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World at a glance

Total Surface Area

 510,064,472 sq km

Total Land Area

 148,940,000 sq km (29.2% of Planet Earth's     surface)

Total Water Area

 361,132,000 sq km (70.8% of Planet Earth's surface)

Total Population

 7.04 billion

Total Weight

 5.9722 × 1024 Kg

Total Volume

 1.08321×1012 km3

Total Age

 4.54 billion years

Surface Gravity

 32.041 ft/s2

Distance from Moon

 384,403 km

Distance from Sun

 150 million km

Equatorial Radius

 6,378.1 km

Mean Radius

 6,371.0 km

Polar Radius

 6,356.8 km

Orbiting Speed

 29.78 km/s

 Orbiting Time

 365.256363004 days 

Surface Temperature

 -88/5(min/max)°C

Orbit Size around Sun

 92,956,050 miles  (Semi Major Axis)

Period of Rotation

  23.934 hours

Speed of Rotation

 1670 km/hr

Distance from nearest Planet

 38 million km from Venus

Total Continent

 7  (Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica

Total Ocean

 5  ( Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic )

UN Recognized Countries

193

Total Seas

137

Primary Tectonic Plates

8  (African, Antarctic, Australian, Eurasian, Indian, North American, Pacific, South American)

Largest Continent

Asia, 43,820,000 sq km (29.5% of total World            landmass)

Smallest Continent

Australia, 9,008,500 sq km

Largest Country

Russia, 17,098,242 sq km

Smallest Country

Vatican City - 0.44 sq km

Largest Ocean

The Pacific Ocean - 155,557,000 sq km

Smallest Ocean

Arctic, 14,056,000 sq km

Highest Mountain

Mount Everest, 29,029 ft - Nepal

Longest River

The Nile - 6,650 km

Largest Lake

The Caspian Sea - 371,000 sq km

Average Life Expectancy

67.2 years

 

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