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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Area of Countries

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Area of Countries

The total land area of the world: 148,940,000 sq km (57,510,000 sq mi) which is about 29.1% of the Earth's surface area.

Serial NoCountryArea (sq km)    Area (sq mi)    % of Total
1Russia17,098,2426,601,668      11.5%
2Canada9,984,6703,855,100       6.7%
3/4 United States9,629,0913,717,813       6.5%
3/4 People's Republic of China9,596,9613,705,407       6.4%
5 Brazil8,514,8773,287,612       5.7%
6 Australia7,692,0242,969,907       5.2%
7 India3,287,2631,269,219       2.3%
8 Argentina2,780,4001,073,500       2%
9 Kazakhstan2,724,9001,052,100       1.8%
10 Algeria2,381,741919,595       1.6%
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo2,344,858905,355       1.6%
12 Greenland2,166,086836,330       1.5%
13 Saudi Arabia2,149,690830,000       1.4%
14 Mexico1,964,375758,449       1.3%
15 Indonesia1,910,931737,815       1.3%
16 Sudan1,861,484718,723       1.3%
17 Libya1,759,540679,360       1.2%
18 Iran1,628,750628,860       1.1%
19 Mongolia1,564,100603,900       1.1%
20 Peru1,285,216496,225       0.86%
21 Chad1,284,000496,000       0.86%
22 Niger1,267,000489,000       0.85%
23 Angola1,246,700481,400       0.85%
24 Mali1,240,192478,841       0.83%
25 South Africa1,221,037471,445       0.82%
26 Colombia1,141,748440,831       0.76%
27 Ethiopia1,104,300426,400       0.74%
28 Bolivia1,098,581424,164       0.74%
29 Mauritania1,025,520395,960       0.69%
30 Egypt1,002,000387,000       0.67%
31 Tanzania945,087364,900       0.63%
32 Nigeria923,768356,669       0.62%
33 Venezuela912,050352,140       0.61%
34 Namibia824,268318,252       0.55%
35 Mozambique801,590309,500       0.54%
36 Pakistan796,095307,374       0.59%
37 Turkey783,562302,535       0.53%
38 Chile756,102291,933       0.51%
39 Zambia752,612290,585       0.51%
40 Burma676,578261,228       0.45%
41 Afghanistan652,090251,770       0.44%
42 France640,294247,219       0.43%
43 Somalia637,657246,201       0.43%
44 Central African Republic622,984240,535       0.42%
45 South Sudan619,745239,285       0.42%
46 Ukraine603,500233,000       0.41%
47 Madagascar587,041226,658       0.39%
48 Botswana582,000225,000       0.39%
49 Kenya580,367224,081       0.39%
50 Yemen527,968203,850       0.35%
51 Thailand513,120198,120       0.34%
52 Spain505,992195,365       0.34%
53 Turkmenistan488,100188,500       0.33%
54 Cameroon475,442183,569       0.32%
55 Papua New Guinea462,840178,700       0.31%
56 Sweden450,295173,860       0.30%
57 Uzbekistan447,400172,700       0.30%
58 Morocco446,550172,410       0.30%
59 Iraq435,244168,049       0.29%
60 Paraguay406,752157,048       0.27%
61 Zimbabwe390,757150,872       0.26%
62 Japan377,930145,920       0.25%
63 Germany357,114137,882       0.24%
64 Republic of the Congo342,000132,000       0.23%
65 Finland338,424130,666       0.23%
66 Vietnam331,212127,882       0.22%
67 Malaysia330,803127,724       0.22%
68 Norway323,782125,013       0.22%
69 Côte d'Ivoire322,463124,504       0.22%
70 Poland312,685120,728       0.21%
71 Oman309,500119,500       0.21%
72 Italy301,336116,346       0.20%
73 Philippines300,000115,800       0.20%
74 Burkina Faso272,967105,393       0.18%
75 New Zealand270,467104,428       0.18%
76 Gabon267,668103,347       0.18%
77 Western Sahara266,000103,000       0.18%
78 Ecuador256,36998,985       0.20%
79 Guinea245,85794,926       0.17%
80 United Kingdom242,90093,800       0.16%
81 Uganda241,55093,260       0.16%
82 Ghana238,53392,098       0.16%
83 Romania238,39192,043       0.16%
84 Laos236,80091,400       0.16%
85 Guyana214,96983,000       0.14%
86 Belarus207,60080,200       0.14%
87 Kyrgyzstan199,95177,202       0.13%
88 Senegal196,72275,955       0.13%
89 Syria185,18071,500       0.12%
90 Cambodia181,03569,898       0.12%
91 Uruguay176,21568,037       0.12%
92 Suriname163,82063,250       0.11%
93 Tunisia163,61063,170       0.11%
94 Nepal147,18156,827       0.10%
95 Bangladesh143,99855,598       0.10%
96 Tajikistan143,10055,300       0.10%
97 Greece131,95750,949       0.09%
98 Nicaragua130,37350,337       0.09%
99 North Korea120,53846,540       0.08%
100 Malawi118,48445,747       0.08%
101 Eritrea117,60045,400       0.08%
102 Benin112,62243,484       0.08%
103 Honduras112,49243,433       0.08%
104 Liberia111,36943,000       0.07%
105 Bulgaria110,87942,811       0.07%
106 Cuba109,88642,427       0.07%
107 Guatemala108,88942,042       0.07%
108 Iceland103,00040,000       0.07%
109 South Korea99,82838,544       0.07%
110 Hungary93,02835,918       0.06%
111 Portugal92,09035,560       0.06%
112 Jordan89,34234,495       0.06%
113 Serbia88,36134,116       0.06%
114 Azerbaijan86,60033,400       0.06%
115 Austria83,87132,383       0.06%
116 United Arab Emirates83,60032,300       0.06%
117 Czech Republic78,86530,450       0.05%
118 Panama75,41729,119       0.05%
119 Sierra Leone71,74027,700       0.05%
120 Ireland70,27327,133       0.05%
121 Georgia69,70026,900       0.05%
122 Sri Lanka65,61025,330       0.04%
123 Lithuania65,30025,200       0.04%
124 Latvia64,55924,926       0.04%
125 Svalbard and Jan Mayen62,42224,101       0.04%
126 Togo56,78521,925       0.04%
127 Croatia56,59421,851       0.04%
128 Bosnia and Herzegovina51,19719,767       0.03%
129 Costa Rica51,10019,700       0.03%
130 Slovakia49,03718,933       0.03%
131 Dominican Republic48,67118,792       0.03%
132 Estonia45,22717,462       0.03%
133 Denmark43,09416,639       0.03%
134 Switzerland41,27715,937       0.03%
135 Bhutan38,39414,824       0.03%
136 Netherlands37,35414,422       0.03%
137 Republic of China (Taiwan)36,18813,972       0.02%
138 Guinea-Bissau36,12513,948       0.02%
139 Moldova33,84613,068       0.02%
140 Belgium30,52811,787       0.02%
141 Lesotho30,35511,720       0.02%
142 Armenia29,74311,484       0.02%
143 Solomon Islands28,89611,157       0.02%
144 Albania28,74811,100       0.02%
145 Equatorial Guinea28,05110,831       0.02%
146 Burundi27,83410,747       0.02%
147 Haiti27,75010,710       0.02%
148 Rwanda26,33810,169       0.02%
149 Macedonia25,7139,928       0.02%
150 Djibouti23,2009,000       0.02%
151 Belize22,9668,867       0.02%
152 Israel22,0728,522       0.01%
153 El Salvador21,0418,124       0.01%
154 Slovenia20,2737,827       0.01%
155 New Caledonia18,5757,172       0.01%
156 Fiji18,2727,055       0.01%
157 Kuwait17,8186,880       0.01%
158 Swaziland17,3646,704       0.01%
159 East Timor14,8745,743    <0.01%
160 The Bahamas13,9435,383    <0.01%
161 Montenegro13,8125,333    <0.01%
162 Vanuatu12,1894,706    <0.01%
163 Falkland Islands12,1734,700    <0.01%
164 Qatar11,5864,473    <0.01%
165 The Gambia11,2954,361    <0.01%
166 Jamaica10,9914,244    <0.01%
167 Lebanon10,4524,036    <0.01%
168 Cyprus9,2513,572    <0.01%
169 Puerto Rico8,8703,420    <0.01%
170 French Southern and Antarctic Lands7,4472,875    <0.01%
171 Palestinian territories6,0202,320    <0.01%
172 Brunei5,7652,226    <0.01%
173 Trinidad and Tobago5,1301,980    <0.01%
174 Cape Verde4,0331,557    <0.01%
175 French Polynesia4,0001,500    <0.01%
176 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands3,9031,507    <0.01%
177 Samoa2,8421,097    <0.01%
178 Luxembourg2,586998    <0.01%
179 Comoros2,235863    <0.01%
180 Mauritius1,969760    <0.01%
181 Faroe Islands1,393538    <0.001%
182 Hong Kong1,104426    <0.001%
183 São Tomé and Príncipe964372    <0.001%
184 Turks and Caicos Islands948366    <0.001%
185 Bahrain758293    <0.001%
186 Dominica751290    <0.001%
187 Tonga747288    <0.001%
188 Kiribati726280    <0.001%
189 Singapore710270    <0.001%
190 Federated States of Micronesia702271    <0.001%
191 Isle of Man572221    <0.001%
192 Guam549212    <0.001%
193 Saint Lucia539208    <0.001%
194 Andorra468181    <0.001%
195 Northern Mariana Islands464179    <0.001%
196 Palau459177    <0.001%
197 Seychelles452175    <0.01%
198 Curaçao444171    <0.001%
199 Antigua and Barbuda442171    <0.001%
200 Barbados430170    <0.001%
201 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines389150    <0.001%
202 United States Virgin Islands347134    <0.001%
203 Grenada344133    <0.001%
204 Malta316122    <0.001%
205 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha308119    <0.001%
206 Maldives300120    <0.001%
207 Cayman Islands264102    <0.001%
208 Saint Kitts and Nevis261101    <0.001%
209 Niue260100    <0.001%
210 Saint Pierre and Miquelon24293    <0.001%
211 Cook Islands23691    <0.001%
212 American Samoa19977    <0.001%
213 Marshall Islands18170    <0.001%
214 Aruba18069    <0.001%
215 Liechtenstein16062    <0.001%
216 British Virgin Islands15158    <0.001%
217 Wallis and Futuna14255    <0.0001%
218 Jersey11645    <0.0001%
219 Montserrat10239    <0.0001%
220 Anguilla9135    <0.0001%
221 Guernsey7830    <0.0001%
222 San Marino6124    <0.0001%
223 British Indian Ocean Territory6023    <0.0001%
224 Saint Martin5622    <0.0001%
225 Bermuda5421    <0.0001%
226 Pitcairn Islands4718    <0.0001%
227 Norfolk Island3614    <0.0001%
228 Sint Maarten3413    <0.0001%
229 Macau3012    <0.0001%
230 Tuvalu2610    <0.0001%
231 Saint Barthélemy249.3    <0.0001%
232 Nauru218.1    <0.0001%
233 Tokelau124.6    <0.00001%
234 Gibraltar62.3    <0.00001%
235 Monaco20.77    <0.00001%
236 Vatican City0.440.17    <0.000001%

Friday, July 15, 2011

Most Polluted Towns/Cities of the World

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Following is the Blacksmith Institute's list of the world's most polluted towns/cities:

1. Sumgayit, Azerbaijan

It is located near the Caspian Sea, about 31 kilometres away from the national capital, Baku. Population: 308,700 approximately. Type of Pollutants: Organic chemicals, oil, heavy metals. including mercury

2. Linfen, China

A prefecture level city. It is situated on the banks of river Fen in southern Shanxi province of China. Population: 4,316,612 approximately.Type of Pollutants: Flyash, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, PM-2.5, PM-10, sulfur dioxide, volatile organic compounds, arsenic, lead.

3. Tianying, China

This town is in the northwest of Anhui Province in China. Population: 26,095 approximately. Type of Pollutants: Lead and other heavy metals.

4. Sukinda, India

It is a town in Jajpur district of Orissa. Type of Pollutants: Hexavalent chromium and other metals.

5. La Oroya, Peru

It is situated on the River Mantaro in central Peru, about 176 km east-north-east of the national capital, Lima. Population: 33,000 approximately. Type of Pollutants: Lead, copper, zinc, and sulfur dioxide.

6. Dzerzinsk, Russia

The city is situated along the Oka river, about 400 kilometres east of Moscow. Population: 240,800 approximately. Type of Pollutants: Chemicals and toxic byproducts, including Sarin, VX gas, etc. Also lead, phenols.

7. Norilsk, Russia

It is the northernmost city in Siberia. Population: 175,300 approximately. Type of Pollutants: Air pollution particulates, sulfur dioxide, heavy metals, phenols, hydrogen sulfide.

8. Chernobyl, Ukraine

The city was the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster that took place on April 26, 1986 when testing in the Chernobyl power plant triggered a fiery meltdown of the reactor's core. Thirty people were killed in the accident, 135,000 were evacuated and one hundred times more radiation was released than by the atom bombs dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Type of pollutants: Radioactive dust including uranium, plutonium, cesium-137, strontium, and other metals

9. Kabwe, Zambia

It is the capital of the Zambian Central Province. Population: 210,000 approximately. Type of Pollutants: Lead, cadmium.

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