THE EARTH
Mass 5,974,000,000,000,000,000,000 metric tons
Area 510,066,000 sq km
Circumference 40,820 km
Land 148,429,000 sq km - 29.1%
Water 361,637,000 sq km - 70.9%

CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD
Africa 30,065,000 sq km
Antarctica 13,209,000 sq km
Asia 44,579,000 sq km
Australia/Oceania 7,687,000 sq km
Europe 9,938,000 sq km
North America 24,256,000 sq km
South America 17,819,000 sq km

MAJOR ISLANDS (By Size)
Greenland 2,175,600 sq km
New Guinea 792,500 sq km
Borneo 725,500 sq km
Madagascar 587,000 sq km
Baffin 507,500 sq km
Sumatra 427,300 sq km
Honshu 227,400 sq km
Great Britain 218,100 sq km
Victoria 217,300 sq km
Ellesmere 196,200 sq km

LARGEST DESERTS OF THE WORLD
Sahara, North Africa 3,500,000 sq. miles
Gobi, Mongolia and China 500,000 sq. miles
Kalahari, Southern Africa 225,000 sq. miles
Great Victoria, Australia 150,000 sq. miles
Great Sandy, Australia 150,000 sq. miles

LARGEST COUNTRIES (by land mass)
Russia 17,075,400 sq km
Canada 9,330,970 sq km
China 9,326,410 sq km
United States 9.166,600 sq km
Brazil 8,456,510 sq km
Australia 7,617,930 sq km
India 2,973,190 sq km
Argentina 2,736,690 sq km
Kazakhstan 2,717,300 sq km
Sudan 2,376,000 sq km

TOP 10 TALLEST MOUNTAINS (by size)
Mount Everest 8850m (29035ft) Nepal
Qogir (K2) 8611m (28250ft) India
Kangchenjunga 8586m (28169ft) Nepal
Lhotse 8501m (27920ft) Nepal
Makalu I 8462m (27765ft) Nepal
Cho Oyu 8201m (26906ft) Nepal
Dhaulagiri 8167m (26794ft) Nepal
Manaslu I 8156m (26758ft) Nepal
Nanga Parbat 8125m (26658ft) Pakistan
Annapurna I 8091m (26545ft) Nepal

TALLEST MOUNTAINS (on each continent)
Mount Everest 8850m (29035ft) Asia
Aconcagua 6959m (22831ft) S. America
Mount McKinley 6194m (20320ft)
   N. America
Mount Kilimanjaro 5963m (19563ft) Africa
Mount Elbrus 5633m (18481ft) Europe
Mount Willhelm 4509m (14789ft)
    Australia/Oceania
Vinson Massif 4897m (16066ft) Antarctica

LOWEST SURFACE POINTS
(below sea level)
Dead Sea, Asia -409 meters
Lake Assal, Africa -156 meters
Death Valley, N. America -86 meters
Vald�s Peninsula, S. America -40 meters
Caspian Sea, Europe -28 meters
Lake Eyre, Australia -16 meters
Antarctica (ice covered) -2,538 meters
For highest points on each continent
see Tallest Mountain list above.