Here is the large world map hd showing 195 countries of the world, according to most international standards. This includes 193 member states of the United Nations and two observer states, namely the Holy See (Vatican City) and Palestine. However, the count can vary depending on the recognition status of certain territories. For example, Taiwan is generally considered a separate entity but is not universally recognized as an independent country. Similarly, some regions like Kosovo have declared independence but are not recognized by all UN member states. Therefore, the exact number of countries can be a subject of debate, depending on the criteria used for recognition.
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The World Map
A world map shows most or all of the Earth's surface. Making a world map is tricky because you have to fit a round, 3D world onto a flat, 2D surface. This causes some parts to look different than they really are. This problem is even bigger in world maps compared to smaller maps. Various methods have been made to fix these issues.
Making an accurate world map used to be very hard because people didn't know much about the Earth's lands and oceans. For a long time, people knew about less than half of the coastlines and just a little of the land inside continents. But starting from the European Renaissance, explorers learned more and more. By the mid-1700s, people had rough ideas of what most coastlines looked like, and by the 1900s, they knew a lot about the lands inside continents too.
World maps can focus on different things. Some maps show countries and cities, while others show natural features like mountains and soil types. There are also maps that go beneath the surface to show things like different types of rock, fault lines, and structures under the Earth. Some maps use colors to show differences between areas, like population or how much money people make.
About Map Projection
In map-making, a map projection is a way to show the round Earth on a flat surface. To do this, points on the Earth, like latitude and longitude, are changed into points on a flat map. Making a flat map like this is necessary, but it also changes how things really look on Earth.
Any time you turn a round object into a flat map, you have to change or distort some things. Depending on what the map is for, some changes are okay while others are not. There are many kinds of map projections, each with its own kind of changes. The goal is to understand what each projection does to the map's accuracy.
Although the word "projection" makes it sound like a shadow or an image made by a camera, it's really any math rule that turns the Earth's surface into a flat map. Most commonly used map projections don't actually work like a camera.
Usually, people think of the Earth as a perfect sphere when making maps. But in reality, Earth and other big objects in space are more like slightly flattened balls. Even objects with very uneven surfaces can be turned into flat maps.
The Mercator projection is one of the most famous map projections. It keeps angles accurate but makes places far from the equator look much bigger than they are. There are also map projections like the Sinusoidal and Gall–Peters that keep the sizes of places accurate but change the angles. Some maps, like the Robinson and Winkel tripel, try to find a balance between keeping sizes and angles somewhat accurate.
Early World Maps
The oldest world maps we know about were made a long time ago, around the 5th and 6th centuries BCE. These early maps thought the Earth was flat. Maps that showed the Earth as a sphere started appearing during a time called the Hellenistic period. Important Greek scholars like Eratosthenes and Posidonius made big contributions to map-making, and their work was later built upon by a Roman named Ptolemy in the 2nd century CE. Ptolemy's map was used for a very long time, even throughout the Middle Ages.
From the 15th to the 18th centuries, during the Age of Discovery, world maps got a lot better because of explorations. However, it wasn't until the 19th and early 20th centuries that people from the West started accurately mapping places like Antarctica, Australia, and the inside parts of Africa.
Sovereign Countries in the World
The following list provides a thorough insight into the sovereign states located in the world. The sovereign states listed are based on the status and identification of sovereignty and it is clearly marked on the map above.
The listed states, which are 206 in number, can be segregated into three groups on the basis of the membership within the United Nations system. There are 193 member states, two observer states, and eleven other states. The dispute column based on sovereignty depicts those states which come with unrivaled sovereignty. There are sixteen states, out of which six are member states. One falls into the category of nine other states. There are two states which carry a special status.
S.N.
Recognised Countries in the World
Capital
Population
Currency
Dialing Code
Area (km2)
Area (sq mi)
1
Afghanistan
Kabul
26,849,000
Afghani
+93
652,864
251,827
2
Albania
Tirana
3,020,209
Lek
+355
28,748
11,100
3
Algeria
Algiers
33,333,267
Dinar
+213
2,381,740
919,595
4
Andorra
Andorra la Vella
85,458
Euro
+376
468
181
5
Angola
Luanda
16,941,000
Kwanza
+244
1,246,700
481,354
6
Antigua and Barbuda
St. John's
89,000
East Caribbean dollar
+1 268
440
170
7
Argentina
Buenos Aires
43,131,966
Peso
+54
2,780,400
1,073,518
8
Armenia
Yerevan
3,060,631
Dram
+374
29,743
11,484
9
Australia
Canberra
23,923,600
Australian Dollar
+61
7,741,220
2,988,902
10
Austria
Vienna
8,223,062
Euro
+43
83,871
32,383
11
Azerbaijan
Baku
9,686,210
Manat
+994
86,600
33,436
12
Bahamas
Nassau
379,000
Bahamian dollar
+1 242
13,878
5,358
13
Bahrain
Manama
1,781,000
Bahraini dinar
+973
765
295.37
14
Bangladesh
Dhaka
158,762,000
Taka
+880
147,570
56,977
15
Barbados
Bridgetown
283,000
Barbadian dollar
+1 246
439
166
16
Belarus
Minsk
9,608,058
Belarusian ruble
+375
207,600
80,155
17
Belgium
Brussels
11,239,755
Euro
+32
30,528
11,787
18
Belize
Belmopan
369,000
Belize dollar
+501
22,966
8,867
19
Benin
Porto-Novo
8,439,000
CFA franc
+229
112,622
43,484
20
Bhutan
Thimphu
760,000
Bhutanese ngultrum
+975
38,394
14,824
21
Bolivia
Sucre
10,027,254
Boliviano
+591
1,098,581
424,164
22
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
3,871,643
Convertible mark
+387
51,197
19,767
23
Botswana
Gaborone
1,839,833
Pula
+267
581,726
224,606
24
Brazil
Brasília
204,893,000
Real
+55
8,514,877
3,287,612
25
Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan
421,000
Brunei dollar
+673
5,765
2,226
26
Bulgaria
Sofia
6,924,716
Lev
+359
110,879
42,811
27
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou
13,228,000
CFA franc
+226
274,000
105,792
28
Burundi
Bujumbura
7,548,000
Burundian franc
+257
27,830
10,745
29
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
15,040,000
Riel
+855
181,035
69,898
30
Cameroon
Yaoundé
17,795,000
CFA franc
+237
475,442
183,569
31
Canada
Ottawa
35,819,000
Canadian dollar
+1
9,984,670
3,854,085
32
Cape Verde
Praia
420,979
Cape Verdean escudo
+238
4,033
1,557
33
Central African Republic
Bangui
4,216,666
CFA franc
+236
622,984
240,535
34
Chad
N'Djamena
10,146,000
CFA franc
+235
1,284,000
495,755
35
Chile
Santiago
18,006,407
Peso
+56
756,102
291,933
36
China (PRC)
Beijing
1,370,793,000
Renminbi (yuan)
+86
9,596,961
3,705,407
37
Colombia
Bogotá / Santa Fe de Bogotá
48,347,000
Peso
+57
1,138,910
439,736
38
Comoros
Moroni
798,000
Comorian franc
+269
2,235
863
39
Costa Rica
San José
35,819,000
Costa Rican colón
+506
51,100
19,653
40
Croatia
Zagreb
4,470,534
Kuna
+385
56,594
21,851
41
Cuba
Havana
11,252,000
Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso
+53
109,884
42,426
42
Cyprus
Nicosia
1,172,458
Euro
+357
9,251
3,572
43
Czech Republic
Prague
10,538,275
Czech koruna
+420
78,867
30,451
44
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa
75,507,308
Congolese franc
+243
2,344,858
905,355
45
Denmark
Copenhagen
5,569,077
Danish krone
+45
43,094
16,639
46
Djibouti
Djibouti City
906,000
Djiboutian franc
+253
23,200
8,958
47
Dominica
Roseau
71,000
East Caribbean dollar
+1 767
750
290
48
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
9,980,000
Dominican Peso
+1 809, +1 829, +1 849
48,442
18,704
49
Ecuador
Quito
16,346,700
United States dollar
593
283,561
109,484
50
Egypt
Cairo
84,550,000
Egyptian pound
+20
1,001,449
386,662
51
El Salvador
San Salvador
6,460,000
United States dollar
+503
21,041
8,124
52
Equatoria`l Guinea
Malabo
504,000
CFA Franc
+240
28,051
10,831
53
Eritrea
Asmara
5,880,000
Nakfa
+291
117,600
45,406
54
Estonia
Tallinn
1,257,921
Euro
+372
45,228
17,463
55
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
85,237,338
Birr
+251
1,104,300
426,373
56
Federated States of Micronesia
Palikir
135,869
United States Dollar
+691
702
271
57
Fiji
Suva
890,057
Fijian Dollar
+679
18,274
7,056
58
Finland
Helsinki
5,268,799
Euro
+358
338,145
130,559
59
France
Paris
66,259,012
Euro, CFP franc
+33
643,427
248,429
60
Gabon
Libreville
1,384,000
CFA franc
+241
267,668
103,347
61
Gambia
Banjul
1,517,000
Gambian dalasi
+220
10,380
4,008
62
Georgia
Tbilisi / T'bilisi
4,935,880
Lari
+995
69,700
26,911
63
Germany
Berlin
80,996,685
Euro
+49
357,022
137,847
64
Ghana
Accra
23,000,000
Ghana cedi
+233
238,534
92,098
65
Greece
Athens
10,816,286
Euro
+30
131,957
50,949
66
Grenada
St. George's
104,000
East Caribbean dollar
+1 473
348.5
132.8
67
Guatemala
Guatemala City
16,176,000
Guatemalan quetzal
+502
108,889
42,042
68
Guinea
Conakry
10,057,975
CFA Franc
+240
245,857
94,926
69
Guinea-Bissau
Bissau
1,586,000
CFA franc
+245
36,125
13,948
70
Guyana
Georgetown
747,884
Guyanese dollar
+592
214,969
83,000
71
Haiti
Port-au-Prince
10,994,000
Haitian gourde
+509
27,750
10,714
72
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
8,950,000
Honduran lempira
+504
112,492
43,278
73
Hungary
Budapest
9,919,128
Forint
+36
93,028
35,918
74
Iceland
Reykjavík
317,351
Icelandic króna
+354
103,000
39,769
75
India
New Delhi
1,299,499,000
Indian rupee
+91
3,287,590
1,269,346
76
Indonesia
Jakarta
255,462,000
Rupiah
+62
1,904,569
735,358
77
Iran
Tehran
78,778,000
Rial
+98
1,648,195
636,372
78
Iraq
Baghdad
36,575,000
Iraqi dinar
+964
437,072
169,234
79
Ireland
Dublin
4,832,765
Euro
+353
70,273
27,133
80
Israel
Jerusalem (proclaimed)
8,372,000
New Shekel
+972
22,072
8,522
81
Italy
Rome
61,680,122
Euro
+39
301,340
116,348
82
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
Yamoussoukro
17,654,843
CFA franc
+225
322,460
124,503
83
Jamaica
Kingston
2,729,000
Jamaican dollar
+1 876
10,991
4,244
84
Japan
Tokyo
126,891,000
Yen
+81
377,944
145,925
85
Jordan
Amman
6,837,000
Jordanian dinar
+962
89,342
35,637
86
Kazakhstan
Astana
17,948,816
Tenge
+7-6xx, +7-7xx
2,724,900
1,052,090
87
Kenya
Nairobi
34,707,817
Kenyan shilling
+254
580,367
224,081
88
Kiribati
Tarawa
101,998
Australian Dollar, Kiribati Dollar
+686
811
313
89
Kuwait
Kuwait City
4,161,000
Kuwaiti dinar
+965
17,820
6,880
90
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
5,943,000
Som
+996
199,951
77,181
91
Laos
Vientiane
6,802,000
Kip
+856
236,800
91,428.99
92
Latvia
Riga
2,165,165
Euro
+371
64,589
24,938
93
Lebanon
Beirut
4,288,000
Lebanese pound
+961
10,452
4,036
94
Lesotho
Maseru
2,067,000
Lesotho loti
+266
30,355
11,720
95
Liberia
Monrovia
4,128,572
Liberian dollar
+231
111,369
43,000
96
Libya
Tripoli
6,036,914
Dinar
+218
1,759,540
679,362
97
Liechtenstein
Vaduz
37,313
Swiss franc
+423
160
62
98
Lithuania
Vilnius
2,943,472
Euro
+370
65,300
25,212
99
Luxembourg
Luxembourg City
520,672
Euro
+352
2,586
998
100
Macedonia
Skopje
2,091,719
Macedonian denar
+389
25,713
9,928
101
Madagascar
Antananarivo
18,606,000
Malagasy ariary
+261
587,041
226,658
102
Malawi
Lilongwe
12,884,000
Kwacha
+265
118,484
45,747
103
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
31,032,000
Ringgit
+60
329,847
127,355
104
Maldives
Malé
345,000
Maldivian rufiyaa
+960
298
115
105
Mali
Bamako
13,518,000
CFA franc
+223
1,240,192
478,841
106
Malta
Valletta
412,655
Euro
+356
316
122
107
Marshall Islands
Majuro
73,630
United States Dollar
+692
181
70
108
Mauritania
Nouakchott
3,069,000
Ouguiya
+222
1,030,700
397,955
109
Mauritius
Port Louis
1,219,220
Mauritian rupee
+230
2,040
788
110
Mexico
Mexico City
121,006,000
Mexican Peso
+52
1,972,550
761,606
111
Moldova
Chișinău
3,583,288
Moldovan leu
+373
33,851
13,070
112
Monaco
Monaco
30,508
Euro
+377
2
0.8
113
Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
3,029,000
Tögrög
+976
1,566,000
603,909
114
Montenegro
Podgorica
650,036
Euro
+382
13,812
5,333
115
Morocco
Rabat
35,757,175
Moroccan dirham
+212
446,550
172,414
116
Mozambique
Maputo
20,366,795
Mozambican metical
+258
801,590
309,496
117
Myanmar (Burma)
Naypyidaw
52,280,000
Kyat
+95
676,578
261,227
118
Namibia
Windhoek
2,031,000
Namibian dollar
+264
825,418
318,696
119
Nauru
No official Capital
12,329
Australian dollar
+674
21
8
120
Nepal
Kathmandu
28,038,000
Nepalese rupee
+977
147,181
56,827
121
Netherlands
Amsterdam(capital)
16,877,351
Euro, US dollar, NA guilder, Aruban florin
+31
41,543
16,040
122
New Zealand
Wellington
4,570,038
New Zealand Dollar
+64
267,710
103,363
123
Nicaragua
Managua
6,514,000
Nicaraguan córdoba
+505
130,375
50,193
124
Niger
Niamey
13,957,000
CFA franc
+227
1,267,000
489,191
125
Nigeria
Abuja
174,507,539
Naira
+234
923,768
356,669
126
North Korea
P'yŏngyang
25,863,000
North Korean won
+850
120,540
46,528
127
Norway
Oslo
5,147,792
Norwegian krone
+47
323,802
125,021
128
Oman
Muscat
4,181,000
Rial
+968
309,501
119,498
129
Pakistan
Islamabad
191,785,000
Pakistani Rupee
+92
803,940
310,403
130
Palau
Ngerulmud
21,032
United States Dollar
+680
459
177
131
Palestine
Jerusalem (proclaimed), Ramallah
4,225,710
Israeli Shekel
+970
6,220
2,402
132
Panama
Panama City
3,764,000
Panamanian balboa, United States dollar
+507
74,177.30
28,640
133
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
6,310,129
Papua New Guinean kina
+675
462,840
178,704
134
Paraguay
Asunción
7,003,406
Guaraní
+595
406,752
157,048
135
Peru
Lima
31,151,643
Nuevo sol
+51
1,285,216
496,225
136
Philippines
Manila
102,965,000
Philippine Peso
+63
300,000
115,831
137
Poland
Warsaw
38,346,279
Polish złoty
+48
312,685
120,728
138
Portugal
Lisbon
10,427,301
Euro
+351
92,090
35,556
139
Qatar
Doha
2,113,000
Riyal
+974
11,586
4,467.60
140
Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
4,012,809
CFA franc
+242
342,000
132,047
141
Romania
Bucharest
21,729,871
Romanian leu
+40
238,391
92,043
142
Russia
Moscow
146,267,288
Russian ruble
+7
17,098,242
6,601,668
143
Rwanda
Kigali
7,600,000
Rwandan franc
+250
26,798
10,347
144
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre
46,000
East Caribbean dollar
+1 869
261
104
145
Saint Lucia
Castries
172,000
East Caribbean dollar
+1 758
617
238.23
146
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingstown
110,000
East Caribbean dollar
+1 784
389
150
147
Samoa
Apia
194,320
Samoan tālā
+685
2,831
1,093
148
San Marino
San Marino
32,742
Euro
+378
61
24
149
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé
183,176
Dobra
+239
964
372
150
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
31,521,000
Saudi riyal
+966
2,149,690
830,000
151
Senegal
Dakar
11,658,000
CFA franc
+221
196,723
75,955
152
Serbia
Belgrade
7,209,764
Serbian dinar
+381
88,361
34,116
153
Seychelles
Victoria
80,654
Seychellois rupee
+248
451
174
154
Sierra Leone
Freetown
6,144,562
Leone
+232
71,740
27,699
155
Singapore
Singapore City
5,541,000
Singapore dollar
+65
719.1
278
156
Slovakia
Bratislava
5,443,583
Euro
+421
49,035
18,933
157
Slovenia
Ljubljana
1,988,292
Euro
+386
20,273
7,827
158
Solomon Islands
Honiara
584,578
Solomon Islands dollar
+677
28,896
11,157
159
Somalia
Mogadishu
9,832,017
Somali shilling
+252
637,657
246,201
160
South Africa
Bloemfontein(judicial) Cape Town(legislative) and Pretoria(executive)
52,981,991
South African rand
+27
1,221,037
471,445
161
South Korea
Seoul
50,617,000
South Korean won
+82
100,210
38,691
162
South Sudan
Juba
8,260,490
South Sudanese pound
+211
644,329
248,777
163
Spain
Madrid
47,737,941
Euro
+34
505,370
195,124
164
Sri Lanka
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
20,869,000
Sri Lankan rupee
+94
65,610
25,332
165
Sudan
Khartoum
36,787,012
Sudanese pound
+249
1,861,484
718,723
166
Suriname
Paramaribo
541,638
Surinamese dollar
+597
163,820
63,251
167
Swaziland
Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane(administrative)
1,032,000
Lilangeni
+268
17,364
6,704
168
Sweden
Stockholm
9,723,809
Swedish krona
+46
450,295
173,860
169
Switzerland
Bern / Berne
8,061,516
Swiss franc
+41
41,277
15,937
170
Syria
Damascus
23,270,000
Syrian pound
+963
185,180
71,479
171
Tajikistan
Dushanbe
8,451,000
Somoni
+992
143,100
55,251
172
Tanzania
Dodoma
44,929,002
Tanzanian shilling
+255
945,203
364,945
173
Thailand
Bangkok
68,387,000
Baht
+66
513,120
198,115
174
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Dili
1,245,000
US Dollar
+670
15,410
5,743
175
Togo
Lomé
7,154,237
CFA franc
+228
56,785
21,925
176
Tonga
Nukuʻalofa
106,146
Tongan paʻanga
+676
747
288
177
Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain
1,357,000
Trinidad and Tobago dollar
+1 868
5,131
1,981
178
Tunisia
Tunis
10,102,000
Tunisian dinar
+216
163,610
63,170
179
Turkey
Ankara
78,214,000
Turkish lira
+90
783,562
302,535
180
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat
4,902,000
Turkmen new manat
+993
491,210
188,456
181
Tuvalu
Funafuti
11,146
Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar
+688
26
10
182
Uganda
Kampala
27,616,000
Ugandan shilling
+256
236,040
91,136
183
Ukraine
Kiev
44,291,413
Ukrainian hryvnia
+380
603,550
233,032
184
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
8,933,000
UAE dirham
+971
83,600
32,278
185
United Kingdom
London
63,742,977
Pound sterling
+44
243,610
94,058
186
United States
Washington, D.C.
321,234,000
United States dollar
+1
9,857,306
3,805,927
187
Uruguay
Montevideo
3,404,189
Uruguayan peso
+598
176,215
68,037
188
Uzbekistan
Tashkent
31,283,000
Uzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi)
+998
448,978
172,742
189
Vanuatu
Port Vila
256,155
Vanuatu vatu
+678
12,189
4,706
190
Vatican City
Vatican City
842
Euro
+379
0.44
0.17
191
Venezuela
Caracas
30,620,404
Bolívar fuerte
+58
912,050
352,144
192
Vietnam
Hanoi
91,812,000
đồng
+84
332,698
128,565
193
Yemen
Sana'a
26,745,000
Yemeni rial
+967
528,076
203,796
194
Zambia
Lusaka
14,668,000
Zambian kwacha
+260
752,614
290,586
195
Zimbabwe
Harare
13,010,000
US dollar
+263
390,757
150,872
List of Countries with Limited Recognition
S.N.
Non-United Nations Member Sovereign Countries
Capital
Currency
Dialing Code
Population
Area (km2)
Area (sq mi))
1
Abkhazia
Sukhumi / Sukhum
Abkhazian apsar, Russian ruble
+7 840, +7 940, +995 44
250,000
8,660
3,344
2
Cook Islands
Avarua
New Zealand dollar, Cook Islands dollar
+682
20,811
236
91
3
Kosovo
Pristina
Euro
+381
1,836,529
10,887
4,203
4
Nagorno-Karabakh
Stepanakert
Armenian dram, Nagorno-Karabakh dram
+374 47 / 97
141,400
7,000
2,703
5
Niue
Alofi
New Zealand dollar
+683
2,134
260
100
6
Northern Cyprus
Nicosia
Turkish lira
+90 392
294,906
3,355
1,295
7
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
El Aaiún(proclaimed)
Algerian dinar, Sahrawi peseta
+212
266,000
267,405
103,246
8
Somaliland
Hargeisa
Somaliland shilling
+252
4,000,000
137,600
53,128
9
South Ossetia
Tskhinvali
Russian ruble
+995 34
70,000
3,900
1,506
10
Taiwan
Taipei
New Taiwan dollar
+886
23,071,779
35,980
13,892
11
Transnistria
Tiraspol
Transnistrian ruble
+373
530,000
3,500
1,351
List of World's Non-Sovereign Dependent Territories
S.N.
Dependent Territories
Capital
Currency
Dialing Code
Population
Area (km2)
Area (sq mi))
1
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Episkopi Cantonment
Euro
+357
7,700 Cypriots, 8,000 British military personnel and their families
254
98
2
American Samoa
Pago Pago
United States dollar
+1 684
57,345
199
76.8
3
Anguilla
The Valley
East Caribbean dollar
+1 264
13,037
91
35
4
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Uninhabited
Local currency (ABC)
Uninhabited
5
2
5
Bajo Nuevo Bank
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
145
56
6
Baker Island
Uninhabited
United States dollar
Uninhabited
2.1
0.81
7
Bermuda
Hamilton
Bermudian dollar
+1 441
64,237
53.2
20.6
8
British Indian Ocean Territory
United States Dollar, Pound sterling
+246
3,000
54,400
21,004
9
British Virgin Islands
Road Town
United States dollar
+1 284
28,054
153
59
10
Cayman Islands
George Town
Cayman Islands dollar
+1 345
58,238
264
102
11
Christmas Island
Flying Fish Cove
Australian dollar
+61 8 9164
2,072
135
52
12
Clipperton Island
Uninhabited
Euro
Uninhabited
6
2.3
13
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
West Island / Bantam
Australian dollar
+61
596
14
5
14
Coral Sea Islands
Uninhabited
4
3
1
15
Easter Island
Hanga Roa
Chilean Peso
+56
5,761
163.6
63.2
16
Falkland Islands
Stanley
Falkland Islands pound
+500
3,140
12,173
4,700
17
Faroe Islands / Faeroe Islands
Tórshavn
Faroese króna, Danish krone
+298
49,947
1,393
538
18
French Polynesia
Papeete
CFP Franc
+689
294,935
4,167
1,609
19
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Saint-Pierre
Euro
+33, +262
140 estimate
38.6
15
20
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar pound
+350
29,185
6.5
2.5
21
Guam
Hagåtña / Agaña
United States Dollar
+1-671
161,785
541.3
209
22
Guernsey
Saint Peter Port
Pound sterling
+44
65,849
78
30
23
Hawaii
Honolulu
United States dollar
+1 808, +1 650, +1 209
1,419,561
28,311
10,931
24
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong dollar
+852
7,298,600
1,104
426
25
Howland Island
Uninhabited
United States dollar
Uninhabited
1.62
1.05
26
Isle of Man
Douglas
Pound sterling
+44
86,866
572
221
27
Jarvis Island
Uninhabited
United States dollar
Uninhabited
4.5
1.75
28
Jersey
Saint Helier
Pound sterling
+44
96,513
118
46
29
Johnston Atoll
Uninhabited
United States dollar
Uninhabited
2.67
1.03
30
Juan Fernández Islands
San Juan Bautista
Chilean Peso
+56
900
99.6
38.5
31
Kingman Reef
Uninhabited
United States dollar
Uninhabited
76
29
32
Macau / Macao
Macau / Macao
Macanese pataca
+853
642,900
28.2
10.9
33
Midway Islands
Uninhabited
United States dollar
+1 808
60
6.2
2.4
34
Montserrat
Plymouth
East Caribbean dollar
+1 664
4,922
102
39
35
Navassa Island
N/A
United States dollar
N/A
Uninhabited
5.4
2
36
New Caledonia
Nouméa
CFP Franc
+687
268,767
18,576
7,172
37
Norfolk Island
Kingston
Australian Dollar
+672 3
2,210
34.6
13.3
38
Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan
United States Dollar
+1 670
53,855
475.3
183.5
39
Ogasawara Village
Ōmura (大村)
Yen
+81 3
2,871
104.41
40.31
40
Palmyra Atoll
Uninhabited
United States dollar
+1
4 - 20
12
4.6
41
Papua
Jayapura
Indonesian Rupiah
+62 9
3,486,432
319,036.05
123,180.51
42
Pitcairn Islands
Adamstown
New Zealand dollar
+64
56
47
18.1
43
Puerto Rico
San Juan
United States dollar
+1 787 / 939
3,548,397
9,104
3,515
44
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Jamestown
Saint Helena pound, Pound sterling
+290
5,661
420
162
45
Serranilla Bank
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,200
463.32
46
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
King Edward Point
Pound sterling
+500
no indigenous inhabitants
3,903
1,507
47
Tokelau
Each Atoll has its own administrative centre
New Zealand dollar
+690
1,431
10
3.86
48
Turks and Caicos Islands
Cockburn Town
United States dollar
+1 649
31,618
616.3
238
49
United States Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie
United States dollar
+1 340
106,405
346.36
133.73
50
Wake Island
Uninhabited
United States dollar
+1 808
150
7.1
2.73
51
Wallis and Futuna
Mata-Utu
CFP Franc
+681
15,585
142.42
55
52
West Papua
Manokwari
Papuan, Dutch Guilder, Indonesian Rupiah
+62 9
877,437
140,375.62
54,199.33
List of Other Areas in the World
S.N.
Other Areas
Capital
Currency
Dialing Code
Population
Area (km2)
Area (sq mi))
1
Åland
Mariehamn
Euro
+358
27,500
6,787
2,620
2
Aruba
Oranjestad
Aruban florin
+297
110,000
178.91
69.08
3
Bonaire
Kralendijk
United States dollar
+599 7
294
114
4
Canary Islands
Santa Cruz and Las Palmas
Euro
+34
2,205,247
7,447
2,875
5
Ceuta
Ceuta
Euro
+34 952
76,861
28
11
6
Curaçao
Willemstad
Netherlands Antillean guilder
+599 9
157,000
444
171.4
7
French Guiana
Cayenne
Euro
+594
250,109
83,534
32,253
8
Greenland
Nuuk
Danish krone
+299
56,000
2,166,086
836,109
9
Guadeloupe
Basse-Terre
Euro
+590
405,000
1,628
629
10
Madeira
Funchal
Euro
(+351) 291 XXX XXX
267,785
828
320
11
Martinique
Fort-de-France
Euro
+596
383,000
1,128
436
12
Mayotte
Mamoudzou
Euro
+262
186,452
374
144
13
Melilla
Melilla
Euro
+34 952
72,000
20
8
14
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Pound Sterling
+44
1,810,863
14,130
5,456
15
Pelagie Islands
Lampedusa e Linosa
Euro
+39
6,304
21.4
8
16
Plazas de soberanía
N/A
Euro
+34
74
17
Réunion
Saint-Denis
Euro
+262
793,000
2,512
970
18
Saba
The Bottom
United States dollar
+599 4
13
5
19
Saint Barthélemy
Gustavia
Euro
+590
10,000
25
9.5
20
Saint Martin
Marigot
Euro
+590
36,000
87
34
21
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint-Pierre
Euro
+508
6,000
242
93
22
San Andrés and Providencia
San Andrés
Colombian peso
+57
52.5
20.3
23
Sint Eustatius
Oranjestad
United States dollar
+599 3
21
8
24
Sint Maarten
Philipsburg
Netherlands Antillean guilder
+1 721
39,000
34
13.1
25
Svalbard
Longyearbyen
Norwegian krone
+47
2,019
62,045
23,956
List of Territorial Claims in Antarctica
S.N.
Territory in Antarctica
Claimant
Date
Capital
Currency
Dialing Code
Population
Claim limits
Area (km2)
Area (sq mi))
1
Adélie Land
France
1924
Dumont d'Urville Stationa
Euro
+262 262 00 2
33 (winter), 80 (summer)
142°2'E to 136°11'E
432,000
166,796
2
Argentine Antarctica
Argentina
1942
Handled by the province of Tierra del Fuego, whose capital is Ushuaia.
0054 + 02901 Esperanza and Marambio Stations: 0054 + 02964
469 (2010 Census)
25°W to 74°W
1,461,597
564,326
3
Australian Antarctic Territory
Australia
1933
Davis Station
Australian Dollar
+672 1x
less than 1,000
160°E to 142°2'E, 136°11'E to 44°38'E
5,896,500
2,276,651
4
British Antarctic Territory
United Kingdom
1908
Halley Base
Pound sterling
250 (summer)
20°W to 80°W
1,709,400
660,000
5
Chilean Antarctic Territory
Chile
1940
Villa Las Estrellas
Chilean Peso
56 + 61
115 (2012 Census)
53°W to 90°W
1,250,257
482,727
6
Peter I Island
Norway
1929
Norwegian krone
uninhabited
68°50'S 90°35'W
154
59
7
Queen Maud Land
Norway
1939
Oslo
Norwegian krone
maximum average of 40, Six are occupied year-round
44°38'E to 20°W
2,700,000
1,042,476
8
Ross Dependency
New Zealand
1923
Scott Base
New Zealand Dollar
+64 2409
10-80 (Scott Base) 200-1,000 (McMurdo Station) 85-200 (South Pole Station) 0-90 (Zucchelli Station)
150°W to 160°E
450,000
174,000
List of Overlapping Claims in Antarctica
S.N.
Claimants
Claim Limits
1
Argentina, United Kingdom
25°W to 53°W
2
Argentina, Chile, United Kingdom
53°W to 74°W
3
Chile, United Kingdom
74°W to 80°W
List of Unclaimed Territory in Antarctica
S.N.
Region
Unclaimed limits
Currency
Population
Area (km2)
Area (sq mi))
1
Marie Byrd Land
90°W to 150°W
Penguino
20 to 30 People
1,610,000
620,000
List of Oceans of the World
S.N.
Ocean
Location
Area (km2)
Area (% of Total)
Volume (km3)
Volume (% of Total)
Avg. depth (m)
Coastline (km)
Coastline (% of Total)
1
Pacific Ocean
Lies between Asia and the Americas and Australasia
168,723,000
46.60%
669,880,000
50.10%
3,970
135,663
35.90%
2
Atlantic Ocean
Lies between the Americas and Africa and Europe
85,133,000
23.50%
310,410,900
23.30%
3,646
111,866
29.60%
3
Indian Ocean
Lies between southern Asia, Australia, and Africa
70,560,000
19.50%
264,000,000
19.80%
3,741
66,526
17.60%
4
Antarctic / Southern Ocean
Lies between Antarctica, Atlantic, Pacific ocean, and Indian oceans. Sometimes treated an extension of those 3 oceans.
21,960,000
6.10%
71,800,000
5.40%
3,270
17,968
4.80%
5
Arctic Ocean
Lies between Eurasia in the Arctic and northern North America and treated a marginal sea of the Atlantic.
15,558,000
4.30%
18,750,000
1.40%
1,205
45,389
12.00%
Total
-
-
361,900,000
100%
1,335,000,000
100%
3,688
377,412
100%
List of World's Longest Rivers
Rank
River
Outflow
Length in km
Drainage Area in km2
Length in Miles
Average Discharge in m3/s
1
Nile
Mediterranean
6,650
3,254,555
4,130
2,800
2
Amazon
Atlantic Ocean
6,400
7,000,000
3,976
209,000
3
Yangtze
East China Sea
6,300
1,800,000
3,917
30,166
4
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
6,275
2,980,000
3,902
16,792
5
Yenisei
Kara Sea
5,539
2,580,000
3,445
18,050
6
Yellow River
Bohai Sea
5,464
745,000
3,395
2,571
7
Ob-Irtysh
Gulf of Ob
5,410
2,990,000
3,364
12,475
8
Paraná
Río de la Plata
4,880
2,582,672
3,030
22,000
9
Congo
Atlantic Ocean
4,700
3,680,000
2,922
41,800
10
Amur
Sea of Okhotsk
4,444
1,855,000
2,763
11,400
11
Lena
Laptev Sea
4,400
2,490,000
2,736
15,500
12
Mekong
South China Sea
4,350
810,000
2,705
16,000
13
Mackenzie
Beaufort Sea
4,241
1,790,000
2,637
10,300
14
Niger
Gulf of Guinea
4,200
2,090,000
2,611
5,589
15
Brahmaputra
Ganges
3,969
712,035
2,466
19,800
16
Murray
Southern Ocean
3,672
1,061,000
2,282
767
17
Tocantins
Atlantic Ocean (Marajó Bay), Amazon Delta
3,650
950,000
2,270
13,598
18
Volga
Caspian Sea
3,645
1,380,000
2,266
8,080
19
Indus
Arabian Sea
3,610
960,000
2,250
7,160
20
Shatt al-Arab
Persian Gulf
3,596
884,000
2,236
856
21
Madeira
Amazon
3,380
1,485,200
2,100
31,200
22
Purús
Amazon
3,211
63,166
1,995
8,400
23
Yukon
Bering Sea
3,185
850,000
1,980
6,210
24
São Francisco
Atlantic Ocean
3,180
610,000
1,976
3,300
25
Syr Darya
Aral Sea
3,078
219,000
1,913
703
26
Salween
Andaman Sea
3,060
324,000
1,901
3,153
27
Saint Lawrence
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
3,058
1,030,000
1,900
10,100
28
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
3,057
570,000
1,900
82
29
Lower Tunguska
Yenisei
2,989
473,000
1,857
3,600
30
Danube-Breg
Black Sea
2,888
817,000
1,795
7,130
31
Irrawaddy River
Andaman Sea
2,809
404,200
1,745.80
13,000
32
Zambezi
Mozambique Channel
2,740
1,330,000
1,703
4,880
33
Vilyuy
Lena
2,720
454,000
1,700
1,480
34
Ganges
Bay of Bengal
2,704
1,024,000
1,690
12,037
35
Amu
Aral Sea
2,620
534,739
1,628
1,400
36
Japurá
Amazon
2,615
242,259
1,625
6,000
37
Nelson
Hudson Bay
2,570
1,093,000
1,597
2,575
38
Paraguay
Paraná
2,549
900,000
1,584
4,300
39
Kolyma
East Siberian Sea
2,513
644,000
1,562
3,800
40
Pilcomayo
Paraguay
2,500
270,000
1,553
41
Upper Ob-Katun
Ob
2,490
1,547
42
Ishim
Irtysh
2,450
177,000
1,522
56
43
Ural
Caspian Sea
2,428
237,000
1,509
475
44
Juruá
Amazon
2,410
200,000
1,498
6,000
45
Arkansas
Mississippi
2,348
505,000
1,459
1,066
46
Colorado
Gulf of California
2,333
390,000
1,450
1,200
47
Olenyok
Laptev Sea
2,292
219,000
1,424
1,210
48
Dnieper
Black Sea
2,287
516,300
1,421
1,670
49
Aldan
Lena
2,273
729,000
1,412
5,060
50
Ubangi-Uele
Congo
2,270
772,800
1,410
4,000
51
Negro
Amazon
2,250
720,114
1,398
26,700
52
Columbia
Pacific Ocean
2,250
415,211
1,398
7,500
53
Pearl
South China Sea
2,200
437,000
1,376
13,600
54
Red
Mississippi
2,188
78,592
1,360
875
55
Kasai
Congo
2,153
880,200
1,338
10,000
56
Ohio
Mississippi
2,102
490,603
1,306
7,957
57
Orinoco
Atlantic Ocean
2,101
1,380,000
1,306
33,000
58
Tarim
Lop Nur
2,100
557,000
1,305
59
Xingu
Amazon
2,100
1,305
60
Orange
Atlantic Ocean
2,092
1,300
61
Brazos-Double
Gulf of Mexico
2,060
1,280
62
Northern Salado
Paraná
2,010
1,249
63
Vitim
Lena
1,978
1,229
64
Tigris
Shatt al-Arab
1,950
1,212
65
Songhua
Amur
1,927
1,197
66
Tapajós
Amazon
1,900
1,181
67
Don
Sea of Azov
1,870
425,600
1,162
935
68
Stony Tunguska
Yenisey
1,865
240,000
1,159
69
Pechora
Barents Sea
1,809
322,000
1,124
4,100
70
Kama
Volga
1,805
507,000
1,122
4,100
71
Limpopo
Indian Ocean
1,800
413,000
1,118
72
Chulym
Ob
1,799
134,000
1,118
73
Guaporé
Mamoré
1,749
1,087
74
Indigirka
East Siberian Sea
1,726
360,400
1,072
1,810
75
Snake
Columbia
1,670
279,719
1,038
1,611
76
Senegal
Atlantic Ocean
1,641
419,659
1,020
77
Uruguay
Atlantic Ocean
1,610
370,000
1,000
78
Blue Nile
Nile
1,600
326,400
994
78
Churchill
Hudson Bay
1,600
994
78
Khatanga-Kotuy
Laptev Sea
1,600
994
78
Okavango
Okavango Delta
1,600
994
78
Volta
Gulf of Guinea
1,600
994
83
Beni
Madeira
1,599
283,350
994
8,900
84
Platte
Missouri
1,594
990
85
Tobol
Irtysh
1,591
989
86
Alazeya
East Siberian Sea
1,590
64,700
988
87
Jubba-Shebelle
Indian Ocean
1,580
982
88
Içá
Amazon
1,575
979
89
Magdalena
Caribbean
1,550
263,858
963
9,000
90
Han
Yangtze
1,532
952
91
Kura/Mt'k'vari
Caspian Sea
1,515
188,400
941
575
92
Oka
Volga
1,500
245,000
932
1,258
93
Upper Murray
Lower Murray
1,500
932
94
Guaviare
Orinoco
1,497
930
95
Pecos
Rio Grande
1,490
926
96
Murrumbidgee River
Murray River
1,485
84,917
923
120
97
Upper Yenisey
Yenisey
1,480
920
98
Godavari
Bay of Bengal
1,465
312,812
910
3,061
99
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico
1,438
894
100
Upper Tocantins
Tocantins
1,427
887
101
Belaya
Kama
1,420
142,000
882
858
101
Cooper-Barcoo
Lake Eyre
1,420
880
103
Marañón
Amazon
1,415
879
104
Dniester
Black Sea
1,411
72,100
877
310
105
Benue
Niger
1,400
870
105
Ili (Yili)
Lake Balkhash
1,400
870
105
Warburton-Georgina
Lake Eyre
1,400
365,000
870
108
Sutlej
Chenab
1,372
852
109
Yamuna
Ganges
1,370
366,223
851
2,950
109
Vyatka
Kama
1,370
129,000
851
890
111
Fraser
Pacific Ocean
1,368
220,000
850
3,475
112
Grande
Paraná
1,360
845
113
Liao-Xiliao-Laoha
Bohai Sea
1,345
836
114
Lachlan River
Murrumbidgee River
1,339
84,700
832
49
115
Narmada
Arabian Sea
1,333
98,796
815
1,447
116
Yalong
Yangtze
1,323
822
117
Iguaçu
Paraná
1,320
820
117
Olyokma
Lena
1,320
820
119
Northern Dvina-Sukhona
White Sea
1,302
357,052
809
3,332
120
Krishna
Bay of Bengal
1,300
808
120
Iriri
Xingu
1,300
808
122
Lomami
Congo
1,280
795
123
Ottawa
Saint Lawrence
1,271
146,300
790
1,950
124
Rio Grande de Santiago-Lerma
Pacific Ocean
1,270
119,543
789
125
Elbe-Vltava
North Sea
1,252
148,268
778
711
126
Zeya
Amur
1,242
772
127
Juruena
Tapajós
1,240
771
128
Upper Mississippi
Mississippi
1,236
768
129
Rhine
North Sea
1,233
185,000
768
2,330
130
Athabasca
Mackenzie
1,231
95,300
765
131
Canadian
Arkansas
1,223
760
132
North Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
1,220
758
133
Vistula-Narew-Bug
Baltic Sea
1,213
194,424
754
1,080
134
Vaal
Orange
1,210
752
135
Shire
Zambezi
1,200
746
135
Ogooué (or Ogowe)
Atlantic Ocean
1,200
223,856
746
4,706
137
Nen
Songhua
1,190
739
138
Kızıl River
Black Sea
1,182
115,000
734
400
139
Markha
Vilyuy
1,181
99,000
734
405
140
Green
Colorado (western U.S.)
1,175
730
141
Milk
Missouri
1,173
729
142
Mun - Chi
Mekong River
1,162
722
142
White
Mississippi
1,162
722
144
Chindwin
Ayeyarwady
1,158
720
145
Sankuru
Kasai
1,150
715
145
Wu
Yangtze
1,150
80,300
715
1,108
147
Red (Asia)
Gulf of Tonkin
1,149
143,700
714
2,640
148
James (Dakotas)
Missouri
1,143
710
148
Kapuas
Natuna Sea
1,143
710
150
Desna
Dnieper
1,130
88,900
702
360
150
Helmand
Hamun-i-Helmand
1,130
702
150
Madre de Dios
Beni
1,130
125,000
702
4,915
150
Tietê
Paraná
1,130
702
150
Vychegda
Northern Dvina
1,130
121,000
702
1160
155
Sepik
Pacific Ocean
1,126
77,700
700
156
Cimarron
Arkansas
1,123
698
157
Anadyr
Gulf of Anadyr
1,120
696
157
Paraíba do Sul
Atlantic Ocean
1,120
696
159
Jialing River
Yangtze
1,119
695
160
Liard
Mackenzie
1,115
693
161
Cumberland
Mississippi
1,105
46,830
687
862
162
Huallaga
Marañón
1,100
684
162
Kwango
Kasai
1,100
263,500
684
2,700
162
Draa
Atlantic Ocean
1,100
684
165
Gambia
Atlantic Ocean
1,094
680
166
Tyung
Vilyuy
1,092
49,800
679
167
Chenab
Indus
1,086
675
168
Yellowstone
Missouri
1,080
114,260
671
168
Ghaghara
Ganges
1,080
127,950
671
2,990
170
Huai River
Yangtze
1,078
270,000
670
1,110
171
Aras
Kura
1,072
102,000
665
285
172
Chu
none
1,067
62,500
663
173
Seversky Donets
Don
1,053
98,900
654
159
174
Bermejo
Paraguay
1,050
652
174
Fly
Gulf of Papua
1,050
652
174
Kuskokwim
Bering Sea
1,050
652
177
Tennessee
Ohio
1,049
652
178
Oder-Warta
Baltic Sea
1,045
118,861
649
550
179
Aruwimi
Congo
1,030
640
180
Chambal
Yamuna
1,024
636
181
Daugava
Gulf of Riga
1,020
87,900
634
678
182
Gila
Colorado (western U.S.)
1,015
631
183
Loire
Atlantic Ocean
1,012
115,271
629
840
184
Essequibo
Atlantic Ocean
1,010
628
184
Khopyor
Don
1,010
61,100
628
150
186
Tagus (Tajo/Tejo)
Atlantic Ocean
1,006
80,100
625
444
187
Flinders River
Gulf of Carpentaria
1,004
109,000
624
122
List of Highest Mountains Peaks in the World
Rank
Mountain Name
Height (rounded) in Meters
Height (rounded) in Feets
Prominence (rounded) in Meters
Prominence (rounded) in Feets
Range
Parent Mountain
Country
1
Mount Everest, Sagarmatha, Chomolungma
8,848
29,029
8,848
29,029
Mahalangur Himalaya
-
Nepal, China
2
K2
8,611
28,251
4,020
13,190
Baltoro Karakoram
Mount Everest
Pakistan, China
3
Kangchenjunga
8,586
28,169
3,922
12,867
Kangchenjunga Himalaya
Mount Everest
Nepal, India
4
Lhotse
8,516
27,940
610
2,000
Mahalangur Himalaya
Mount Everest
China, Nepal
5
Makalu
8,485
27,838
2,378
7,802
Mahalangur Himalaya
Mount Everest
Nepal, China
6
Cho Oyu
8,188
26,864
2,340
7,680
Mahalangur Himalaya
Mount Everest
China, Nepal
7
Dhaulagiri I
8,167
26,795
3,357
11,014
Dhaulagiri Himalaya
K2
Nepal
8
Manaslu
8,163
26,781
3,092
10,144
Manaslu Himalaya
Cho Oyu
Nepal
9
Nanga Parbat
8,126
26,660
4,608
15,118
Nanga Parbat Himalaya
Dhaulagiri
Pakistan
10
Annapurna I
8,091
26,545
2,984
9,790
Annapurna Himalaya
Cho Oyu
Nepal
11
Gasherbrum I, Hidden Peak, K5
8,080
26,510
2,155
7,070
Baltoro Karakoram
K2
Pakistan, China
12
Broad Peak
8,051
26,414
1,701
5,581
Baltoro Karakoram
Gasherbrum I
China, Pakistan
13
Gasherbrum II, K4
8,035
26,362
1,524
5,000
Baltoro Karakoram
Gasherbrum I
Pakistan, China
14
Shishapangma, Gosainthan
8,027
26,335
2,897
9,505
Jugal Himalaya
Cho Oyu
China
15
Gyachung Kang
7,952
26,089
672
2,205
Mahalangur Himalaya
Cho Oyu
Nepal, China
16
Gasherbrum III, K3a
7,946
26,070
355
1,165
Baltoro Karakoram
Gasherbrum II
Pakistan, China
17
Annapurna II
7,937
26,040
2,437
7,995
Annapurna Himalaya
Annapurna I
Nepal
18
Gasherbrum IV, K3
7,932
26,024
712
2,336
Baltoro Karakoram
Gasherbrum III
Pakistan
19
Himalchuli
7,893
25,896
1,633
5,358
Manaslu Himalaya
Manaslu
Nepal
20
Distaghil Sar
7,884
25,866
2,525
8,284
Hispar Karakoram
K2
Pakistan
21
Ngadi Chuli
7,871
25,823
1,011
3,317
Manaslu Himalaya
Manaslu
Nepal
22
Nuptse
7,864
25,801
305
1,001
Mahalangur Himalaya
Lhotse
Nepal
23
Khunyang Chhish
7,823
25,666
1,765
5,791
Hispar Karakoram
Distaghil Sar
Pakistan
24
Masherbrum, K1
7,821
25,659
2,457
8,061
Masherbrum Karakoram
Gasherbrum I
Pakistan
25
Nanda Devi
7,816
25,643
3,139
10,299
Garhwal Himalaya
Dhaulagiri
India
26
Chomo Lonzo
7,804
25,604
590
1,940
Mahalangur Himalaya
Makalu
China
27
Batura Sar
7,795
25,574
3,118
10,230
Batura Karakoram
Distaghil Sar
Pakistan
28
Rakaposhi
7,788
25,551
2,818
9,245
Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram
Khunyang Chhish
Pakistan
29
Namcha Barwa
7,782
25,531
4,106
13,471
Assam Himalaya
Kangchenjunga
China
30
Kanjut Sar
7,760
25,460
1,660
5,450
Hispar Karakoram
Khunyang Chhish
Pakistan
31
Kamet
7,756
25,446
2,825
9,268
Garhwal Himalaya
Nanda Devi
India
32
Dhaulagiri II
7,751
25,430
2,397
7,864
Dhaulagiri Himalaya
Dhaulagiri
Nepal
33
Saltoro Kangri, K10
7,742
25,400
2,160
7,090
Saltoro Karakoram
Gasherbrum I
India, Pakistan
34
Kumbhakarna, Jannu
7,711
25,299
1,036
3,399
Kangchenjunga Himalaya
Kangchenjunga
Nepal
35
Tirich Mir
7,708
25,289
3,910
12,830
Hindu Kush
Batura Sar
Pakistan
36
Molamenqing
7,703
25,272
433
1,421
Langtang Himalaya
Shishapangma
China
37
Gurla Mandhata
7,694
25,243
2,788
9,147
Nalakankar Himalaya
Dhaulagiri
China
38
Saser Kangri I, K22
7,672
25,171
2,304
7,559
Saser Karakoram
Gasherbrum I
India
39
Chogolisa
7,665
25,148
1,624
5,328
Masherbrum Karakoram
Gasherbrum I
Pakistan
40
Dhaulagiri IV
7,661
25,135
469
1,539
Dhaulagiri Himalaya
Dhaulagiri II
Nepal
41
Kongur Tagh
7,649
25,095
3,585
11,762
Kongur Shan (Eastern Pamirs)
Distaghil Sar
China
42
Dhaulagiri V
7,618
24,993
340
1,120
Dhaulagiri Himalaya
Dhaulagiri IV
Nepal
43
Shispare
7,611
24,970
1,240
4,070
Batura Karakoram
Batura Sar
Pakistan
44
Trivor
7,577
24,859
997
3,271
Hispar Karakoram
Distaghil Sar
Pakistan
45
Gangkhar Puensum
7,570
24,840
2,995
9,826
Kula Kangri Himalaya
Kangchenjunga
Bhutan, China
46
Gongga Shan, Minya Konka
7,556
24,790
3,642
11,949
Daxue Mountains (Hengduan Shan)
Mount Everest
China
47
Annapurna III
7,555
24,787
703
2,306
Annapurna Himalaya
Annapurna I
Nepal
48
Skyang Kangri
7,545
24,754
1,085
3,560
Baltoro Karakoram
K2
Pakistan, China
49
Changtse
7,543
24,747
514
1,686
Mahalangur Himalaya
Mount Everest
China
50
Kula Kangri
7,538
24,731
1,654
5,427
Kula Kangri Himalaya
Gangkhar Puensum
China, Bhutan
51
Kongur Tiube
7,530
24,700
840
2,760
Kongur Shan (Eastern Pamirs)
Kongur Tagh
China
52
Annapurna IV
7,525
24,688
255
837
Annapurna Himalaya
Annapurna
Nepal
53
Mamostong Kangri
7,516
24,659
1,803
5,915
Rimo Karakoram
Gasherbrum I
India
54
Saser Kangri II E
7,513
24,649
1,458
4,783
Saser Karakoram
Saser Kangri I
India
55
Muztagh Ata
7,509
24,636
2,698
8,852
Muztagata (Eastern Pamirs)
Kongur Tagh
China
56
Ismoil Somoni Peak
7,495
24,590
3,402
11,161
Pamir (Academy of Sciences Range)
Muztagh Ata
Tajikistan
57
Saser Kangri III
7,495
24,590
835
2,740
Saser Karakoram
Saser Kangri I
India
58
Noshaq
7,492
24,580
2,024
6,640
Hindu Kush
Tirich Mir
Afghanistan, Pakistan
59
Pumari Chhish
7,492
24,580
884
2,900
Hispar Karakoram
Khunyang Chhish
Pakistan
60
Passu Sar
7,476
24,528
647
2,123
Batura Karakoram
Batura Sar
Pakistan
61
Yukshin Gardan Sar
7,469
24,505
1,374
4,508
Hispar Karakoram
Pumari Chhish
Pakistan
62
Teram Kangri I
7,462
24,482
1,703
5,587
Siachen Karakoram
Gasherbrum I
China, India
63
Jongsong Peak
7,462
24,482
1,298
4,259
Kangchenjunga Himalaya
Kangchenjunga
India, China, Nepal
64
Malubiting
7,458
24,469
2,193
7,195
Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram
Rakaposhi
Pakistan
65
Gangapurna
7,455
24,459
563
1,847
Annapurna Himalaya
Annapurna III
Nepal
66
Jengish Chokusu, Tömür, Pik Pobedy
7,439
24,406
4,148
13,609
Tian Shan
Ismail Samani Peak
Kyrgyzstan, China
67
Sunanda Devi, Nanda Devi East
7,434
24,390
229
751
Garhwal Himalaya
Nanda Devi
India
68
K12
7,428
24,370
1,978
6,490
Saltoro Karakoram
Saltoro Kangri
India, Pakistan
69
Yangra, Ganesh I
7,422
24,350
2,352
7,717
Ganesh Himalaya
Shishapangma
China, Nepal
70
Sia Kangri
7,422
24,350
642
2,106
Siachen Karakoram
Gasherbrum I
Pakistan, China
71
Momhil Sar
7,414
24,324
907
2,976
Hispar Karakoram
Trivor
Pakistan
72
Kabru N
7,412
24,318
720
2,360
Kangchenjunga Himalaya
Kangchenjunga
India, Nepal
73
Skil Brum
7,410
24,310
1,152
3,780
Baltoro Karakoram
K2
Pakistan
74
Haramosh Peak
7,409
24,308
2,277
7,470
Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram
Malubiting
Pakistan
75
Istor-o-Nal
7,403
24,288
1,043
3,422
Hindu Kush
Noshaq
Pakistan
76
Ghent Kangri
7,401
24,281
1,493
4,898
Saltoro Karakoram
Saltoro Kangri
India, Pakistan
77
Ultar
7,388
24,239
688
2,257
Batura Karakoram
Shispare
Pakistan
78
Rimo I
7,385
24,229
1,428
4,685
Rimo Karakoram
Teram Kangri I
India
79
Churen Himal
7,385
24,229
650
2,130
Dhaulagiri Himalaya
Dhaulagiri IV
Nepal
80
Teram Kangri III
7,382
24,219
520
1,710
Siachen Karakoram
Teram Kangri I
India, China
81
Sherpi Kangri
7,380
24,210
1,320
4,330
Saltoro Karakoram
Ghent Kangri
India, Pakistan
82
Labuche Kang
7,367
24,170
1,957
6,421
Labuche Himalaya
Cho Oyu
China
83
Kirat Chuli
7,362
24,154
1,168
3,832
Kangchenjunga Himalaya
Kangchenjunga
Nepal, India
84
Abi Gamin
7,355
24,131
217
712
Garhwal Himalaya
Kamet
India, China
85
Gimmigela Chuli, The Twins
7,350
24,110
432
1,417
Kangchenjunga Himalaya
Kangchenjunga
India, Nepal
86
Nangpai Gosum
7,350
24,110
427
1,401
Mahalangur Himalaya
Cho Oyu
Nepal, China
87
Saraghrar
7,349
24,111
1,979
6,493
Hindu Kush
Noshaq
Pakistan
88
Talung
7,349
24,111
366
1,201
Kangchenjunga Himalaya
Kabru
Nepal, India
89
Jomolhari, Chomo Lhari
7,326
24,035
2,341
7,680
Jomolhari Himalaya
Gangkhar Puensum
Bhutan, China
90
Chamlang
7,321
24,019
1,241
4,072
Mahalangur Himalaya
Lhotse
Nepal
91
Chongtar
7,315
23,999
1,295
4,249
Baltoro Karakoram
Skil Brum
China
92
Baltoro Kangri
7,312
23,990
1,140
3,740
Masherbrum Karakoram
Chogolisa
Pakistan
93
Siguang Ri
7,309
23,980
669
2,195
Mahalangur Himalaya
Cho Oyu
China
94
The Crown, Huang Guan Shan
7,295
23,934
1,919
6,296
Yengisogat Karakoram
Skil Brum (K2)
China
95
Gyala Peri
7,294
23,930
2,942
9,652
Assam Himalaya
Mount Everest
China
96
Porong Ri
7,292
23,924
512
1,680
Langtang Himalaya
Shishapangma
China
97
Baintha Brakk, The Ogre
7,285
23,901
1,891
6,204
Panmah Karakoram
Kanjut Sar
Pakistan
98
Yutmaru Sar
7,283
23,894
680
2,230
Hispar Karakoram
Yukshin Gardan Sar
Pakistan
99
K6, Baltistan Peak
7,282
23,891
1,962
6,437
Masherbrum Karakoram
Chogolisa
Pakistan
100
Kangpenqing, Gang Benchhen
7,281
23,888
1,345
4,413
Baiku Himalaya
Shishapangma
China
101
Muztagh Tower
7,276
23,871
1,710
5,610
Baltoro Karakoram
Skil Brum
Pakistan, China
102
Mana Peak
7,272
23,858
732
2,402
Garhwal Himalaya
Kamet
India
103
Dhaulagiri VI
7,268
23,845
488
1,601
Dhaulagiri Himalaya
Dhaulagiri IV
Nepal
104
Diran
7,266
23,839
1,329
4,360
Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram
Malubiting
Pakistan
105
Labuche Kang III, Labuche Kang East
7,250
23,790
570
1,870
Labuche Himalaya
Labuche Himilaya
China
106
Putha Hiunchuli
7,246
23,773
1,151
3,776
Dhaulagiri Himalaya
Churen Himal
Nepal
107
Apsarasas Kangri
7,245
23,770
607
1,991
Siachen Karakoram
Teram Kangri I
India, China
108
Mukut Parbat
7,242
23,760
683
2,241
Garhwal Himalaya
Kamet
India, China
109
Rimo III
7,233
23,730
613
2,011
Rimo Karakoram
Rimo I
India
110
Langtang Lirung
7,227
23,711
1,534
5,033
Langtang Himalaya
Shishapangma
Nepal
111
Karjiang
7,221
23,691
895
2,936
Kula Kangri Himalaya
Kula Kangri
China
112
Annapurna Dakshin (Annapurna South)
7,219
23,684
769
2,523
Annapurna Himalaya
Annapurna
Nepal
113
Khartaphu
7,213
23,665
712
2,336
Mahalangur Himalaya
Mount Everest
China
114
Tongshanjiabu
7,207
23,645
1,757
5,764
Lunana Himalaya
Gangkhar Puensum
Bhutan, China
115
Malangutti Sar
7,207
23,645
507
1,663
Hispar Karakoram
Distaghil Sar
Pakistan
116
Noijin Kangsang, Norin Kang
7,206
23,642
2,160
7,090
Nagarze Himalaya
Gangkhar Puensum
China
117
Langtang Ri
7,205
23,638
665
2,182
Langtang Himalaya
Shishapangma
Nepal, China
118
Kangphu Kang, Shimokangri
7,204
23,635
1,244
4,081
Lunana Himalaya
Tongshanjiabu
Bhutan, China
119
Singhi Kangri
7,202
23,629
730
2,400
Siachen Karakoram
Teram Kangri III
India, China
120
Lupghar Sar
7,200
23,600
730
2,400
Hispar Karakoram
Momhil Sar
Pakistan
List of Deserts in the World by Area
Rank
Desert Name
Type
Area (km2)
Area (sq mi)
Location
Country(s)
1
Antarctic Desert
Polar ice and tundra
14,200,000
5,482,651
Antarctica
-
2
Arctic Desert
Polar ice and tundra
13,900,000
5,366,820
Eastern Europe, Northern America, Northern Asia, Northern Europe
United States, Canada, Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Jan Mayen, Russia, Svalbard, and Sweden
3
Sahara Desert
Subtropical
9,200,000
3,552,140
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Northern Africa, Western Africa
Algeria, Western Sahara, Chad, Eritrea, Egypt, Mali, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Tunisia, and Sudan
4
Great Australian
Subtropical
2,700,000
1,042,476
Australia
Australia
5
Arabian Desert
Subtropical
2,330,000
899,618
Western Asia
Yemen, Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia
6
Gobi Desert
Cold winter
1,295,000
500,002
Eastern Asia
China, and Mongolia
7
Kalahari Desert
Subtropical
900,000
347,492
Southern Africa
South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia
8
Patagonian Desert
Cold winter
673,000
259,847
South America
Argentina
9
Syrian Desert
Subtropical
500,000
193,051
Western Asia
Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia
10
Great Basin
Cold winter
492,098
190,000
Northern America
United States
11
Chihuahuan Desert
Subtropical
453,248
175,000
Northern America
United States, and Mexico
12
Karakum Desert
Cold winter
350,000
135,136
Central Asia
Turkmenistan
13
Great Victoria
Subtropical
348,750
134,653
Western Australia, South Australia
Australia
14
Colorado Plateau
Cold winter
337,000
130,116
Northern America
United States
15
Sonoran Desert
Subtropical
310,000
119,692
Central America, Northern America
United States and Mexico
16
Kyzylkum Desert
Cold winter
300,000
115,831
Central Asia
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan
17
Taklamakan Desert
Cold winter
270,000
104,248
Eastern Asia
China
18
Ogden Desert
Subtropical
256,000
98,842
Eastern Africa
Ethiopia, Somaliland, and Somalia
19
Thar Desert
Subtropical
238,254
77,220
Southern Asia
Pakistan and India
20
Puntland Desert
Subtropical
200,000
77,220
Eastern Africa
Somalia
21
Ustyurt Plateau
Temperate
200,000
77,220
Central Asia
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan
22
Guban Desert
Subtropical
175,000
67,568
Eastern Africa
Somalia / Somaliland
23
Namib Desert
Cool coastal
160,000
61,776
Middle Africa, Southern Africa
Angola, South Africa, and Namibia
24
Dasht-e Margo
Subtropical
150,000
57,915
Southern Asia
Afghanistan
25
Registan Desert
Subtropical
146,000
56,371
Southern Asia
Afghanistan
26
Atacama Desert
Mild coastal
140,000
54,054
South America
Peru and Chile
27
Danakil Desert
Subtropical
137,000
52,896
Eastern Africa
Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Eritrea
28
Mojave Desert
Subtropical
124,000
47,877
Northern America
United States
29
Chalbi Desert
Subtropical
100,000
38,610
Eastern Africa
Kenya
30
Columbia Basin
Cold winter
83,139
32,100
Northern America
United States and Canada
31
Dasht-e Kavir
Subtropical
77,000
29,730
Southern Asia
Iran
32
Ferlo Desert
Subtropical
70,000
27,027
Western Africa
Senegal
33
Ladakh Desert
Cold winter
59,146
22,836
Southern Asia
India
34
Dasht-e Lut
Subtropical
52,000
20,077
Southern Asia
Iran
History of the World
Periodisation
In Western cultures, world history is often broken down into three main parts: ancient times, the medieval era, and modern times. This way of splitting up history isn't as clear in Arabic and Asian accounts of history. Some scholars, like Karl Jaspers, have talked about an "Axial Age" that lines up with what Western cultures call "classical antiquity." Jaspers also suggested a different way to look at history as a whole, dividing it into prehistory, history, and planetary history. According to him, the "history" part is actually a short phase between two much longer time periods.
Ancient history
Ancient history is the time from when people first started writing until around AD 650. This is about 5,000 years, starting with writing in Sumeria. This period includes all the places where people lived from 3000 BC to AD 650. People often break down ancient history into three parts: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. Recorded history is usually said to start with the Bronze Age. The timing of these three ages is different depending on where you are in the world.
During ancient history, the number of people in the world grew a lot because of the Neolithic Revolution, which was a big change in how people lived and farmed. In 10,000 BC, there were about 2 million people in the world. By 3,000 BC, that number grew to 45 million. In 1000 BC, it was 72 million, and by AD 500, it reached 209 million. So, in about 10,500 years, the world's population grew by 100 times.
Stone Age
The Stone Age is a very old time when people mostly used stone to make tools. This time lasted about 3.4 million years and ended between 4,000 BC and 2,000 BC when people started working with metal. People did use some simple metals like gold and copper for decorations during the Stone Age, but the age really ended when people started melting copper to make things. This happened around 3,000 BC in Western Asia, and then the Bronze Age began.
In the Stone Age, people made different kinds of tools. Not just modern humans, but also earlier types of humans and maybe even some older relatives of humans. Some tools made of bone have also been found, but stone tools last longer so we find more of those. The Stone Age has different parts based on the kinds of stone tools people were using.
The Stone Age is the first part of a system that archaeologists use to talk about human history. This system has three main parts: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. The Stone Age itself is often broken into three smaller parts: the Paleolithic era, which is the oldest and most basic; the Mesolithic era, which is a middle period with better tools; and the Neolithic era, which is the newest. During the Neolithic era, people started farming and living in towns instead of just hunting and gathering. This time also overlaps with another period called the Chalcolithic era, which comes right before the Bronze Age.
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a time in history from about 3300 BC to 1200 BC when people started using bronze to make things. This time comes after the Stone Age and is the second part in a system that divides ancient history into three main parts: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age.
People in the Bronze Age made bronze by melting copper and mixing it with other metals like tin. Bronze was better than other metals they had, making it easier for them to build things and improve their lives. Iron was also around, but it was harder to melt and work with, so people didn't use it much until later.
Bronze was not easy to find everywhere, so some places had to trade for it. The Bronze Age usually comes after a time called the Neolithic period, and sometimes there's a middle period called the Chalcolithic.
Not all places in the Bronze Age had writing, but some like Mesopotamia and Egypt did. They created early forms of writing like cuneiform and hieroglyphs.
The Bronze Age ended around the 12th century BC with a big collapse that affected many places, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Near East. This was a tough time for many cultures and led to a period known as the Greek Dark Ages.
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the last part of the three Metal Ages, coming after the Copper and Bronze Ages. It's also seen as the last phase in a three-age system that starts with Prehistory, moves to Protohistory, and ends with the Iron Age. Before this, there was the Stone Age, which is broken down into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic ages. These ideas were first used to talk about Europe and the Ancient Near East but now apply to other old parts of the world too.
Iron from meteorites has been used for a long time, but the Iron Age is defined as the time when people started making iron and steel tools and weapons, replacing bronze ones. This change happened at different times in different places.
In places like Anatolia, the Caucasus, or Southeast Europe, the Iron Age began around 1300 BC. In the Ancient Near East, it started at the same time as the end of the Bronze Age, in the 12th century BC. The technology then moved to other parts of the Mediterranean and South Asia between the 12th and 11th centuries BC. It reached Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Central Europe a bit later, and Northern Europe around the 5th century BC.
In India, the Iron Age is said to start with a culture known for making iron and having Painted Grey Ware, around the 15th century BC, and goes up to the time of Ashoka in the 3rd century BC. The term "Iron Age" is used less often for Asia and Africa. In Africa, some areas moved directly from using stone to iron, possibly as early as 2000 BC.
The idea that the Iron Age ends when written history begins doesn't work everywhere. For example, in China, people were writing before they started using iron. In the Ancient Near East, the starting of the Achaemenid Empire around 550 BC is often used as the end date for the Iron Age. In Central and Western Europe, it's the Roman conquests in the 1st century BC. In Scandinavia, it ends around AD 800 with the start of the Viking Age.
Medieval (Post-classical History)
In world history, the time from around 500 CE to 1500 CE is often called post-classical history. This time is also known by other names like the medieval era or the pre-modern era. During this period, civilizations grew bigger in terms of land and trade networks between different civilizations also developed.
In Asia, Islam spread quickly and started the Islamic Golden Age. This led to advances in science and more trade between Asia, Africa, and Europe. In East Asia, Imperial China became very powerful and had a big influence on places like Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Buddhism and a new form of Confucianism also became popular in East Asia. Gunpowder was invented in China during this time. The Mongol Empire helped make trade between Europe and Asia safer and more stable.
The world's population also changed a lot during this time. It doubled from about 210 million people in 500 CE to 461 million in 1500 CE. While the population mostly grew, there were some times when it dropped because of things like diseases or invasions. For example, the Plague of Justinian, the Mongol invasions, and the Black Death caused the population to go down temporarily.
Modern Era
The modern era is the time in human history that comes after the Middle Ages, which ended around 1500 AD, and goes up to today. This way of looking at history is mostly used for European and Western history.
The modern era can be broken down into smaller parts:
1. The early modern period is from around 1500 to 1800 AD. This time saw big changes in thinking, politics, and economics. It included the Age of Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and revolutions in places like America and France.
2.The late modern period starts around 1800, after the big revolutions of the 18th century. This period is about the shift from empires to nations, especially after World War I and World War II.
3. Contemporary history is the time after World War II in 1945 and goes up to today. Some people think of it as part of the late modern period, while others see it as a separate time.
During the modern era, there have been big developments in science, politics, war, and technology. This time has also been about exploring new places and globalization. European countries and later their colonies started to have a lot of influence around the world.
By the late 19th and early 20th century, modern ways of thinking and doing things became very popular, not just in Western Europe and North America but almost everywhere. This era has a lot to do with ideas like individualism, capitalism, and the growth of cities. It also believes in the good that can come from technology and political changes.
However, this time has also had its problems, like big wars and the breakdown of traditional beliefs. These issues have led to criticisms of modern life. For example, postmodernism questions the idea that progress is always good. Also, the way Western Europe and North America have dominated other places has been criticized.