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AUSTRALIA
COUNTRY AS WELL CONTINENT
Australia is the only country
in the world which covers a whole continent, every other continent has
more than one country. It is the only country that is also a continent,
and the only continent that is also a country. It is the sixth largest
country in the world with a total area of 7,686,850 sq km (2,967,909 sq.
mi), making it slightly smaller than the contiguous 48 states of the
United States and 31.5 times larger than the United Kingdom. The photo
is of olgas in Northern Territory of Australia.
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CANADA
COUNTRY OF LAKES
Canada has an extremely large
number of lakes. More than 60 percent of the world's lakes are in
Canada, this is because of the deranged drainage system that dominates
the country. Canada has a huge number of lakes (the exact total number
is unknown). Part of the reason is that Canada has at least 3 million
lakes and in some regions, there are as many as 30 lakes for every 100
sq km (39 sq mi). The picture of Peyto Lake.
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MONGOLIA
LEAST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTRY
The country with the world's
lowest population density is Mongolia with a population density of
approximately 4,4 people per square mile (1,7 people/sq km). Mongolia's
2.5 million people occupy over 600,000 square miles of land (about
1,560,000 sq km). Most of that population is in urban areas, since
development in Mongolia's vast deserts and grazing lands is hindered in
part by drought and dust storms, leaving those parts of the country
nearly as empty as they were in Genghis Khan's time.
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LIBYA
COUNTRY OF DESERTS
Country with the highest
percentage of desert is Libya (99%). The Libyan Desert, which covers
most of Libya, is one of the most arid places on earth. In some places,
decades may pass without rain, and even in the highlands rainfall seldom
happens, once every 5-10 years. The picture is Libyan Desert.
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SURINAME
COUNTRY OF JUNGLES
The estimated forest area is
14.8 million hectares (57 000 sq mi), which is 91% of the total land
area (16.3 million hectares or 63 000 sq mi). Suriname's extensive
forest cover and low population, about 400,000 concentrated in the
capital and coastal cities, give it one of the lowest deforestation
rates in the world. Only 5 percent of the population lives in the
rainforest; this includes indigenous peoples and six tribes of
Maroons-descendants of escaped slaves who recreated forest communities
centuries ago and today retain their traditional West African style. The
photo is of central Suriname Nature Reserve.
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UKRAINE
FASTEST DISAPPEARING NATION
The country with the highest
decrease in the natural birth rate is Ukraine, with a natural decrease
of 0.8% each year. Ukraine is expected to lose 28% of their population
between now and 2050 (from 46.8 million now to 33.4 million in 2050).
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NETHERLANDS
COUNTRY BELOW SEA LEVEL
More than half of the
Netherlands sits below sea level, and if a massive storm were to break
through the dunes, Rotterdam would be inundated in 24 hours.
Today, approximately 27 percent of the Netherlands is actually below sea
level. This area is home to over 60 percent of the country's population
of 15.8 million people. The Netherlands, which is approximately the
size of the U.S. states Connecticut and Massachusetts combined, has an
approximate average elevation of 11 meters (36 feet). The Netherlands
ties Lemmefjord, Denmark for claim to the lowest point in Western Europe
- Prince Alexander Polder lies at 23 feet (7 meters) below sea level.
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TUVALU
THE LEAST VISITED COUNTRY
This is the fourth smallest
country in the world. Tuvalu is located halfway between Australia and
Hawaii, and it's predicted to be the first country to vanish beneath the
waves when global warming pushes sea-levels high enough. It's also very
difficult to get to - you're looking at sporadic, expensive flights
from Fiji. Tuvalu has a grand total of 1,100 tourists a year.
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INDONESIA
COUNTRY OF ISLANDS
Indonesia consists of more
than 17,500 islands with a total coastline of 81,350 km (50,549 miles).
Around 6,000 of these are inhabited. The largest islands are Java,
Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Bali, Lombok and Flores. This country
contains 10-15 percent of the world's coral reefs.
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INDIA
COUNTRY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITIES
The uniqueness of Indian
culture lies in its geographical diversities, natural wealth, vast
population and people's attitude among other things. There are few
countries, which may compare with extreme climatic conditions like India
has. When people in the northern parts of country would be shivering
with chilling cold one can find people in the south bare feet.
