THE FACT

COUNTRY POPULATION (largest)(February, 2006 numbers)

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

COUNTRY POPULATION (smallest)(February, 2006 numbers)

1.Vatican City 920
2.Tuvalu 11,640
3.Nauru 13,050
4.Palau 20,300
5.San Marino 28,880
6.Monaco 32,410
7.Liechtenstein 33,720
8.St. Kitts 38,960
9.Marshall Islands 59,070
10.Antigua and Barbuda 68,720

COUNTRIES (Highest Density)(people per square km)

1.Monaco 16,205
2.Singapore 6,386
3.Malta 1,261
4.Maldives 1,164
5.Bahrain 1,035
6.Bangladesh 1,002
7.Vatican City 920
8.Barbados 648
9.Nauru 621
10.Mauritius 603

COUNTRIES (Lowest Density)(people per square km)

1.Mongolia 2
2.Namibia 2
3.Australia 3
4.Botswana 3
5.Iceland 3
6.Suriname 3
7.Libya 3
8.Mauritania 3
9.Canada 3
10.Guyana 4


LARGEST CITIES ON THE PLANET!

Numbers shown are the population within the recognized city limits, and do not include people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city. For the largest metropolitan areas refer to the list below this one.Revised (10/01/04)

1.Shanghai, China 13.3 million
2.Mumbai (Bombay), India 12.6 million
3.Buenos Aires, Argentina 11.92 million
4.Moscow, Russia 11.3 million
5.Karachi, Pakistan 10.9 million
6.Delhi, India 10.4 million
7.Manila, Philippines 10.3 million
9.Sao Paulo, Brazil 10.26 million
10.Seoul, South Korea 10.2 million
11.Istanbul, Turkey 9.6 million
12.Jakarta, Indonesia 9.0 million
13.Mexico City, Mexico 8.7 million
14.Lagos, Nigeria 8.68 million
15.Lima, Peru 8.38 million
16.Tokyo, Japan 8.3 million
17.New York City, USA 8.09 million
18.Cairo, Egypt 7.6 million
19.London, UK 7.59 million
20.Teheran, Iran 7.3 million
21.Beijing, China 7.2 million

LARGEST METRO AREAS IN THE WORLD
Numbers shown are the population within the immediate surrounding area of the established border of the city, and also include the city limit population figures. Revised (09/05)

1.Toyko, Japan 31.2 million
2.New York City - Philadelphia area, USA 30.1 million
3.Mexico City, Mexico 21.5 million
4.Seoul, South Korea 20.15 million
5.Sao Paulo, Brazil 19.9 million
6.Jakarta, Indonesia 18.2 million
7.Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, Japan 17.6 million
8.New Delhi, India 17.36 million
9.Mumbai, India (Bombay) 17.34 million
10.Los Angeles, USA 16.7 million
11.Cairo, Egypt 15.86 million
12.Calcutta, India 14.3 million
13.Manila, Philippines 14.1 million
14.Shanghai, China 13.9 million
15.Buenos Aires, Argentina 13.2 million
16.Moscow, Russian Fed. 12.2 million

Hottest,Coldest,Driest,Wettest

1.Hottest Place Dalol, Denakil Depression, Ethiopia, annual average temperature (93.2°F, 34°C)
2.Coldest Place Plateau Station, Antarctica, annual average temperature (-56.7°C)
3.Wettest Place Mawsynram, Assam, India, annual average rainfall (11,873 mm, 467.4")
4.Driest Place Atacama Desert, Chile, imperceptible rainfall on a yearly basis

HIGHEST/LOWEST SURFACE POINTS
(Below Sea Level, On Each Continent)

1.Dead Sea, Asia -409 meters
2.Lake Assal, Africa -156 meters
3.Death Valley, North America -86 meters
4.Valdés Peninsula, South America -40 meters
5.Caspian Sea, Europe -28 meters
6.Lake Eyre, Australia -16 meters
7.Antarctica (ice covered) -2,538 meters