Short Facts About The World For Students

1. Did you know? About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered with water!
2. Fun Fact: Mount Everest is the tallest mountain above sea level, standing at 8,848 metres (29,029 feet). But did you know that it grows about 4 millimetres each year due to shifting tectonic plates?
3. Talking about the highest point on Earth, the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is the deepest point on Earth, reaching about 36,000 feet (10,972 metres) deep. That's even deeper than how tall Mount Everest is!
4. Fun Fact: There are over 7,000 languages spoken worldwide, with Mandarin (Chinese) being the most spoken native language. What is your Native Language?
5. Did you know that some languages, like Basque, have no known relatives?
6. As of 2024, the world population is over 8 billion people. That means nearly 1 in 8 people who have ever lived are alive today! Crazy, right?
7. Did you know that Vatican City is the smallest country, with an area of just 0.2 square miles?
8. The Sahara Desert in Africa is the largest hot desert in the world, spanning 9.2 million square kilometres. It's almost the same size as the United States!
9. The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest that produces 20% of the world's oxygen, earning the nickname "The Lungs of the Earth."
10. 10% of the world's known species of animals and plants live in the Amazon Rainforest.

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