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« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2012, 02:37:59 AM »
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Most lakes in the world – Canada



With over 3 million lakes 9% of Canadian territory is actually fresh water and over 60% of all the lakes in the world are found within its borders.
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« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2012, 02:39:14 AM »
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Least likely place to meet your neighbor – Mongolia



At 4 people per square mile Mongolia is the least densely populated country on Earth. Compare this to the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong that has the highest population density in the world with 340,000 people per square mile.
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« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2012, 02:40:27 AM »
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Largest number of tanks – Russia



It is a strange title to hold, but Russia has by far the most tanks of any army in the world (21,000). Unfortunately for the motherland most of these outdated machines are tributes to its past, and although outnumbered (16,000), the United States has a much more advanced tank inventory.
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« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2012, 02:45:09 AM »
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The land of no rivers – Saudi Arabia



Sounds a bit strange doesn’t it? For a country as big as Saudi Arabia there has to be at least some sort of flowing water. Well, there isn’t. Most of their fresh water comes from desalinization plants or underground reservoirs.
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« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2012, 02:46:39 AM »
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Youngest population of any country – Niger



Generally the worlds youngest country is determined by calculating the portion of the population that is younger than 15. Presently it is Niger that holds this distinction with roughly half of its population having barely reached puberty (49%).
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« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2012, 02:47:54 AM »
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Most diverse country in the world – India



In almost every category – culturally, economically, climatically, racially, linguistically, ethnically, and religiously India is either the most diverse countries in the world, or the runner-up.

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