Facts from around the world

If you are interested in talking points about our planet and the people who live on it, here are a few. How many did you already know?

Where is the world’s hottest place?

The highest air temperature ever recorded on Earth was 56.7C at Death Valley National Park on July 10, 1913.

Where is the world’s coldest place?

On the high ridge of the East Antarctic Plateau, the temperature can drop to as low as -93.2C which was recorded in August, 2010.

Where is the world’s most populated city?

At a whopping 24,150,000 permanent inhabitants, Shanghai is the only city that is home to over 24 million people in one city.

Where is the world’s least populated city?

With a population of just 842, the city-state of Vatican City is the smallest city and state in the world.

Where is the world’s wealthiest city?

Tokyo tops the charts with a GDP of $1,520 billion, beating New York City by a mere $310 billion.

Where is the world’s poorest city in the poorest country?

Kinshasa, Congo is the poorest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is also the poorest country in the world, at a GDP of $55 billion. Many of its residents live on less $1 a day.

What is the highest point in the world?
Towering 8.848 metres in the air, the top of Mount Everest is the closest you can get to touching outer space while still standing on Earth.

Where is the lowest point in the world?

The Challenger Deep trench is the lowest known natural point in the world. At 10.91km below sea level at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Only three people have ever made it to the bottom in a submersible, one of whom was filmmaker James Cameron.

What is the most photographed place in the U.S.?

The Guggenheim building in New York. Geotagged data was culled by Sightsmap using a Google-based image sharing software, and can showed that this building is the most snapped.

Where is the wettest spot on Earth?

Mawsynram – in this city in India, it rains an average of 1.187 metres per year, and has a record of 2.54 metres in 1985 – much more than any rain forest!

Where is the driest spot on Earth?

The Atacama Desert – the 600 miles of South America’s Atacama desert is recorded as the driest place on Earth. It has an average of only 10.16cm of rain every hundred years.

Where is the most expensive city to live in?
Singapore – this city has recently beat out Tokyo, Japan, for the title of “most expensive city” in 2014. Cars can cost between 4-6 times as much in Singapore from what they cost in the US or UK … (for example, a Toyota Prius actually costs about $150,000 there).

Where is the least expensive city to live in?

Mumbai, India – at the other end of the spectrum, Mumbai, India, is the cheapest place to live in the world, according to the Worldwide Cost of Living Index, 2014. By comparison, a loaf of bread that would cost $3.36 in Singapore, would only cost $0.91 in Mumbai. Poverty brings the cost of living down.

What country consumes the most food per capita?

People in the United States eat an average of 3,770 calories per day each.

Where is the world’s oldest city?
Damascus – there’s a bit of controversy over which city gets to officially claim the title of “oldest continuously inhabited city. However, Damascus is the safest bet, with evidence of civilisation that extends back over 11,000 years.

Which is the youngest country in the world?

The people of South Sudan were formally recognised as an independent country in 2011, making it the youngest country in the world to-date.

Which is the world’s most visited city?

After a several years of competition with Bangkok, London has regained its place as the world’s most visited city (according to MasterCard’s 2014 Global Destinations City Index). The city sees about 18.69 million international visitors annually, generating$19.3 billion in revenue for their city.

What is the world’s least popular country?

On the same rating scale as above, Iran has come in dead last (at a 79% negativity rating) for many years. Only 15% of people polled viewed Iran in a positive light.

Where is the world’s most dangerous city to live in?

San Pedro, Honduras – This city averages over three murders a day. The violence stems from the city’s role as a major hub for illegal drug and arms trafficking.

Which country consumes the most caffeine in the world?

The strong coffee in Sweden will put a spring in your step, and hair on your tongue. The Swedes consume an average of 388 mg of caffeine in coffee per person, per day (that’s almost 5 Red Bulls).

Which country in the world drinks the most alcohol?

In the little country of Belarus, each person above the age of 16 drinks an average of 17.5 litres of alcohol every year.

Which country is the most bicycle friendly in the world?

By comparing cities using the average number of bicycle trips made daily, one city reigns supreme: Groningen in the Netherlands. About 50 percent of the population commute via bike daily, making it the city with the greatest proportion of cyclists. However, many other cities in the Netherlands have a great bicycling tradition.

Where is the world’s most energy efficient city?

All of the energy and heat used by the citizens of Reykjavik, Iceland come from geothermal plants and renewable hydropower making it the most sustainable and energy efficient city in the world. This city has also been replacing traditional buses with hydrogen-fuelled buses, from which the only emissions are water.

Which country has the longest life expectancy in the world?

According to the World Health Organisation’s study from 2013, Monaco tops the charts for longest living citizens with an average life expectancy of 87.2 years. Men in Monaco live an average 85.3 years, and women live longer to an average of 89 years.

Which country has the shortest life expectancy?

On the opposite side of that coin, the population of Sierra Leone live only to an average of 47 years. The men of Sierra Leone live to an average of 47 years old, whereas women live a little longer, an average of 48 years. Poverty plays a big role in their short life expectancy.

What country would qualify as the most stressed-out nation in the world because of their living conditions?

By looking at the homicide rate, the GDP per capita, income inequality, corruption, lack of education opportunities and unemployment numbers, Nigeria’s people are, hands-down, the most stressed out population in the world.

Which foreign city is the world’s most well-connected one for internet use?

Considering the average connection speed, availability, (including free access), openness to innovation, support of public data, and privacy/security, Seoul, South Korea is the champion of internet-connectedness. With 10,000 government supported free WiFi spots dotting the city, and an internet speed that goes unchallenged globally, Seoul is an internet junkie’s paradise.