100 Incredibly Interesting Geography Facts

there are many different subtopics within geography ranging from Human to physical to political at the time of making this video there are 193 un countries plus two Observer states which in total accounts for just over 8. 1 billion people so in this video we're going to give you 100 interesting and intriguing geography related facts about cities countries and people from around the world and as we're giving you 100 that's one per 81 million people which is about the same population as South Africa and Romania combined but anyway enough rambling let's kick off this video with fact number one the population of the world's islands is around 730 million around 9% of the world's total population if your geography is pretty good you'll know that Java is the world's most populated island but what about the second most populated well that would be honu of Japan with 102 million number two across the world there are seven countries with the Stan suffix meaning their name ends with these four letters all seven of these countries are found in Central South Asia number three with 97. 3% of its land being covered in Forest serm is the world's most forested country with this regard when it comes comes to the country with the most forest in total that will be Russia with around 8 million km squared of forest number four by metrop population the world's four most populated cities are all capital cities in Asia being Tokyo Jakarta Delhi and seou with 37.

2 33. 4 29 and 25. 5 million people respectively number five the average life expectancy for a human is 73.

3 years this number has increased significantly over the decades in 1950 it was just 46 years number six although the largest island country on Earth Indonesia only has 17,500 Islands which of course is a lot however it is only 6. 5% of the amount of the country who has the most which is Sweden with 267,000 number seven the newest capital city on earth belongs to Juba of South Sudan which officially became the capital in July of 2011 the population of this capital is around half a million number eight the continent of South America covers an area of just under 18 million kilm squared of which Brazil makes up 48% of this entire size the same applies for the population of the continent too which is around 442 million of which Brazil accounts for pretty much half number nine speaking of continents Asia is the world's largest by both size and population at 44 million km squared and a population of some 4. 7 billion it is responsible for 30% of Earth's land and 60% of Earth's entire population number 10 the largest country in Africa is Algeria it covers an area of just under 2.

4 million km squared accounting for nearly 8% of afc's total land area the country ranks 10th overall for the world's largest countries number 11 the largest sea on Earth is perhaps a sea you might not have thought of well for me anyway it's a sea that I rarely ever hear about it is the Philippines Sea which covers an area of some 5. 7 million km squared that's a larger area than two Argentinas number 12 excluding Continental land masses Greenland is the largest island on earth covering an area of some 2. 13 million km squared number 13 the population of the burough of Manhattan in New York City is around 1.

6 million this is a higher population than around 44 countries around the world including the likes of Bahrain Estonia and Fiji number 14 there are 14 countries across Oceana of which only one country has a physical land border being Papu Guinea with Indonesia number 15 at just under 224 million Nigeria is Africa's most populated country it accounts for around 15% of the continent's entire population as large as Nigeria's population is it is still 6. 2 times lower than that of India's the world's current most populated country number 16 isthmuses are narrow strips of land that connect to large bodies of water or land masses Panama is an example of an emous country as it connects the continents of South and North America together number 17 the country with the most UNESCO world heritage sites belongs to Italy who has 59 in total that is 53 cultural sites and six natural China comes in a close second with 57 however its split for natural versus cultural is quite different with 39 cultural and 40 natural number 18 around the world there are 44 landlocked countries that's 44 countries without direct access to the world's oceans the largest of which is Kazakhstan who at just over 2. 7 million km squared is the world's ninth largest country number 19 in the Democracy index which ranks how Democratic SL authoritarian a country is the countries who have Democratic in their name score just 3.

89 out of of 10 whereas those who don't scored 5. 6 number 20 at just under 7. 7 million km squared Australia is the largest country in Oceana it is in fact so large that it accounts for 86% of oceana's entire size next will be Papa New Guinea followed by New Zealand number 21 with 17 the UK has the most overseas territories on Earth although the days of the British Empire are far gone it still has the most on Earth eclipsing France by just one number 22 in 2024 the fertility rate for women around the world was 2.

41 this means the average woman gives birth to 2. 41 babies this is a 0. 33% decline from the previous year and a 0.

41% decline from the year before that when this number drops to less than 2. 1 is when we'll see Earth's population start a decline number 23 sticking with the theme of fertility rates South Korea ranks Rock Bottom with an incredibly worrying 0. 68 meaning its population has actually peaked and is now starting to decline its population today is around 51.

7 million but by the year 2070 is predicted to drop to just 36 Million number 24 with a score of 0. 967 out of one Switzerland is the most developed country on Earth if going by the human development index rating Norway comes in a close second followed by Iceland number 25 the most densely populated island country on earth is Singapore with a density of around 7,800 people per kilm squared the country covers an area of just 728 km squared with a population of some 5. 7 Million number 26 the Nordic countries which includes Denmark Finland Iceland Norway and Sweden have a combined population of just 27 million that's about the same population as Madagascar however the nordics have an economy size of around $ 1.

8 trillion us compared to just 16 billion in madasa that's an economy size some 112 times smaller number 27 at just 300 km squar the Maldives is Asia's smallest country the country is made up of just 1,00 Coral Islands the largest of which is just 7. 3 km squared number 28 at 114,000 700 km squared Benin of northwest Africa is the 100th largest country on Earth it is slightly larger than Honduras but smaller than erria number 29 at just under 10 million km squared Canada is the largest country in North America it accounts for 41% of the continent's entire size the the US comes in a close second at 39% number 30 the world's 100th most populated country at the time of making this video is Sierra Leon with a population of around 8. 5 million this accounts for just over 0.

1% of all humans on Earth number 31 going by official un names the country with the longest name on Earth is the UK as its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island 46 characters long on the flip side there are 10 countries who share the title of having the world's shortest country name excluding acronyms of course some examples are Chad Oman Fiji and Peru number 33 at 371,000 km squared the Caspian Sea is technically the world's largest lake it covers an area larger than that of the country of Germany excluding the Caspian which has the word c in it the next largest will be Lake Superior in Canada SL the US number 34 now we all know that the Amazon is the world's largest rainforest if your geography is good you'll know that the Congo is the second largest but what is the third largest rainforest on Earth well that would be the rainforest known as the australasian realm which runs up the Northeast Coast of Australia and into New Guinea number 35 there is a volcano on Earth that spews blue laa known as kawen on the island of Java Indonesia its lava is blue due to the extremely high quantities of sulfuric gases emerging at high pressures and temperatures number 36 there are four countries on Earth with the word Guinea in their name being guinea guinea basau and Equatorial Guinea in Africa as well as Papu Guinea in oceanana number 37 there is an index ranking known as The Fragile States index for this countries are ranked on how weak their central government is in having control over its territory for this index Somalia ranks first and Norway ranks last of course being first is a bad thing and ranking last is a very good thing number 38 the DOA Strait English channel is the world's busiest shipping Lane with some 500 or so ships passing through a daily its narrowest point is just 33 km number 39 although a relatively vague term the region known as the Middle East consists of 16 un countries alongside Palestine an observer country the total population of this region is 460 Million number 40 from the years 2015 to 2020 the country with the highest percentage population growth rate was Bahrain whose population increased by 4. 26% this increase was due to migrant workers seeking higher paying jobs Oman comes in second and has a similar story whereas third place Niger simply ranks as high due to its high birth rate number 41 going by official un names there is no country on Earth that begins with the letter W or X there is of course Wales but that falls under the sovereign country of the United Kingdom number 42 there are 11 countries in total with land in their name for example we have Poland Iceland Finland the Solomon Islands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern irland number 43 at the time of making this video the DrCongo has a population of some 106 or so million skip forward 50 years and this is projected to more than double to 335 million around the same population as that of the US today number 44 the average country elevation is 840 M with the highest being Bhutan at 3,280 and the lowest being the Maldives at just 1. 5 M number 45 Papa New Guinea is the country with the most spoken languages on Earth with an incredible 840 this accounts for over 11% of all spoken languages on the planet this is honestly crazy considering the population is just over 10 million number 46 the smallest country in South America is serame who covers an area of just 69,000 km squared this ranks this Northeastern South American country as the 90th largest on Earth number 47 in the year 1804 the population of Earth hit 1 billion some 123 years later it had doubled to 2 billion now let's compare this to the jump from 7 to 8 billion which took just 11 years the lowest we will ever see as to hit 9 billion is projected to take 15 years number four eight at 55,00 km squared Devon island is the largest uninhabited Island on the planet found deep into Canada's North this island is around the same size as the country of Croatia whose population is some 4 million number 49 Germany is the most populated country found solely in Europe with a population of some 83.

2 million turkey and Russia do have populations larger but they also stretch into Asia making them both transcontinental number 50 Africa is the continent with the most UN countries with 54 in total South America has the least with just 12 that is of course if we exclude Antarctica number 51 the Caucasus is a transcontinental region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in this region there are just four countries being Armenia aaban Georgia and Russia well the very southern part of Russia that is number 52 the United Nations GEOS scheme splits the Earth up into 248 countries and territories in total there is also 22 geographical sub regions some examples of these sub regions are middle Africa Central Asia Micronesia and Northern Europe number 53 in the year 1900 there were only around 60 recognized sovereign states this was due to various factors such as colonial empires and disputed territories at this point the British Empire ruled around a quarter of the world's land and about a fifth of the world's population that's honestly insane to think about today number 54 at the time of making this video there are 32 members in NATO NATO of course standing for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 30 of those are in Europe and two in North America number 55 the Malay archipelago is the world's largest archipelago Str ing between the Pacific and Indian oceans it contains more than 25,000 Islands in Southeast Asia the largest of which is New Guinea the world's second largest island number 56 according to the IMF the African country with the highest GDP per capita is morous with just under $12,000 us ranking them 73rd in the world for reference the world average is $133,300 number 57 although China has the world's second most billionaires at some 495 at the time I'm making this video its GDP per capita is just $12,500 us the 71st highest in the world ranking it a few places under the world average number 58 Lake B in Russia is the world's deepest lake it has a maximum depth of 1,642 M for reference the UK's tallest mountain is neice which stands some 300 M shorter than the maximum depth of this Lake number 59 China and Russia with 14 set the record for the countries with the most land borders they of course also border each other at just over 22,000 km China has the longest combined border length of any country on Earth number 60 on the opposite end of the spectrum Bahrain has the shortest total border length of any country on Earth at just 0. 196 km with Saudi Arabia well that's if we exclude Island countries who of course all have zero number 61 at 53 France is the country with the most Maritime borders on Earth this is due to its many overseas territories it has spread out across the planet next is the UK and then the US with 42 and 28 respectively number 62 the Americas is this region here it covers an area of some 42 1. 2 million km squared consisting of some 35 countries with a population of around a billion which is still a smaller population than that of two countries being of course China and India number 63 out of the 51 countries found on the European Continental land mass nine have populations lower than 1 million 24 with a population between 1 and 10 million and 18 greater than 10 million number 64 from January the 7th to January the 8th 1966 lar reunion Islands saw the most rainfall ever recorded in a 24-hour period some 71.

8 in of rain fell during Cyclone Denise for reference London sees around 23 in per year number 65 Yuma in Arizona in the US is classed as the sunniest city on earth a season average of just over 4 4,000 hours of sunshine per year for reference Madrid and Spain sees around 2,800 hours number 66 China unbelievably has 105 cities with a population over 1 million as well as another 11 with over 10 million these 11 cities have a combined population of some 172 million if these cities combined together to form a country they would rank as the eighth most populated on Earth number 67 standing 116 M tall Hyperion is the world's tallest tree for reference the Great Pyramid of Giza stands at around 138 M tall number 68 sticking with the theme of pyramids Egypt is not the country with the most as that belongs to Sudan who has around 240 in total whereas Egypt has around 1118 number 69 this region Here is known as Central America some sources may include Mexico too however excluding Mexico the population is around 52 million if we do include Mexico it jumps to 180 million number 70 the country with the most active volcanoes on the planet is Indonesia with 55 in total next is Japan and then the US with 40 and 39 respectively number 71 the United States is the country who sees the most tornadoes on average per year with some 1,200 that's more than Canada Australia and all of Europe combined the US has so many tornadoes because warm and wet air from the south meets cold and dry air from the north across very flat land this makx storms which can then turn into tornadoes number 72 the tallest mountain outside of Asia is Akon kagwa found in the Andes in Argentina it stands just under 7,000 M tall making it the tallest mountain in both both the western and southern hemisphere this unbelievably makes the mountain the 189th tallest on Earth meaning the 188 who are taller are all exclusively found in Asia number 73 Brazil is the most biodiverse country on the planet the closer to one you score the more diverse your country is Brazil scored 0. 78 second place Indonesia scored 0. 62 followed by China with 0.

59 number 74 excluding Enclave countries the two closest Capital Cities on Earth are brazaville of Congo and kinasa of the DI Congo who at their closest point are just 1. 6 km away from one another number 75 there are nine countries on Earth who have nuclear weapons there are three countries who used to have nuclear weapons being Kazakhstan South Africa and Ukraine and then there are six other countries who have nuclear weapons on their territory on behalf of another country that country being the United States number 76 the country with the highest cost to land area ratio is palao at 3,310 m per km squared this comes to No Surprise as it's an island country with very irregular-shaped Coastline on the opposite end of the spectrum the DrCongo has the lowest as its only access to the ocean is this relatively straight tiny bit of coast number 77 Russia and Canada both border three oceans being the Pacific the Atlantic and the Arctic which comes to No Surprise as these two countries are the largest on Earth respectively number 78 there are just three Enclave countries on Earth that's a country that is completely surrounded by another country being Vatican City in San Marino and Italy and lutu in South Africa a country is not an enclave country if it is surrounded by two countries like say eswatini by mosambique and South Africa number 79 there are 20 countries around the world that do not have permanent natural Rivers flowing within them now this is so hard to believe as rivers are such a common sighting where I live the largest of which is Saudi Arabia the world's 12th largest country number 80 there are nine countries on Earth who have Portuguese as one of their official languages some examples of course being Portugal Brazil and even East timour number 81 the lettera of Malta is Europe's most southern capital it lies so far south that it's further south than some African country capitals such as chinis and Ales of Tunisia and Algeria respectively number 82 with some 880,000 Canada has the most lakes on Earth in fact it has more Lakes than the rest of the world combined second place is China followed by by the US with 2011 and 102,000 respectively number 83 AA in Chile is said to be the driest city on earth with an average yearly rainfall of just 0. 03 in the reason why it's so dry is due to its proximity to the atakama desert this desert is so dry that in some parts there is no life whatsoever some parts have never recorded rainfall number 84 at just two people per k squared Mongolia is the world's most sparsely populated country this makes it 10 times more sparsely populated than New Zealand 100 times more sparse than Uganda and nearly 1,000 times more sparse than Bahrain number 85 there are said to be eight countries around the world with uncontacted tribes there is obviously no known figure for how many individuals there are some sources range from 10 to 100,000 across the planet number 86 now this one is truly mindblowing between the years 2011 and 2013 China used more cement than the US did in the entire 20th century it is estimated that China used 6.

5 gigatons that's 6. 5 billion turns for reference one gig turn is equivalent to around 200 million elephants number 87 I'm sure we are all aware that the Burge Khalifa is the world's tallest building standing 828 M tall found in Dubai in the UAE but what is the world's largest building in terms of floor space which country is it found in well at 929000 M squared Tesla's gigafactory in Texas is the world's largest that's nearly double the size of the Vatican City number 88 although the US is the king of fast food it doesn't rank as the most obese in the world and in fact not even in the top 10 the country with the highest obesity rate is Tonga at 77% number 89 in 2009 China became the country with the most Motor Vehicles on Earth today it has some 336 million that's enough to give every single person in the US one each with some left over the country with the most vehicles per 1,000 people belongs to San Marino with 1,300 number 90 at 8,890 km long the US and Canada share the world's longest border this is due to its long border along the contagious us as well as the border with Alaska coincidentally this figure is also around the same height as Mount Everest number 91 for GDP based on PPP which is purchasing power parity China ranks first at $35 trillion us purchasing power parity helps compare currencies by looking at what they can buy in different countries this this makes it easier to understand differences in living standards and costs around the world in this regard tuvalu ranks the lowest number 92 speaking of tuvu the country makes around $7 million us per year from royalties of its TV domain this of course is a popular choice of domain due to the abbreviation of the word television with twitch perhaps being the most popular in 2019 over 8% of the total government revenue came from these royalties Alone number 93 with 98. 8% of its entire land being covered in mountains Bhutan is the world's most mountainous country Tajikistan comes in second with 92% and then kyrgistan with 90.

7 number 94 when you think of Nepal you probably think of the Himalayas huge mountain ranges and of course Mount Everest but do you ever picture laks does Nepal even have any laks well yep it actually has around 5,300 in total number 95 in 2024 Switzerland ranked as having the world's most powerful passport due to its neutrality and High human development index the Swiss can enter 176 countries without a Visa now this isn't actually the most as that would be the UAE with 179 but other factors place the Swiss passport as Number One Number 96 which country do you think has the most airports on Earth it's got to be one of the big boys right well by a country mile the US has the most with 15,870 next is Brazil with just to 5,000 and then Australia with 2,180 interestingly the UK has over a th000 but is significantly smaller than the other countries on this list number 97 at 979 M Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's tallest waterfall to visualize this imagine the height of the Burge cfer then add another 20% on top of that number 98 the smallest country in Africa is the SE shells it covers an area of just 452 km squared making it responsible for less than 0.