.5 mil km2 - Quebec City
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6 largest communes (cities) in France

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  1. Paris (North-Central) - 2.2 mil
  2. Marseille (SE) - 855k
  3. Lyon (East-Central) - 501k
  4. Toulouse (SW) - 458k
  5. Nice (SE) - 342k
  6. Nantes (W) - 293k

France total population: 67 mil

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10 most populous cities in India

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  1. Mumbai, Maharashtra - 18 mil
  2. Delhi - 16 mil
  3. Kolkata, West Bengal - 14 mil
  4. Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 9 mil
  5. Bengaluru, Karnataka - 9 mil
  6. Hyderabad, Telangana - 8 mil
  7. Ahmedabad, Gujarat - 6 mil
  8. Pune, Maharashtra - 5 mil
  9. Surat, Gujarat - 5 mil
  10. Jaipur, Rajasthan - 3 mil
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Mexican States on US Border (6)

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  • Baja California (CA, AZ) - Pop. 3 mil - Capital: Mexicali
  • Sonora (AZ, NM) - 3 mil - Hermosillo
  • Chihuahua (NM, TX) - 4 mil - Chihuahua City
  • Coahuila (TX) - 3 mil - Saltillo
  • Nuevo Leon (TX) - Only 15 km - 5 mil - Monterrey
  • Tamaulipas (TX) - 3 mil - Ciudad Victoria
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8 Largest Metro Areas in Mexico

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  1. Mexico City, D.F. (20 mil)
  2. Guadalajara, Jalisco (4 mil)
  3. Monterrey, Nuevo León (4 mil)
  4. Puebla, Puebla (3 mil)
  5. Toluca, State of Mexico (2 mil)
  6. Tijuana, Baja California (2 mil)
  7. León, Guanajuato (2 mil)
  8. Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (1 mil)
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5 largest cities in Russia

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  1. Moscow - 12 mil
  2. St. Petersburg - 5 mil
  3. Novosibirsk (S-Central) - 1.6 mil
  4. Yekaterinburg (W-Central) - 1.5 mil
  5. Nizhny Novgorod (formerly Gorky) (W) - 1.3 mil

Total population of Russia: 145 mil

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5 Most Populous South American Countries

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  1. Brazil - 203 mil - 53% of continent
  2. Colombia - 46 mil
  3. Argentina - 42 mil
  4. Peru - 29 mil
  5. Venezuela - 28 mil
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6 most populous urban areas in United Kingdom

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  1. London - 8 mil
  2. Manchester - 3 mil
  3. West Midlands (Birmingham, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich) - 2 mil
  4. West Yorkshire (Leeds, Bradford) - 2 mil
  5. Glasgow - 1 mil
  6. Liverpool - 1 mil
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5 longest rivers in UK

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  1. River Severn - 354 km - Near border with Wales
  2. River Thames - 346 km
  3. River Trent - 298 km - Central England
  4. River Great Ouse - 230 km - East England
  5. River Wye - 215 km - Wales border
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10 largest metro areas in USA

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  1. NYC (23 mil)
  2. Los Angeles (18 mil)
  3. Chicago (10 mil)
  4. Washington DC (9)
  5. San Francisco Bay Area (8)
  6. Boston (8)
  7. Philadelphia (7)
  8. Dallas-Ft Worth (7)
  9. Miami (6)
  10. Houston (6)
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Longest US Interstate Highways (5)

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  1. I-90 - Seattle to Boston - 3020 mi
  2. I-80 - San Francisco to NYC - 2900 mi
  3. I-40 - Barstow to Wilmington, NC - 2555 mi
  4. I-10 - Santa Monica to Jacksonville - 2460 mi
  5. I-70 - Cove Fort, UT to Baltimore - 2153 mi

Shortest: I-97 - Annapolis to Baltimore - 18 mi

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10 longest rivers in USA

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  1. Missouri - 2300 mi
  2. Mississippi - 2200 mi
  3. Yukon - 2000 mi
  4. Rio Grande - 1800 mi
  5. Colorado - 1500 mi
  6. Arkansas - 1400 mi
  7. Columbia - 1200 mi
  8. Red - 1100 mi
  9. Snake - 1000 mi
  10. Ohio - 1000 mi
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10 most populous counties in the United States

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  1. Los Angeles - 10 mil
  2. Cook (Chicago) - 5 mil
  3. Harris (Houston) - 4 mil
  4. Maricopa (Phoenix) - 4 mil
  5. San Diego - 3 mil
  6. Orange, CA - 3 mil
  7. Miami-Dade - 3 mil
  8. Kings (Brooklyn) - 3 mi
  9. Dallas - 3 mil
  10. Riverside, CA - 2 mil
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Countries by GDP (PPP)

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  1. China - $21 tril.
  2. European Union - $19 t
  3. USA - $19 tril
  4. India - $9 tril
  5. Japan - $5 tril
  6. Germany - $4 tril
  7. Russia - $4 tril
  8. Brazil - $3 tril
  9. Indonesia - $3 tril
  10. UK - $3 tril
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World’s Highest Mountains (5)

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  1. Everest / Sagarmatha / Chomolongma - Nepal/China - 8848 m / 29,029 ft
  2. K2 / Chhogori / Godwin Austen - Pakistan/China - 8611 m / 28,251 ft
  3. Kangchenjunga - Nepal/India - 8586 m / 28,169 ft
  4. Lhotse - Nepal/China - 8516 m / 27,940 ft
  5. Makalu - Nepal/China - 8485 m / 27,838 ft
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10 Languages with Most Speakers

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  1. Mandarin-935mil
  2. Spanish-390mil
  3. English-365
  4. Hindi-295
  5. Arabic-280
  6. Portuguese-205
  7. Bengali-200
  8. Russian-160
  9. Japanese-125
  10. Punjabi-95mil
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10 largest countries by area

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  1. Russia - 17 mil km (11% of Earth’s land)
  2. Canada - 10 mil km (6% of Earth’s land)
  3. China - 9.6 mil km
  4. USA - 9.5 mil km
  5. Brazil - 8.5 mil km
  6. Australia - 7.7 mil km
  7. India - 3 mil km
  8. Argentina - 2.8 mil km
  9. Kazakhstan - 2.7 mil km
  10. Algeria - 2.4 mil km
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10 Largest Lakes by Surface Area

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  1. Caspian Sea - 436,000km2
  2. Superior - 82,100km - Largest freshwater
  3. Victoria - 68,870
  4. Huron - 59,600
  5. Michigan - 58,000 - Largest in only 1 country
  6. Tanganyika - 32,600 - Longest freshwater
  7. Baikal - 31,500 - Deepest y largest volume
  8. Great Bear Lake - 31,000
  9. Malawi - 29,500
  10. Great Slave Lake - 27,000 - Deepest in N America
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15 largest cities in the world (2018 UN)

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  1. Tokyo - 37 mil
  2. Delhi - 29 mil
  3. Shanghai - 26 mil
  4. Sao Paolo - 22 mil
  5. Mexico City - 22 mil
  6. Cairo - 20 mil
  7. Mumbai - 20 mil
  8. Beijing - 20 mil
  9. Dhaka - 20 mil
  10. Osaka - 19 mil
  11. New York City - 19 mil
  12. Karachi - 15 mil
  13. Buenos Aires - 15 mil
  14. Chongqing - 15 mil
  15. Istanbul - 15 mil
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10 largest countries by population

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  1. China - 1.39 bil (18.3% of world)
  2. India - 1.33 bil (17.5% of world)
  3. USA - 327 mil (4.3% of world)
  4. Indonesia - 262 mil
  5. Pakistan - 211 mil
  6. Brazil - 209 mil
  7. Nigeria - 193 mil
  8. Bangladesh - 164 mil
  9. Russia - 147 mil
  10. Japan - 127 mil (1.7% of world)
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10 longest rivers in the world

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  1. Nile-Kagera - 6650 km
  2. Amazon-Ucayali-Tambo-Ene-Apurimac - 6400 km
  3. Yangtze (Chang Jiang) - 6300 km
  4. Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson - 6275 km
  5. Yenisei-Angara-Selenge - 5539 km
  6. Yellow (Huang He) - 5464 km
  7. Ob-Irtysh - 5410 km
  8. Parana-Rio de la Plata - 4880 km
  9. Congo-Chambeshi - 4700 km
  10. Amur-Argun (Heilong Jiang) - 4444 km
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10 Smallest Countries by Area

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  1. Vatican City - .49 km2
  2. Monaco - 2.02 km2
  3. Nauru - 21 km2
  4. Tuvalu - 26 km2
  5. San Marino - 61 km2
  6. Liechtenstein - 160 km2
  7. Marshall Islands - 181 km2
  8. St. Kitts & Nevis - 261 km2
  9. Maldives - 300 km2
  10. Malta - 316 km2
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10 smallest countries by population

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  1. Vatican City - 825
  2. Tuvalu - 10,200
  3. Nauru - 11,000
  4. Palau - 17,900
  5. San Marino - 33,553
  6. Monaco - 38,100
  7. Liechtenstein - 38,749 - Smallest to border more than one other
  8. St. Kitts & Nevis - 52,823
  9. Marshall Islands - 55,500
  10. Dominica - 71,808
  11. Andorra - 77,543

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