Major In World's

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) Artic (14,056,000 sq km)

Ocean's Greatest Depths

Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean 35,827 ft Puerto Rico Trench, Atlantic Ocean 30,246 ft Java Trench, Indian Ocean 24,460 ft Arctic Basin, Arctic Ocean, 18,456 ft

Major Seas (by Size)

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) Sea of 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 Rivers (by 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(Yello), 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) Mackenzie-Peace, North America (4,241 km) Mekong, Asia (4,184 km) Niger, Africa (4,171 km)

Major Lakes (by Size)

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)

Deepest Lake (by Greatest 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 (on each Continent)

Mount Everest 8859 m - Asia Aconcagua 6959 m - S. America Mount McKinley 6194 m - N. America Mount Kilimanjaro 5963 m - Africa Mount Elbrus 5633 m - Europe Puncak Jaya 4884 m - Oceania Vinson Massif 4897 m - Antarctica

Oldest Countries

San Marino (301 AD) France (486 AD) Bulgaria (632 AD) Denmark (950 AD) Portugal (1143 AD) Andorra (1278 AD) Switzerland (1291 AD)

Youngest Countries

Montenegro (July 2006) Serbia (July 2006) East Timor (2002) Palau (1994) Czech Republic (1993) Eritrea (1993) Slovakia (1993) Bosnia/Hertzegovina (1992)

Continents of the World (by Size)

1 Asia (445,579,000 sq km) 2 Africa (30,065,000 sq km) 3 North America (24,256,000 sq km) 4 South America (17,819,000 sq km) 5 Antarctica (13,209,000 sq km) 6 Europe (9,938,000 sq km) 7 Australia/Oceania (7,687,000 sq km)

Continents by Population

1 Asia 2 Africa 3 Europe 4 North America 5 South America 6 Australia/Oceania 7 Antarctica

Continents by number of Countries

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

Countries with Most land Boundaries

China - 14 Russian Federation -14 Brazil - 10 Congo, Germany and Sudan - 10 Austria, France, Tanzania, Turkey and Zambia - 8

Top 10 Tallest Mountains

Mount Everst, 8850m (29035 ft) - Nepal Qogir (K2), 8611 m (28250 ft) - India Kangchenjunga 8586 m (28169 ft) - Nepal Lhotse, 8501 m (27929 ft) - Nepal Makalu I, 8462 m (27765 ft) - Nepal Cho Oyu, 8201 m (26906 ft) - Nepal Dhaulagiri, 8167 m (26794 ft) - Nepal Manaslu I, 8156 m (26758 ft) - Nepal Nanga Parbat, 8125 m (26658 ft) - Pakistan Annapurna I, 8091 m (26545 ft) - Nepal