World facts
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Facts about the world
Circumference at the Equator 40,075 km
(24,901 miles)
Land area 148,328,100 sq km
(57,270,000 sq miles)
Ocean area 361,741,000 sq km
(139,670,000 sq miles)
Population 7,042,600,000
Highest point Mt. Everest (Nepal and China),
8863 m (29,078 ft)
Greatest depth Challenger Deep, Mariana
Trench (Pacific Ocean), 10,924 m (35,840 ft)
Lowest point on land Dead Sea (Israel/Jordan),
423 m (1388 ft) below sea level
Longest river Nile (Africa), 6670 km (4145 miles)
Largest lake Caspian Sea, 371,000 sq km
(143,000 sq miles)
Largest country Russia, 17,075,400 sq km
(6,592,800 sq miles)
Largest population China, 1,360,720,000
Largest city Tokyo (Japan), 35,682,000 people
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