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North America

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North America is the world’s third-largest continent, with a total area of 9,358,340 sq miles (24,238,000 sq km), including Greenland and the Caribbean islands. North America lies entirely within the Northern Hemisphere.

Area: 9,358,340 sq miles (24,238,000 sq km).
The highest point is Mount McKinley (Denali), USA, which is 20,332 ft (6194 m).
The lowest point is Death Valley, USA, which is -282 ft (-86 m) below sea level.
The longest river is Mississippi-Missouri, USA, 3710 miles (5969 km).
The largest lake is Lake Superior, Canada/USA, which is 31,151 sq miles (83,270 sq km).
The largest island is Greenland, which is 849,400 sq miles (2,200,000 sq km).
The highest recorded temperature is Death Valley, USA, at 135°F (57 °C).
The lowest recorded temperature was Northice, Greenland -87°F (-66°C).
The wettest place is Vancouver, Canada, at 183 in (4645 mm).
The driest place is Death Valley, USA, at 2 in (50 mm).
Population: approximately 579,490,000 people.
The number of countries: 23.

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Asia

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Asia is the world’s largest continent, with a total area of 16,838,365 sq miles (43,608,000 sq km). It comprises 49 separate countries, including 97% of Turkey and 72% of the Russian Federation. Almost 60% of the world’s population lives in Asia.

Area: 16,838,365 sq miles (43,608,000 sq km).
The highest point is Mount Everest, China/Nepal, which is 29,029 ft (8848 m).
The lowest point is the Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan -1388 ft (-423 m) below sea level.
The longest river is the Yangtze, China, which is 3915 miles (6299 km).
The largest lake is the Caspian Sea, Asia/Europe, which is 143,243 sq miles (371,000 sq km).
The largest island is Borneo, Brunie/Indonesia/Malaysia, which is 292,222 sq miles (757,050 sq km).
The highest recorded temperature was Tirat Zevi, Israel, 129°F (54°C).
The lowest recorded temperature was Verkhoyansk, Russian Federation, at 90°F (-68 °C).
The wettest place is Cherrapunji, India, at 450 in (11,430 mm).
The driest place is in Aden, Yemen, at 1.8 in (46 mm).
Population: Approximately 3,823,390,000 people.
The number of countries: 49.

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Africa

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Africa is the world’s second-largest continent, with a total area of 11,712,434 sq miles (30,335,000 sq km). It has 54 separate countries, including Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean. It straddles the equator and is the only continent to stretch from the northern to southern temperate zones.

Area: 11,633,846 sq miles (30,131,536 sq km).
The highest point is Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, which is 19,341 ft (5,895 m).
The lowest Point is Lac ‘Assal, Djibouti, -512 ft (-156 m) below sea level.
The longest river is the Nile, Egypt/Sudan/Uganda, which is 4,187 miles (6,738 km).
The largest lake is L. Victoria, Tanzania/Uganda/Kenya, which is 26,828 sq miles (69,484 sq km).
The largest island is Madagascar, which is 226,660 sq miles (587,040 sq km).
The highest recorded temperature in Al’Aziziyah, Libya, is 136°F (58 °C).
The lowest recorded temperature is in Ifrane, Morocco, at 11°F (-24 °C).
The wettest place is Cape Debundsha, Cameroon, at 405 in (10,290 mm).
The driest Place is Wadi Halfa, Sudan <0.1 in (<2.5 mm).
Population: approximately 849,000,000 people.
The number of countries: 53.

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Zimbabwe

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Driving Directions Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE is a landlocked country in southern Africa. Bounded to the west by Zambia and Botswana, to the north and east by Mozambique, and to the south by South Africa, Zimbabwe is a country with spectacular physical features, teeming with wildlife.

It is bordered in the north by the River Zambezi, which flows over the wide Victoria Falls before entering Lake Kariba. In the south, the River Limpopo marks its border with South Africa.

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Zambia

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Driving Directions Zambia

ZAMBIA, located in central southern Africa, is essentially a massive plateau surrounded by Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania. Bordering it to the south is the River Zambezi, and to the southwest, the Kalahari Desert. It has some other large rivers, including the Luangwa and the Kafue, and some lakes, the largest of Lake Bangweulu.

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Yemen

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Driving Directions Yemen

YEMEN is a republic bounded by Saudi Arabia in the north, Oman in the east, the Gulf of Aden in the south, and the Red Sea in the west.

The republic was formed after the unification of the previous Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) in 1990.

Several large islands, notably Socotra in the Indian Ocean, Perim in the Bab el Mandeb, and Kamaran in the Red Sea, belong to Yemen. The Hanish Islands in the southern Red Sea are claimed by Yemen and Eritrea in Africa, which lies opposite Yemen across Bab el Mandeb’s narrow straits.

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Western Sahara

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Driving Directions Western Sahara

WESTERN SAHARA is a disputed west African territory with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. A thinly populated desert country of rocky plains and plateaux with low hills in the extreme northeast, it is rich in phosphates. Formerly Spanish Sahara, the entire territory has been claimed and administered since 1979 by Morocco, against the wishes of an active separatist movement, the Frente Polisario.

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Wallis and Futuna Islands

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Driving Directions Wallis and Futuna Islands

WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS, in the south-central Pacific Ocean, is the smallest and weakest of France’s overseas territories. The two island groups are 230 kilometers or 142 miles apart.

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