The World Factbook. Introduction : : WORLD Globally, the 2. Great Depression of the 1. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (US) to the landing on the moon; (e) the Cold War between the Western alliance and the Warsaw Pact nations; (f) a sharp rise in living standards in North America, Europe, and Japan; (g) increased concerns about environmental degradation including deforestation, energy and water shortages, declining biological diversity, and air pollution; (h) the onset of the AIDS epidemic; and (i) the ultimate emergence of the US as the only world superpower. The planet's population continues to explode: from 1 billion in 1. For the 2. 1st century, the continued exponential growth in science and technology raises both hopes (e. Geography : : WORLD The surface of the earth is approximately 7.
The former portion is divided into large water bodies termed oceans. The World Factbook recognizes and describes five oceans, which are in decreasing order of size: the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean.
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The land portion is generally divided into several, large, discrete landmasses termed continents. Depending on the convention used, the number of continents can vary from five to seven. The most common classification recognizes seven, which are (from largest to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Asia and Europe are sometimes lumped together into a Eurasian continent resulting in six continents.
Alternatively, North and South America are sometimes grouped as simply the Americas, resulting in a continent total of six (or five, if the Eurasia designation is used). North America is commonly understood to include the island of Greenland, the isles of the Caribbean, and to extend south all the way to the Isthmus of Panama. The easternmost extent of Europe is generally defined as being the Ural Mountains and the Ural River; on the southeast the Caspian Sea; and on the south the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean. Portions of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey fall within both Europe and Asia, but in every instance the larger section is in Asia. These countries are considered part of both continents. Armenia and Cyprus, which lie completely in Western Asia, are geopolitically European countries.
Asia usually incorporates all the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The islands of the Pacific are often lumped with Australia into a "land mass" termed Oceania or Australasia. Africa's northeast extremity is frequently delimited at the Isthmus of Suez, but for geopolitical purposes, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula is often included as part of Africa.
Although the above groupings are the most common, different continental dispositions are recognized or taught in certain parts of the world, with some arrangements more heavily based on cultural spheres rather than physical geographic considerations. Based on the seven- continent model, and grouping islands with adjacent continents, Africa has the most countries with 5. Europe contains 4. Asia 4. 8, but these two continents share five countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey.
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North America consists of 2. Oceania has 1. 4, and South America 1. Africa (5. 4): Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Europe (4. 9): Albania, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan*, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia*, Germany, Greece, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan*, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia*, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey*, Ukraine, United Kingdom (* indicates part of the country is also in Asia)Asia (4. Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan*, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan*, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia*, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor- Leste, Turkey*, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen (* indicates part of the country is also in Europe)North America (2. Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States.
Oceania (1. 4): Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu. South America (1.
Total Installed Capacity of World's Power Plants by Country Interactive map, move the cursor over the map to see the details. Sidebar: Germany Surpasses 1 GW of Offshore Wind Installed Capacity. Germany is projected to lead Europe in terms of onshore installations this year, with IHS. Coal-fired power plants are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions—one that could be increasing significantly globally, according to new analysis from the World. Globally, the 20th century was marked by: (a) two devastating world wars; (b) the Great Depression of the 1930s; (c) the end of vast colonial empires; (d) rapid.
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela. Physical Map of the Worldtotal: 5.
UStop fifteen World Factbook entities ranked by size: Pacific Ocean 1. Atlantic Ocean 7. Indian Ocean 6. 8. Southern Ocean 2. Russia 1. 7,0. 98,2.
Arctic Ocean 1. 4. Antarctica 1. 4 million sq km; Canada 9,9. United States 9,8. China 9,5. 96,9. 60 sq km; Brazil 8,5. Australia 7,7. 41,2. European Union 4,3. India 3,2. 87,2. 63 sq km; Argentina 2,7.
Pacific Ocean 1. 55. Atlantic Ocean 7. Indian Ocean 6. 8. Southern Ocean 2.
Arctic Ocean 1. 4. Coral Sea 4,1. 84,1.
South China Sea 3,5. Caribbean Sea 2. 8. Bering Sea 2. 5. 2 million sq km; Mediterranean Sea 2. Asia 4. 4,5. 68,5. Africa 3. 0. 0. 65 million sq km; North America 2. South America 1. 7. Antarctica 1. 4 million sq km; Europe 9.
Australia 7,7. 41,2. Greenland 2,1. 66,0. New Guinea 7. 85,7. Borneo 7. 51,9. 29 sq kmtop ten largest islands: Greenland 2,1.
New Guinea (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) 7. Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) 7. Madagascar 5. 87,7. Baffin Island (Canada) 5. Sumatra (Indonesia) 4.
Honshu (Japan) 2. Victoria Island (Canada) 2. Great Britain (United Kingdom) 2. Ellesmere Island (Canada) 1. Holy See (Vatican City) 0. Monaco 2 sq km; Nauru 2. Tuvalu 2. 6 sq km; San Marino 6.
Liechtenstein 1. 60 sq km; Marshall Islands 1. Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.
Maldives 2. 98 sq km; Malta 3. China and Russia, each border 1. Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe; two of these, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, are doubly landlocked. American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Baker Island, Barbados, Bermuda, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cabo Verde, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Dominica, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guernsey, Heard Island and Mc. Donald Islands, Howland Island, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jan Mayen, Japan, Jarvis Island, Jersey, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Federated States of Micronesia, Midway Islands, Montserrat, Nauru, Navassa Island, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Solomon Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Svalbard, Taiwan, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands, Wake Island, Wallis and Futunaa variety of situations exist, but in general, most countries make the following claims measured from the mean low- tide baseline as described in the 1.
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: territorial sea - 1. Mariana Trench at 1. Pacific Oceanmean elevation: 8.
Bentley Subglacial Trench (Antarctica) - 2,5. Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the lowest point, lying - 1. Pacific Ocean)highest point: Mount Everest 8,8. Mount Everest (China- Nepal) 8,8. K2 (Pakistan) 8,6. Kanchenjunga (India- Nepal) 8,5.
Lhotse (Nepal) 8,5. Makalu (China- Nepal) 8,4. Cho Oyu (China- Nepal) 8,2. Dhaulagiri (Nepal) 8,1.
Manaslu (Nepal) 8,1. Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) 8,1. Anapurna (Nepal) 8,0. Mauna Kea (United States) is the world's tallest mountain as measured from base to summit; the peak of this volcanic colossus lies on the island of Hawaii, but its base begins more than 7. Asia - Mount Everest (China- Nepal) 8,8. South America - Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 6,9.
North America - Denali (Mount Mc. Kinley) (United States) 6,1. Africa - Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 5,8.
Europe - El'brus (Russia) 5,6. Antarctica - Vinson Massif 4,8.