Intriguing geographical facts about the world

The world we live in has a lot of interesting things that are just waiting to be discovered. The facts mentioned below are just a few of these things: - 35% of the total population of Australia lives in the New South Wales state. - Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, is the most densely populated city in the world. - The southern Chinese city of Beihai is the fastest growing city in the world with a population increase of 10.58% per year. - 78% (about 110 million people) of the total Russian population lives in the European part of Rusia which represents only 25% of its total area. - The US Yellowstone National Park has one of the largest high-altitude lakes in North America : Yellowstone Lake. Also, the park has one of the world's largest petrified forests. - The Annapurna I peak (8,091 m or 26,545 ft) in north-central Nepal is the peak with the highest fatality rate (38%) of any of the eight-thousanders. - The rock of Gibraltar has a height of 426 m (1,398 ft) and 40% of the total land area of Gibraltar is a Nature Reserve. - The Republic of Zaire was the former name of the present Democratic Republic of Congo. - Vienna and Bratislava are the two closest capital cities in the world with only 64 km (40 mi) distance between them. - Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia, is the only nation capital that borders two countries (Austria and Hungary). - Brasilia is the capital city of Brazil. - In 1997, the capital city of Kazakhstan was moved from Almaty to Astana. - Brazil has the largest Roman Catholic community in the world: 145 million people or 74% of its total population. - Russia has the largest Orthodox community in the world: 100 million people or 70% of its total population. - The total number of centenarians (persons that live to or beyond the age of 100 years) in Japan is estimated at 47,756 people. - The US city of Seattle has an average of 226 cloudy days per year. - Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan is the largest stadium in United States with an official capacity of 109,901. - With 2,7 million people, Jamaica is equal to the US state of Nevada from the total population point of view. - With 1,82 million people, Botswana is equal to the US state of Nebraska from the total population point of view. - Belgium’s GDP is about the same with that of the US state of Ohio (approximately 471 billion $).