World : At a Glance

Total Surface Area : 510.72 Million Sq. Km.
Total Land Area : 148.44 Million Sq. Km.
Total Water Area : 361.132 Million Sq. Km.
Life Expectancy : 69.1 years (Female), 64.9 year (Male)
World Population : 6.7 Billion (2007)
Rural Population : 47.7% of Total population.
Total Fertility Rate : 2.8 (Per woman)
Continents: There are seven continents in the world : Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia (Smallest Continent) , Asia (Largest Continent) and Antarctica. The area of
these continents are :
Countries : The world comprises 194 sovereign countries and 69 non-sovereign, separately administered territories, making a total of 263 countries.
Largest Country : Russia (1,70,75,400 sq km)
Smallest country : State of Vatican in Rome (44 hectare)
Smallest Republic : Nauru (21.3 sq km) situated 1° south of the equator in the western Pacific
Largest City : Mount Isa, Queensland (Australia) (41,225 sq. km)
Highest City : Wenchuan, China (5100 m above sea level)
Highest Capital : La Paz (Bolivia, 3631 m above sea level)
Highest Place : Mt.. Everest (Nepal), 8,848 mt.

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