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LAND AREAS AND POPULATIONS
Percentage
Continent Land Area of World ‘of World
‘or Region square miles. tand Area Population Population
rica 1,680,000 202 905,936,000 140
Antarctica 5,400,000 93 ° 00
Asia 16,992,000 294 3.905.415,000, 04
‘usta 2.978000 52 20,155,000 03
Europe 033,000 70 728,389,000 n3
North Americe 9,348,000 162 516766000 80
South Americe 6,885,000 no 375,187,000 58
Pacific stands 491,000 08. 12,901,000 02
HIGHEST AND LOWEST ELEVATIONS: OCEAN AREAS AND MAXIMUM DEPTHS
Highest elevation Lowest Elevation ‘Area Maximum Depth
Continent feet above sea level feel below sea level ‘ocean ‘square mies feet
‘AStca Mt Kilmanjaro, Tanzania. Lake Assal, Djbout Pacific Ocean 601061,000 35809
19340 S12 Ailantic Ocean 28,638,000 28232
Antarctica Vinson Massif Bentley Subglacial Trench Indian Ocean 26,469,000 23812
Teed “5327 Souther Ocean "7,848,000 23737
asia ML Everest, Nepatchina Dead Sea, isael-Jordan arctic Ocean SAz7{100 15315
29,035 -1348
‘stralia Mt Kosciuscko, Australia Lake Eyre, Australia eS
7310 52 Area
Europe ML brs, Russia Caspian Sea, Russia Lake and Continent square mies
18510 -92 Caspian Sea, Asia and Europe 143300
‘North America Mt McKinley, US. Death Valley, US. Superior, North America 31,700
20,320 ~282 Victoria, africa 26,600
South America Aconcagua, Argentina Laguna del Carbon, Argentina _—_-‘Huron, North America 23,000
22831 4 Michigan, North America 22300
“Tanganyika, atic 12,600
Baikal, Asia 12200
LARGEST URBAN BREAS, Great Bear, North America 42.100
Population, including suburbs Nyasa (Malawi, tia 41,400
aval projected Great Siave, North America 11,000
‘Gty and Country in 2010 for 2015, Fre, North America 9900
“Tokyo, Japan 36,659,000 37,089,000 ‘Winnipeg North America 9416
eth india 22:157,000 224,160,000 ‘Ontario, Norh America 7300
‘to Paulo, Bazi 20262,000 21300,000 Ladoga, Europe 635
Mumbat (Bombay) naa 20081,000 21°797,000 Balkhash, Asta 6670
Mexico City, Mexico 19,460,000 20,078,000
New York, United States 19,425,000 19,968,000 LONGEST RIVERS
‘Shanghal, China 16575,000 417,840,000
Kolkata (Caleta, india 15,552,000 16,924,000 =
Dhaka, Bangladesh 14,648,000 16,623,000 pees Peed
Karachi, Pakistan 13.125,000 14,818,000 Nile, Attica an
‘Buenos Aires, Argentina 13,074,000 13,407,000 “Amazon, South America 4.000
Los Angeles, United States 12.762.000 13,156,000 Yangtze, Asia 315
Beling, China 12:385,000, 13:335,000 Mississippr-Missour system, North Ameria 3,741
Rio de Janeiro, Brant 11/350,000 12404,000 Yenisey, Asia 3402
Manila, Piippines 111628,000 12587,000 Huang, Asia 3,395
‘Osakarkobe, Japan 111337000 11'365,000 0b, Asia 3361
Cairo, Eaypt ¥1.001,000 1115563,000 Parana, South America 3.032
Lagos, Nigeria 10578000 12,427,000 ‘congo, Atica 2.900
Moscow, Russia 10.550.000 10.68%,000 ‘Amul, Asia 2761
Ian Turkey 10525,000 11.164.000 Lena, Asia 2734
Pans, France 10,485,000 1077,000 Mekong, Asa 2702
‘Seoul, South Korea 9.773.000 9.767.000 Mackenzie, North America 2.635
‘Chongqing, china 9,401,000 350,000, Niger, tia 2,600
Jakarta, indonesia 9.210.000 9,709,000 Zamber, Atica 2200
‘Chicago, United States 97208000, 9'513,000 Volga, Europe 2393te
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