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[Pete Richards]

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AUSTRALIA
COUNTRY AS WELL CONTINENT



Australia is the only country in the world which covers a whole continent, every other continent has more than one country. It is the only country that is also a continent, and the only continent that is also a country. It is the sixth largest country in the world with a total area of 7,686,850 sq km (2,967,909 sq. mi), making it slightly smaller than the contiguous 48 states of the United States and 31.5 times larger than the United Kingdom. The photo is of olgas in Northern Territory of Australia

[Pete Richards]

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CANADA
COUNTRY OF LAKES



Canada has an extremely large number of lakes. More than 60 percent of the world's lakes are in Canada, this is because of the deranged
drainage system that dominates the country. Canada has a huge number of lakes (the exact total number is unknown). Part of the reason is
that Canada has at least 3 million lakes and in some regions, there are as many as 30 lakes for every 100 sq km (39 sq mi). The picture of Peyto Lake.

[Pete Richards]

[3]
MONGOLIA
LEAST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTRY



The country with the world's lowest population density is Mongolia with a population density of approximately 4,4 people per square mile (1,7 people/sq km). Mongolia's 2.5 million people occupy over 600,000 square miles of land (about 1,560,000 sq km). Most of that population is in urban areas, since development in Mongolia's vast deserts and grazing lands is hindered in part by drought and dust storms, leaving those parts of the country nearly as empty as they were in Genghis Khan's time.

[Pete Richards]

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LIBYA
COUNTRY OF DESERTS



Country with the highest percentage of desert is Libya (99%). The Libyan Desert, which covers most of Libya, is one of the most arid places on earth. In some places, decades may pass without rain, and even in the highlands rainfall seldom happens, once every 5–10 years. The picture is Libyan Desert.

[Pete Richards]

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SURINAME
COUNTRY OF JUNGLES



The estimated forest area is 14.8 million hectares (57 000 sq mi), which is 91% of the total land area (16.3 million hectares or 63 000 sq mi). Suriname's extensive forest cover and low population, about 400,000 concentrated in the capital and coastal cities, give it one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world. Only 5 percent of the population lives in the rainforest; this includes indigenous peoples and six tribes of Maroons-descendants of escaped slaves who recreated forest communities centuries ago and today retain their traditional West African style. The photo is of central Suriname Nature Reserve.

[Pete Richards]

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UKRAINE
FASTEST DISAPPEARING NATION



The country with the highest decrease in the natural birth rate is Ukraine, with a natural decrease of 0.8% each year. Ukraine is expected to lose
28% of their population between now and 2050 (from 46.8 million now to 33.4 million in 2050).

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