Tuesday, September 29, 2009

[Sarkari-Naukri] Harish Sati, GK, Most Important -- Geography world & Indian (Facts at a Glance)

Geography - World & Indian (World Geography - Facts at a Glance):


 

Earth
  • Estimated Age 4.6 billion years
  • Current Population 6,446,131,714
  • Surface Area (510,066,000 sq km)
  • Land Area (148,647,000 sq km) 29.1%
  • Ocean Area (335,258,000 sq km)
  • Total Water Area (361,419,000 sq km) 70.9%
  • Type of Water (97% salt), (3% fresh)
 

CONTINENTS (by the number of countries)

1 Africa 53
2 Europe 46
3 Asia 44
4 North America 23
5 Oceania 14
6 South America 12
 

CONTINENTS (by population)

1 Asia 3,879,000,000
2 Africa 877,500,000
3 Europe 727,000,000
4 North America 501,500,000
5 South America 379,500,000
6 Australia/Oceania 32,000,000
7 Antarctica 0
 

COUNTRIES (Highest Density)

Monaco 16,205
Singapore 6,386
Malta 1,261
Maldives 1,164
Bahrain 1,035
Bangledesh 1,002
Vatican City 920
Barbados 648
Nauru 621
Mauritius 603
 

COUNTRIES (Lowest Density)

Countries Population Density
Mongolia, Namibia 2
Australia, Botswana, Iceland, Suriname Libya Mauritania, Canada 3
Guyana 4
 

OCEANS OF THE WORLD (by size)

Pacific 155,557,000 sq km
Atlantic 76,762,000 sq km
Indian 68,556,000 sq km
Southern 20,327,000 sq km
Arctic 14,056,000 sq km
 

GREATEST DEPTHS IN OCEANS

Mariana Trench Pacific Ocean
Puerto Rico Trench Atlantic Ocean
Java Trench Indian Ocean
Arctic Basin Arctic Ocean
 

LARGEST COUNTRIES (by land mass)

Largest Countries Approximate Area
Russia 17,075,400 sq km
Canada 9,330,970 sq km
China 9,326,410 sq km
USA 9,166,600 sq km
Brazil 8,456,510 sq km
Australia 7,617,930 sq km
India 32,87,263 sq. kms
Argentina 2,736,690 sq km
Kazakhstan 2,717,300 sq km
Sudan 2,376,000 sq km

 

SMALLEST COUNTRIES (by land mass)

Country Approximate Area
Vatican City 0.44 sq km
Monaco 1.95 sq km
Nauru 21.2 sq km
Tuvalu 26 sq km
San Marino 61 sq km
Liechtenstein 160 sq km
Marshall Islands 181 sq km
Seychelles 270 sq km
Maldives 300 sq km
St. Kitts and Nevis 360 sq km
 

YOUNGEST COUNTRIES

Country Year
East Timor 2002
Palau 1994
Czech Republic 1993
Eritrea 1993
Slovakia 1993
Bosnia/Hertzegovina 1992

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

 

MAJOR SEAS (by size)

Sea Approximate Area
South China 2,974,600 sq km
Caribbean 2,515,900 sq km
Mediterranean 2,510,000 sq km
Bering 2,261,100 sq km
Gulf of Mexico 1,507,600 sq km
Arabian Sea 1,498,320 sq km
Sea of Okhotsk 1,392,100 sq km
Japan East Sea 1,012,900 sq km
Hudson Bay 730,100 sq km
East China 664,600 sq km
Andaman 564,900 sq km
Black 507,900 sq km
Red 453,000 sq km
 

MAJOR ISLANDS (by size)

Island Area
Greenland 2,175,600 sq km
New Guinea 792,500 sq km
Borneo 725,500 sq km
Madagascar 587,000 sq km
Baffin 507,500 sq km
Sumatra 427,300 sq km
Honshu 227,400 sq km
Great Britain 218,100 sq km
Victoria 217,300 sq km
Ellesmere 196,200 sq km
Celebes 178,650 sq km
New Zealand south 151,000 sq km 151,000 sq km
Java 126,700 sq km
New Zealand north 114,000 sq km
Newfoundland 108,900 sq km


Australia(7,617.930 sq km) is widely considered part of a continental landmass, not officially an island.

MAJOR RIVERS By Length

River Length
Nile, Africa 6,825 km
Amazon, South America 6,437 km
Chang Jiang Yangtze, Asia 6,380 km
Mississippi, North America 5,971 km
Yenisey-Angara, Asia 5,536 km
Huang (Yellow), Asia 5,464 km
Ob-Irtysh, Asia 5,410 km
Amur, Asia 4,416 km
Lena, Asia 4,400 km
Congo, Africa 4,370 km
 

MAJOR LAKES (By Size)

Lake Continent Area
Caspian Sea Asia-Europe 371,000 sq km
Superior North America 82,100 sq km
Victoria Africa 69,500 sq km
Huron North America 59,600 sq km
Michigan North America 57,800 sq km
Tanganyika Africa 32,900 sq km
Baikal Asia 31,500 sq km
Great Bear North America 31,300 sq km
Aral Sea Asia 30,700 sq km
Malawi Africa 28,900 sq km
Great Slave Canada 28,568 sq km
Erie North America 25,667 sq km
Winnipeg Canada 24,387 sq km
Ontario North America 19,529 sq km
Balkhash Kazakhstan 18,300 sq km

 

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

 

COUNTRY POPULATION (largest as on Feb 2006)

China 1,306,313,800
India 1,080,264,400
USA 295,734,100
Indonesia 241,973,900
Brazil 186,112,800
Pakistan 162,419,900
Bangladesh 144,319,600
Russia 143,420,300
Nigeria 128,772,000
Japan 127,417,200
 

COUNTRY POPULATION (smallest as on Feb 2006)

Vatican City 920
Tuvalu 11,640
Nauru 13,050
Palau 20,300
San Marino 28,880
Monaco 32,410
Liechtenstein 33,720
St. Kitts 38,960
Marshall Islands 59,070
Antigua and Barbuda 68,720

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


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with warm regards

Harish Sati
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068

(M) + 91 - 9990646343 | (E-mail) Harish.sati@gmail.com

 

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