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LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD

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Rank River Length (km)
1 Nile, Tanzania/Uganda/Sudan/Egypt 6,670
2 Amazon, Peru/Brazil 6,448
3 Yangtze-Kiang, China 6,300
4 Mississippi, Unites States 5,971
5 Yenisey-Angara-Selenga, Mongolia/Russia 5,540
6 Huang Ho, China 5,464
7 Ob’-Irtysh, Mongolia/Kazakhstan/Russia 5,410
8 Congo, Angola/Dem. Rep. of Congo 4,700
9 Lena-Kirenga, Russia 4,400
10 Mekong, Tibet/China/Myanmar/Laos/Cambodia/Vietnam 4,350
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Highest Mountains in the World

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Highest Mountains in the World
Rank Location Height
1 Everest, Nepal/China 29,035
2 K2, Pakistan, China 28,238
3 Kangchenjunga, Nepal/China 28,208
4 Lhotse, Nepal/China 27,923
5 Makalu I, Nepal/China 27,824
6 Lhotse Shar (II), Nepal/China 27,504
7 Dhaulagiri I, Nepal 26,810
8 Manaslu I,(Kutang I)Nepal 26,760
9 Cho Oyu, Nepal 26,750
10 Nanga Parbat, Pakistan 26,660
Source: World Almanac
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Tsunami Prone Countries

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Countries with the most Endangered Species

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Rank Country Number of endangered species
1 Ecuador 2151
2 United States 1143
3 Malaysia 892
4 Indonesia 833
5 China 773
6 Mexico 748
7 Brazil 697
8 Australia 621
9 Colombia 593
10 India 552
11 Madagascar 530
12 Peru 508
13 Cameroon 484
14 Philippines 456
15 Tanzania 416
16 Sri Lanka 394
17 South Africa 357
18 Panama 310
19 Papua New Guinea 295
20 Vietnam 289
Source: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
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Countries with the most Endangered Mammals

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Countries with the most Endangered Mammals
Rank Country Number of endangered mammals
1 Indonesia 146
2 India 85
3 China 80
4 Brazil 74
5 Mexico 72
6 Australia 63
7 Papua New Guinea 58
8 Malaysia 50
9 Philippines 50
10 Madagascar 49
11 Peru 46
12 Russia 43
13 Cameroon 42
14 Vietnam 41
15 United States 40
16 Colombia 39
17 Burma 39
18 Japan 37
19 Thailand 36
20 Ethiopia 35
Source: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
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EARTHQUAKE PRONE COUNTRIES

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Driest Places in the World

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Driest Places in the World
Rank Location Average Annual Rainfall(in)
1 Arica, Chile 0.03
2 Al’Kufrah, Libya 0.03
2 Aswan, Egypt 0.03
2 Luxor, Egypt 0.03
5 Ica, Peru 0.09
6 Wadi Halfa, Sudan 0.10
7 Iquique, Chile 0.20
8 Pelican Point, Namibia 0.32
9 Aoelef, Algeria 0.48
9 Callao, Peru 0.48
Source: Philip Eden
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Coldest Places in the World

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Coldest Places in the World
Rank Location Temperature(F)
1 Vostok, Antarctica -128.6
2 Plateau Station, Antarctica -119.2
3 Oymyakon, Russia -96.0
4 Verkhoyansk, Russia -89.8
5 Northice, Greenland -86.8
6 Eismitte, Greenland -84.8
7 Snag,Yukon, Canada -81.4
8 Prospect Creek, Alaska, US -79.8
9 Fort Selkirk, Yukon, Canada -74.0
10 Rogers Pass, Montana, US -69.7
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Cleanest Cities

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Cleanest Cities
Rank City Country
1 Calgary Canada
2 Honolulu United States
3 Helsinki Finlad
4 Ottawa Canada
Source: BBC
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Countries with the Biggest Web Browsers

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Countries with the Biggest Web Browsers
Rank Country Weekly Hours Spent Browsing
1 China (Taiwan) 12.6
2 Thailand 11.7
3 Spain 11.5
4 Hungary 10.9
5 China (Mainland) 10.8
6 China (Hong Kong) 10.7
7 Poland 10.6
8 Turkey 10.6
9 Brazil 10.5
10 Egypt 10.3
Source: NOP world
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