General Knowledge for SSC Exams (Geographical Facts about Nations of the World)

General Knowledge for SSC Exams (Geographical Facts about Nations of the World)

Oldest Countries
  • San Marino
 (301 AD)
  • France
 (486 AD)
  • Bulgaria
(632 AD)
  • Denmark
 (950 AD)
  • Portugal
(1143 AD)
  • Andorra
 (1278 AD)
  • Switzerland
(1291 AD)

Countries with Most Land Borders

(The Most Neighbouring Countries)
  • China
 (14)
  • Russian Federation
(14)
  • Brazil
 (10)
  • Congo, Germany and Sudan
 (9)

Youngest Countries

  • Montenegro
 (July 2006)
  •  Serbia
 (July 2006)
  • East Timor
 (2002)
  • Palau
 (1994)
  • Czech Republic
 (1993)
  • Eritrea
 (1993)
  • Slovakia
 (1993)
  • Bosnia/Hertzegovina
(1992)

Rank wise Countries (by Area)

Country/ Territory

% of Total

Continent/ Region

Notes
Earth 100% Solar System Total land coverage (29.2% of Earth’s surface)
Russia 11.5% Asia/Europe Largest country in the world EB:17,075,400 km2
Canada 6.7% America,North Largest country in the western hemisphere. Longest coastline. EB: 9,984,670 km2
U.S. 6.5% America,North Includes only the 50 states and the district of Columbia. the total area is listed as 9,826,630 km2 by the CIA World Factbook. EB:9,522,055 km2
PR China 6.4% Asia, Eastern Second largest asian country (after asian part of Russia). Total of separate UN figures for Mainland China (9,596,961) inclusive Hong Kong SAR (1,104 km2) and Macau (29km2). (Excludes all disputed territories). EB: 9,572,900 km2.
Brazil 5.7% America,South Largest country in South America, and in the southern hemisphere. EB:8,514,877 km2.
Australia 5.2% Australia/Oceania  is coterminous with a continent. Largest country without a land-border to neighbours. Largest country in Oceania. Eb: 7,692,208 km2.
India 2.3% Asia,South- Central Figure includes 120,8492 km of isputed territories with Pakistan and China. Third-largest country in Asia (after Russia and China). EB: 3,166,414 km2.
Argentina 2% America South Second largest country in South America ,EB: 2,780,403 km2.
Kazakhstan 1.8% Asia,South- Central argest landlocked country in the world. EB: 2,724,900 km2.
Sudan 1.7% Africa,Northern Largest country in Africa. EB: 2,505,810 km2.

Most Populous Countries

Rank

 Country/Territory Population % of World Population
1 China 1,333,760,000 19.63%
2 India 1,171,700,000 17.25%
3 United States 07,800,000 4.53%
4 Indonesia 229,965,000 3.39%
5 Brazil 192,058,000 2.83%
6 Pakistan 167,795,000 2.47%
7 Bangladesh 162,221,000 2.39%
8 Nigeria 154,729,000 2.28%
9 Russia 141,881,000 2.09%
10 Japan 127,560,000 1.88%

Least Populous Countries

Rank

 Country/Territory % of World Population
1 Vatican City 0.00002%
2 Nauru 0.0001%
3 Tuvalu .0001%
4 Palau .0003%
5 San Marino 0.0005%
6 Monaco 0.0005%
7 Liechtenstein 0.0005%
8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.001%
9 The Greenlands 0.001%
10 Marshall Islands 0.001%

Most Populous Cities

Rank City Area (Km2) Population Density (km2) Country
1 Mumbai 603 23,088 India
2 Shanghai 1,928 7,174 China
3 Karachi 3,527 3,683 Pakistan
4 Delhi 431.09 28,438 India
5 Istanbul 1,831 6,211 Turkey
6 Sao Paulo 1,523 7,247 Brazil
7 Moscow 1,081 9,722 Russia
8 Seoul 605.4 17,271 South Korea
9 Beijing 1,368.32 7,400 China
10 Mexico City 1,485 5,954 Mexico

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