Facts in "Geography" Category
#2214 - Geography Fact  0
The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia, at just 1.75 sq miles/4,53 sq km.
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#2215 - Geography Fact  5
The volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined.
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#2216 - Geography Fact  1
Surprisingly, there was a time that the Vatican owned shares of the Watergate complex in Washington DC, the Pan American building in Paris, and the Hilton hotel in Rome.
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#2217 - Geography Fact  1
If global warming forecasts are true, the island country of Tuvalu might cease to exist within 100 years.
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#2218 - Geography Fact  -1
Pennsylvania has more covered bridges than any other state. Vermont, a much smaller state, claims a greater density of covered bridges. (More bridges per square mile). Parke County, Indiana, claims more covered bridges than any other county, but Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, comes in second. |
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#2219 - Geography Fact  0
Arguably the largest state in the world, Western Australia covers one-third of the Australian continent. It spans over 2.5 million square kilometers (1 million square miles).
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#2220 - Geography Fact  1
On international license plates Spain is represented by the letter E for Espana. |
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