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| Name | Height (ft) | Height (m) | Location |
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| Mt. Everest | 29,035 ft | 8,850 m | Nepal |
| Qogir(K2) | 28,250 ft | 8,611 m | Pakistan |
| Kangchenjunga | 28,169 ft | 8,586 m | Nepal |
| Lhotse | 27,920 ft | 8,501 m | Nepal |
| Makalu I | 27,765 ft | 8,460 m | Nepal |
| Cho Oyu | 26,906 ft | 8,201 m | Nepal |
| Dhaulagiri | 26,794 ft | 8,167 m | Nepal |
| Manaslu I | 26,758 ft | 8,156 m | Nepal |
| Nanga Parbat | 26,658 ft | 8,125 m | Pakistan |
| Annapurna I | 26,545 ft | 8,091 m | Nepal |
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| Name | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Location - Outflow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nile | 4,160 mi | 6,690 km | Africa - Mediterranean Sea |
| Amazon | 4,080 mi | 6,570 km | South America - Atlantic Ocean |
| Mississippi-Missouri | 3,740 mi | 6,020 km | U.S. - Gulf of Mexico |
| Yangtze | 3,720 mi | 5,980 km | China - East China Sea |
| Yenisey | 3,650 mi | 5,870 km | Russia - Kara Sea |
| Amur | 3,590 mi | 5,780 km | Russia - Tatar Strait |
| Ob-Irtysh | 3,360 mi | 5,410 km | Russia - Kara Sea |
| Plata-Parana | 3,030 mi | 4,880 km | Argentina-Uruguay - Atlantic Ocean |
| Yellow (Hwang) | 3,010 mi | 4,840 km | China - Yellow Sea |
| Congo (Zaire) | 2,880 mi | 4,630 km | Angola-Zaire - Atlantic Ocean |
| Name | Area (sq mi) | Area (sq km) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caspian Sea | 169,000 sq mi | Asia | |
| Lake Superior | 31,280 sq mi | US/Canada | |
| Lake Victoria | 26,828 sq mi | Africa | |
| Aral Sea | 26,166 sq mi | Asia - Turkestan | |
| Lake Huron | 23,010 sq mi | US/Canada | |
| Lake Michigan | 22,400 sq mi | US | |
| Baikal | 13,200 sq mi | Russia | |
| Great Bear Lake | 12,800 sq mi | Canada | |
| Tanganyika | 12,700 sq mi | Africa | |
| Great Slave Lake | 11,172 sq mi | Canada |
| Name | Population |
|---|---|
| China | 1,313,973,713 |
| India | 1,095,351,995 |
| United States | 298,444,215 |
| Indonesia | 245,452,739 |
| Brazil | 188,078,227 |
| Pakistan | 165,803,560 |
| Bangladesh | 147,365,352 |
| Russia | 142,893,540 |
| Nigeria | 131,859,731 |
| Japan | 127,463,611 |
| Name | Area (sq mi) | Area (sq km) |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 6,591,027 sq mi | 17,075,200 sq km |
| Canada | 3,854,082 sq mi | 9,984,670 sq km |
| United States | 3,717,727 sq mi | 9,631,418 sq km |
| China | 3,704,426 sq mi | 9,596,960 sq km |
| Brazil | 3,285,618 sq mi | 8,511,965 sq km |
| Australia | 2,967,124 sq mi | 7,686,850 sq km |
| India | 1,269,009 sq mi | 3,287,590 sq km |
| Argentina | 1,068,019 sq mi | 2,766,890 sq km |
| Kazakhstan | 1,048,877 sq mi | 2,717,300 sq km |
| Sudan | 967,243 sq mi | 2,505,810 sq km |
| Language | Spoken By |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 1,075,000,000 |
| English | 514,000,000 |
| Hindustani | 496,000,000 |
| Spanish | 425,000,000 |
| Russian | 275,000,000 |
| Arabic | 256,000,000 |
| Bengali | 215,000,000 |
| Portuguese | 194,000,000 |
| Malay-Indonesian | 176,000,000 |
| French | 129,000,000 |
| Name | Population |
|---|---|
| Tokyo, Japan* | 28,025,000 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 18,131,000 |
| Mumbai, India | 18,042,000 |
| Sáo Paulo, Brazil | 17,711,000 |
| New York City, USA | 16,626,000 |
| Shanghai, China | 14,173,000 |
| Lagos, Nigeria | 13,488,000 |
| Los Angeles, USA | 13,129,000 |
| Calcutta, India | 12,900,000 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 12,431,000 |
| * - Populations are for metropolitan areas. |
| Name | Population |
|---|---|
| New York City, NY* | 18,747,320 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 12,923,547 |
| Chicago, IL | 9,443,356 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 5,823,233 |
| Dallas, TX | 5,819,475 |
| Miami, FL | 5,422,200 |
| Houston, TX | 5,280,077 |
| Wasington, DC | 5,214,666 |
| Atlanta, GA | 4,917,717 |
| Detroit, MI | 4,488,335 |
| * - Populations are for metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). |