 ¾ of earth is water  Countries of the World: 196 Countries of the World  Earth's Circumference at the Equator: 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 km) 

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 ¾ of earth is water  Countries of the World: 196 Countries of the World  Earth's Circumference at the Equator: 24, miles (40, km)  Earth's Circumference Between the North and South Poles: 24, miles (40,008 km)  Earth's Diameter at the Equator: 7, miles (12,756.1 km)  Earth's Diameter at the Poles: 7, miles (12,713.5 km)  Average Distance from the Earth to the Sun: 93,020,000 miles (149,669,180 km)  Average Distance from the Earth to the Moon: 238,857 miles (384,403.1 km)

 Seven billion as of Nov  World Population Growth: 1.092% estimate (this means at the current rate of growth, the earth's population will double in about 64 years) World Population Growth

 Countries of the World: 196 Countries of the World  Earth's Circumference at the Equator: 24, miles (40, km)  Earth's Circumference Between the North and South Poles: 24, miles (40,008 km)  Earth's Diameter at the Equator: 7, miles (12,756.1 km)  Earth's Diameter at the Poles: 7, miles (12,713.5 km)  Average Distance from the Earth to the Sun: 93,020,000 miles (149,669,180 km)  Average Distance from the Earth to the Moon: 238,857 miles (384,403.1 km)

 Highest Elevation on Earth - Mt. Everest, Asia: 29,035 feet (8850 m) Highest Elevation on EarthMt. Everest  Tallest Mountain on Earth from Base to Peak - Mauna Kea, Hawaii: 33,480 feet (rising to 13,796 feet above sea level) (10204 m; 4205 m)  Point Farthest From the Center of the Earth - The peak of the volcano Chimborazo in Ecuador at 20,561 feet (6267 m) is farthest from the center of the earth due to its location near the equator and the oblateness of the Earth.oblateness of the Earth  Lowest Elevation on Land - Dead Sea: 1369 feet below sea level ( m) Lowest Elevation on Land  Deepest Point in the Ocean - Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench, Western Pacific Ocean: 35,840 feet (10924 m) Deepest Point in the Ocean  Highest Temperature Recorded: 135.8°F - Al Aziziyah, Libya, September 13, 1922 (57.7°C)  Lowest Temperature Recorded: °F - Vostok, Antarctica, July 21, 1983 (-89.2°C)