World Facts

Longest Rivers
#	Name	Location	Km
1	Nile	Africa	6690
2	Amazon	South America	6296
3	Mississippi	North America	5970
4	Chang Jiang (Yangtze)	Asia	5797
5	Ob	Asia	5567
6	Huang Ho (Yellow)	Asia	4667
7	Yenisey-Angara	Asia	4506
8	Parana	South America	4498
9	Irtysh	Asia	4438
10	Zaire (Congo)	Africa	4371

Highest Mountains
#	Name	Location	Metres
1	Everest	Himalayas	8850
2	Qogir (K2)	Karakoram	8611
3	Kangchenjunga	Himalayas	8586
4	Lhotse I	Himalayas	8501
5	Makalu I	Himalayas	8462
6	Cho Oyu	Himalayas	8201
7	Dhaulagiri	Himalayas	8167
8	Manaslu I	Himalayas	8156
9	Nanga Parbat	Himalayas	8125
10	Annapurna I	Himalayas	8091
11	Gasherbrum I	Karakoram	8068
12	Broad Peak	Karakoram	8047
13	Gasherbrum II	Karakoram	8035
14	Shishma Pangma (Gosainthan)	Himalayas	8013
15	Annapurna II	Himalayas	7937
16	Gyachung Kang	Himalayas	7897
17	Disteghil Sar	Karakoram	7882
18	Himalchuli	Himalayas	7864
19	Nuptse	Himalayas	7841
20	Nanda Devi	Himalayas	7824

Largest Countries by Area
#	Name	Million Km²
1	Russia	17
2	Canada	9.3
3	China	9.3
4	United States	9.1
5	Brazil	8.5
6	Australia	7.6
7	India	3
8	Argentina	2.7
9	Kazakhstan	2.7
10	Sudan	2.4

Largest Lakes
#	Name	Location	Km²
1	Caspian Sea	Asia-Europe	394299
2	Superior	North America	82414
3	Victoria	Africa	69485
4	Huron	North America	59596
5	Michigan	North America	58016
6	Aral Sea	Asia	33800
7	Tanganyika	Africa	32893
8	Baikal	Asia	31500
9	Great Bear	North America	31080
10	Nyasa	Africa	30044

Most Populous Nations
#	Name	Millions
1	China	1286
2	India	1050
3	United States	290
4	Indonesia	235
5	Brazil	182
6	Pakistan	151
7	Russia	144
8	Bangladesh	138
9	Nigeria	134
10	Japan	127

Highest Waterfalls
#	Name	Location	Metres
1	Angel Falls	Venezuela	979
2	Tugela	South Africa	850
3	Utigord	Norway	800
4	Monge	Norway	774
5	Mutarazi	Zimbabwe	762
6	Yosemite	United States	739
7	Espelands	Norway	703
8	Lower Mar Valley	Norway	655
9	Tyssestrengene	Norway	647
10	Cuquenan	Venezuela	610