|
Country |
Statistics |
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Azerbaijan |
Largest percentage of area covered with mud volcanoes. |
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Brazil |
Largest renewable freshwater resources, 8,233 km³/year |
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Canada |
Largest water area, 891,163 km² |
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Canada |
Longest coastline, 243,792 km |
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Chile |
Largest recorded earthquake 9.5 |
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China |
Most countries bordered, 14 (16 if Hong Kong and Macao, the two special administrative regions are counted), the same number as with Russia |
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China |
Highest elevation above the sea level, 8,848 m (29,029 ft) at Mount Everest (shared with Nepal) |
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China |
Longest land border length, 22,117 km (22,147 km if Hong Kong and Macao, the two special administrative regions are counted) |
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Denmark |
Most northernmost point on land, 83°40'N at Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland. |
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Federated States of Micronesia |
Highest percent of forest area, 90.31% |
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Federated States of Micronesia |
Highest coastline to area ratio, 8,706.553 m/km² |
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France |
Most time zones (overseas territories included), 12 |
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Iceland |
Most northernmost southernmost point on land, 63°17'N at Surtsey island |
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Indonesia |
Largest islands by population, Java, 132,941,000 |
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Iran |
Location with the highest natural background radiation, annual dose of 260 mSv |
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Iran |
Hottest surface temperature ever recorded, 70.7 °C (159 °F) recorded at Dasht-e Lut |
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Iran |
Most accurate calendar in use, Iranian calendar |
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Iran |
Most number of major earthquakes, 5.5+ Richter Magnitude |
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Israel |
Lowest depression below the sea level, -427 m at Dead Sea (shared with Jordan) |
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Jordan |
Lowest depression below the sea level, -427 m at Dead Sea (shared with Israel) |
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Kazakhstan |
Largest landlocked country, 2,724,900 km² |
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Lesotho |
Highest lowest point among all countries, 1400 m |
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Libya |
Hottest air temperature ever recorded, 57.8 °C (136 °F) |
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Liechtenstein |
Smallest double landlocked country, 160 km² |
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Maldives |
Lowest highest point among all countries, 2 m(7 ft) |
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Nepal |
Highest elevation above the sea level, 8,848 m (29,029 ft) at Mount Everest (shared with China) |
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Russia |
Most countries bordered, 14 (16 if Abkhazia and South Ossetia are counted), the same number as with China |
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Russia |
Largest forest area, 8,087,900 km² |
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Russia |
Most time zones (contiguous territory), 9 |
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Russia |
Largest EEZ continental shelf area, 3,817,843 km² |
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Russia |
Largest land area, 17,075,200 km² |
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Russia |
Largest total area, 17,098,242 km² |
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United States |
Largest Exclusive Economic Zone, 11,351,000 km2 |
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Uruguay |
Most southernmost northernmost point on land, 30°05'S |
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Uzbekistan |
Largest double landlocked country, 447,400 km² (172,742 sq. mi) |
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Vatican City |
Smallest landlocked country, 0,44 km² |
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Vatican City |
Smallest total area, 0,44 km² |