By: Abigail Jacobson

Population: Fun Fact: 307,006,550 The United States is one of the most powerful countries on earth and it is the third largest country in the world.

Population: Fun Fact: 106,350,434 Mexico City is the oldest capital city in North America.

Population: Fun Fact: 33,311,400 Canada is the world's second largest country in the world.

Population: Fun Fact: 45,012,096 Colombia is the oldest democracy in South America.

Population: Fun Fact: 27,935,000 Christopher Columbus was the first European to find the coast.

Population: Fun Fact: 13,481,424 Ecuador has one of the greatest densities of volcanoes in the world.

Population: Fun Fact: 191,971,506 Brazil is the largest country in South America and has the most species of monkeys in the world.

Population: Fun Fact 28,836,700 The Avocado and Tomato are originally from Peru.

Population: Fun Fact: 16,803,952 Chile has one of the world’s largest and most deserted deserts called Atacama.

Population: Fun Fact: 39,882,980 The Tango is an Argentinean dance.

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Population: Fun Fact: 4,425,675 The Titanic was built in northern Ireland

Population: Fun Fact: 50 million Windsor Castle is the largest royal home in the world.

Population: Fun Fact: 62,277,432 The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States from France.

Population: Fun Fact: 45,555,716 Madrid, Spain’s capital, is located directly in the center of the country.

Population: Fun Fact: 10,622,413 Some of the most well known explorers, like Vasco da Gama, were Portuguese.

Population: Fun Fact: 82,110,097 Germany has the largest train station in Europe and has one of the oldest roadways in the world.

Population: Fun Fact: 59,832,179 Italy boasts some of the worlds greatest inventions, like the thermometer.

Population: Fun Fact: 38,125,759 Almost all Poles have finish secondary education.

Population: Fun Fact: 9,219,637 Sweden is a Constitutional Monarchy and Parliamentary Democracy.

Population: Fun Fact: 4,768,212 Norway means “Path to the North.”

Population: Fun Fact: 141,950,000 Russia is the largest county in the world.

Population: Fun Fact: 1,324,655,000 China has the greatest population density in the world.

Population: Fun Fact: 2,641,216 M ongolia has one of the lowest population densities in the world and is situated next to China.

Population: Fun Fact: 127,704,000 In Japanese school the teachers move from class to class and the students stay in one classroom.

Population: Fun Fact: 7,308,800 Israel has two official languages, Arabic and Hebrew. The city of Jerusalem has been fought over for centuries.

Population: Fun Fact: 30,711,152 The vast majority of the Iraqi population is Muslim.

Population: Fun Fact: 86,210,781 In Vietnamese schools a gong is used, instead of a bell, to signal to the students to switch classes.

Population: Fun Fact: 1,139,964,932 In the last years, India has never invaded a country.

Population: Fun Fact: 24,645,686 Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East.

Population: Fun Fact: 28,809,526 Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world is located in Nepal.

Population: Fun Fact: 81,527,172 Egypt is home to the Pyramids, one of the Wonders of the World.

Population: Fun Fact: 48,687,000 South Africa is the most advanced country in Africa.

Population: Fun Fact: 41,347,723 North Sudan consists largely of desert.

Population: Fun Fact: 151,212,254 There are over 300 languages spoken in Nigeria.

Population: Fun Fact: 8,926,326 Somalia is the only country in the world where everyone speaks one language.

Population: Fun Fact: 31,605,616 Moroccan cuisine is a mixture of European and African cuisine.

Population: Fun Fact: 21,431,800 Australia is the largest country in the world and has the smallest population density in the world.

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§ World Geography Studies (One Credit). (c) Knowledge and skills. (7) Geography. The student understands the growth, distribution, movement, and characteristics of world population. The student is expected to: (C) describe trends in past world population growth and distribution; and (D) develop and defend hypotheses on likely population patterns for the future.