200 Interesting Facts About the World You Need to Know

Are you curious about the world we live in? From the largest country by population to the largest migration in history, there are countless interesting facts about the world that are sure to fascinate and inspire you. In this article, we have compiled 200 intriguing and surprising facts about the world that you may not have known before. Whether you're a trivia enthusiast or simply looking to expand your knowledge, these facts are sure to pique your interest and broaden your perspective.

200 Fascinating Facts About the World You Need to Know

The world is the planet Earth, which is the third planet from the Sun.
Earth is the only known planet in the universe that can support life.
The world is approximately 4.54 billion years old.
The world has a circumference of approximately 40,075 km (24,901 miles) at the equator.
The world has a total surface area of approximately 510.1 million square kilometers (196.9 million square miles).
The world is made up of seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
The highest point on Earth is Mount Everest, which is located in the Himalayan mountain range and has an elevation of 8,848 meters (29,029 feet).
The lowest point on Earth is the Challenger Deep, which is located in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean and has a depth of approximately 10,920 meters (35,827 feet).
The world's largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean, which covers approximately 63.8 million square miles (165.2 million square kilometers).
The world's largest desert is the Sahara Desert, which covers approximately 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers) in North Africa.
The world's longest river is the Nile River, which flows through Egypt and Sudan and is approximately 4,135 miles (6,650 kilometers) long.
The world's largest waterfall is Victoria Falls, which is located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe and has a height of approximately 355 feet (108 meters).
The world's largest island is Greenland, which is located in the Arctic Ocean and has an area of approximately 836,330 square miles (2.16 million square kilometers).
The world's largest lake by volume is the Caspian Sea, which is located between Europe and Asia and has a volume of approximately 78,200 cubic kilometers (18,800 cubic miles).
The world's largest country by land area is Russia, which covers approximately 6.6 million square miles (17.1 million square kilometers).
The world's smallest country by land area is Vatican City, which covers approximately 0.17 square miles (0.44 square kilometers).
The world's most populous country is China, which has a population of approximately 1.4 billion people.
The world's least populous country is Vatican City, which has a population of approximately 800 people.
The world's largest city by population is Tokyo, Japan, with a population of approximately 37 million people.
The world's smallest city by population is Hum, Croatia, with a population of approximately 20 people.
The world's tallest building is the Burj Khalifa, which is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and has a height of approximately 828 meters (2,716 feet).
The world's longest bridge is the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, which is located in China and has a length of approximately 102.4 miles (165 kilometers).
The world's longest tunnel is the Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is located in Switzerland and has a length of approximately 35.5 miles (57 kilometers).
The world's largest dam by volume is the Three Gorges Dam, which is located in China and has a volume of approximately 39.3 million cubic meters (51.3 million cubic yards).
The world's largest diamond is the Cullinan Diamond, which was discovered in South Africa in 1905 and has a weight of approximately 3,106 carats.
The world's largest gold deposit is the Witwatersrand Basin, which is located in South Africa and has produced approximately 50% of all gold ever mined.
The world's largest oil reserves are located in Venezuela, with an estimated 300 billion barrels of oil.
The world's largest exporter of oil is Saudi Arabia.
The world's largest producer of coffee is Brazil.
The world's largest producer of bananas is India.
The world's largest producer of cocoa beans is Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
The world's largest producer of tea is China.
The world's largest producer of rice is China.
The world's largest producer of wheat is China.
The world's largest producer of soybeans is the United States.
The world's largest producer of corn is the United States.
The world's largest producer of sugar is Brazil.
The world's largest producer of cotton is China.
The world's largest producer of fish is China.
The world's largest exporter of fish is Norway.
The world's largest hydroelectric power station is the Three Gorges Dam in China, which has a capacity of approximately 22.5 gigawatts.
The world's largest wind farm is the Gansu Wind Farm in China, which has a capacity of approximately 7.9 gigawatts.
The world's largest solar power plant is the Bhadla Solar Park in India, which has a capacity of approximately 2.25 gigawatts.
The world's largest nuclear power plant is the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, which has a capacity of approximately 8.2 gigawatts.
The world's largest aircraft by wingspan is the Stratolaunch, which has a wingspan of approximately 385 feet (117 meters).
The world's largest passenger airline by capacity is the Airbus A380, which can carry up to 853 passengers.
The world's largest cargo airline is FedEx Express, which operates a fleet of over 650 aircraft.
The world's fastest land animal is the cheetah, which can run at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour).
The world's fastest bird is the peregrine falcon, which can dive at speeds of up to 240 miles per hour (386 kilometers per hour).
The world's largest bird is the ostrich, which can grow up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall.
The world's smallest bird is the bee hummingbird, which measures only 2.4 inches (6.1 centimeters) long.
The world's largest land animal is the elephant, which can weigh up to 22,000 pounds (10,000 kilograms).
The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs only 0.063 ounces (1.8 grams).
The world's longest snake is the reticulated python, which can grow up to 30 feet (9.1 meters) long.
The world's largest fish is the whale shark, which can grow up to 40 feet (12.2 meters) long.
The world's smallest fish is the Paedocypris fish, which measures only 0.3 inches (7.9 millimeters) long.
The world's oldest tree is a bristlecone pine named Methuselah, which is approximately 4,850 years old.
The world's largest flower is the Rafflesia arnoldii, which can measure upto 3 feet (91 centimeters) in diameter and weigh up to 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms).
The world's tallest tree is a coast redwood named Hyperion, which measures approximately 379 feet (115.7 meters) tall.
The world's largest land mammal migration occurs in Africa, where millions of wildebeest and other grazing animals travel in search of food and water.
The world's longest river is the Nile River in Africa, which stretches approximately 4,135 miles (6,650 kilometers).
The world's highest waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela, which drops approximately 3,212 feet (979 meters) from the top to the bottom.
The world's largest desert is the Sahara Desert in North Africa, which covers approximately 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers).
The world's largest island is Greenland, which has an area of approximately 836,000 square miles (2.2 million square kilometers).
The world's highest mountain is Mount Everest, which reaches a height of approximately 29,029 feet (8,848 meters).
The world's deepest oceanic trench is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, which reaches a depth of approximately 36,070 feet (10,994 meters).
The world's largest glacier is the Lambert Glacier in Antarctica, which is approximately 250 miles (400 kilometers) long and up to 60 miles (100 kilometers) wide.
The world's largest natural arch is the Landscape Arch in Arches National Park in Utah, which has a span of approximately 290 feet (88 meters).
The world's largest cave is the Hang Son Doong Cave in Vietnam, which has chambers that are approximately 650 feet (200 meters) wide and 500 feet (150 meters) high.
The world's largest hot spring is the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park in the United States, which measures approximately 370 feet (112 meters) in diameter.
The world's largest salt flat is the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, which has an area of approximately 4,086 square miles (10,582 square kilometers).
The world's largest river delta is the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta in Bangladesh and India, which covers approximately 59,000 square miles (153,000 square kilometers).
The world's largest coral reef system is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, which is approximately 1,430 miles (2,300 kilometers) long.
The world's largest canyon is the Grand Canyon in the United States, which measures approximately 277 miles (446 kilometers) long and up to 18 miles (29 kilometers) wide.
The world's largest saltwater lake is the Caspian Sea, which has an area of approximately 143,000 square miles (371,000 square kilometers).
The world's largest freshwater lake by volume is Lake Baikal in Russia, which contains approximately 20% of the world's freshwater.
The world's largest island country is Indonesia, which is made up of approximately 17,500 islands.
The world's largest continent is Asia, which covers approximately 30% of the Earth's land area.
The world's largest country by land area is Russia, which covers approximately 11% of the Earth's land area.
The world's most populous country is China, with a population of approximately 1.4 billion people.
The world's largest city by population is Tokyo, Japan, with a population of approximately 38 million people in the greater metropolitan area.
The world's largest economy by GDP is the United States, followed by China and Japan.
The world's most visited city by international tourists is Bangkok, Thailand.
The world's most spoken language is Mandarin Chinese, with over 1 billion speakers.
The world's second most spoken language is Spanish, with over 460 million speakers.
The world's third most spoken language is English, with over 380 million speakers.
The world's longest highway is the Pan-American Highway, which spans approximately 19,000 miles (30,000 kilometers) from Alaska to Argentina.
The world's longest railway is the Trans-Siberian Railway, which spans approximately 5,772 miles (9,289 kilometers) from Moscow to Vladivostok.
The world's busiest airport by passenger traffic is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the United States.
The world's busiest seaport by container traffic is the Port of Shanghai in China.
The world's largest oil producer is the United States, followed by Russia and Saudi Arabia.
The world's largest natural gas producer is the United States, followed by Russia and Iran.
The world's largest wind farm is the Gansu Wind Farm in China, which has a capacity of approximately 6,000 megawatts.
The world's largest solar power plant is the Tengger Desert Solar Park in China, which has a capacity of approximately 1,547 megawatts.
The world's largest hydroelectric power plant is the Three Gorges Dam in China, which has a capacity of approximately 22,500 megawatts.
The world's largest nuclear power plant by capacity is the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.
The world's largest dam by volume is the Syncrude Tailings Dam in Canada, which holds approximately 540 million cubic meters of tailings.
The world's largest airport by area is the King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia, which covers approximately 300 square kilometers.
The world's largest indoor water park is the Tropical Islands Resort in Germany, which has an area of approximately 107,000 square feet (10,000 square meters).
The world's largest outdoor water park is the Chime-Long Water Park in China, which has an area of approximately 1.2 million square feet (116,000 square meters).
The world's largest swimming pool is the San Alfonso del Mar resort pool in Chile, which measures approximately 3,323 feet (1,015 meters) in length.
The world's largest aquarium by water volume is the Georgia Aquarium in the United States, which holds approximately 10 million gallons (38 million liters) of water.
The world's largest theme park is Walt Disney World in Florida, United States, which covers approximately 25,000 acres (10,117 hectares).
The world's largest stadium by capacity is the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in North Korea, which has a capacity of approximately 150,000 people.
The world's largest shopping mall by area is the Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates, which has a total area of approximately 12.1 million square feet (1.1 million square meters).
The world's largest movie theater is the Kinepolis Madrid in Spain, which has 25 screens and a seating capacity of approximately 9,200 people.
The world's largest library by number of items held is the Library of Congress in the United States, which holds approximately 170 million items.
The world's largest museum by area is the Louvre Museum in France, which covers approximately 782,910 square feet (72,735 square meters).
The world's largest zoo by area is the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in the United States, which covers approximately 1,800 acres (728 hectares).
The world's largest botanical garden by area is the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in England, which covers approximately 330 acres (134 hectares).
The world's largest casino is the WinStar World Casino and Resort in Oklahoma, United States, which covers approximately 600,000 square feet (56,000 square meters).
The world's largest office building by floor area is the Pentagon in the United States, which covers approximately 6.6 million square feet (617,000 square meters).
The world's largest church by seating capacity is St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, which can hold approximately 60,000 people.
The world's largest dam by surface area is the Itaipu Dam on the border of Brazil and Paraguay, which has a surface area of approximately 1,350 square kilometers.
The world's largest glacier by area is the Lambert-Fisher Glacier in Antarctica, which covers approximately 35,000 square kilometers.
The world's largest island by area is Greenland, which covers approximately 2,166,086 square kilometers.
The world's largest archipelago by number of islands is Indonesia, which has approximately 17,000 islands.
The world's largest desert by area is the Antarctic Desert, which covers approximately 14 million square kilometers.
The world's largest river by volume is the Amazon River in South America, which discharges approximately 209,000 cubic meters of water per second.
The world's largest waterfall by volume is the Victoria Falls on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, which has an average flow of approximately 1 million liters per second.
The world's largest lake by volume is the Caspian Sea, which has a volume of approximately 78,200 cubic kilometers.
The world's largest hot desert is the Sahara Desert in Africa, which covers approximately 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers).
The world's largest cold desert is the Antarctic Desert, which covers approximately 14 million square kilometers.
The world's largest cave by volume is the Sarawak Chamber in Malaysia, which has a volume of approximately 148 million cubic feet (4.2 million cubic meters).
The world's largest canyon by length is the Grand Canyon in the United States, which is approximately 277 miles (446 kilometers) long.
The world's largest mountain range by length is the Andes in South America, which is approximately 4,300 miles (7,000 kilometers) long.
The world's largest volcano by volume is Mauna Loa in Hawaii, which has a volume of approximately 75,000 cubic kilometers.
The world's largest reef system is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, which covers approximately 133,000 square miles (344,400 square kilometers).
The world's largest river delta is the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta in Bangladesh and India, which covers approximately 59,000 square miles (153,000 square kilometers).
The world's largest ocean by area is the Pacific Ocean, which covers approximately 63.8 million square miles (165.2 million square kilometers).
The world's largest waterfall by height is Angel Falls in Venezuela, which has a height of approximately 3,212 feet (979 meters).
The world's largest tree by volume is the General Sherman tree in California, United States, which has a volume of approximately 52,000 cubic feet (1,487 cubic meters).
The world's largest mammal is the blue whale, which can grow up to 100 feet (30 meters) in length and weigh up to 200 tons.
The world's largest land animal is the African elephant, which can weigh up to 22,000 pounds (10,000 kilograms).
The world's largest reptile is the saltwater crocodile, which can grow up to 23 feet (7 meters) in length and weigh up to 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms).
The world's largest bird by wingspan is the wandering albatross, which has a wingspan of up to 11 feet (3.4 meters).
The world's largest bird by weight is the ostrich, which can weigh up to 350 pounds (160 kilograms).
The world's largest amphibian is the Chinese giant salamander, which can grow up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) in length and weigh up to 140 pounds (64 kilograms).
The world's largest fish is the whale shark, which can grow up to 40 feet (12 meters) in length and weigh up to 21 tons.
The world's largest spider by leg span is the giant huntsman spider, which can have a leg span of up to 12 inches (30 centimeters).
The world's largest rodent is the capybara, which can weigh up to 140 pounds (64 kilograms).
The world's largest snake by length is the reticulated python, which can grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) in length.
The world's largest antelope is the eland, which can weigh up to 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms).
The world's largest lizard is the Komodo dragon, which can grow up to 10 feet (3 meters) in length and weigh up to 330 pounds (150 kilograms).
The world's largest crustacean is the Japanese spider crab, which can have a leg span of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters).
The world's largest marsupial is the red kangaroo, which can grow up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) in length and weigh up to 200 pounds (90 kilograms).
The world's largest butterfly is the Queen Alexandra's birdwing, which can have a wingspan of up to 12 inches (30 centimeters).
The world's largest octopus by arm span is the North Pacific giant octopus, which can have an arm span of up to 30 feet (9 meters).
The world's largest turtle by weight is the leatherback sea turtle, which can weigh up to 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms).
The world's largest eagle by wingspan is the Steller's sea eagle, which can have a wingspan of up to 8 feet (2.4 meters).
The world's largest carnivorous marsupial is the Tasmanian devil, which can weigh up to 26 pounds (12 kilograms).
The world's largest bony fish is the ocean sunfish, which can weigh up to 5,000 pounds (2,268 kilograms).
The world's largest rodent by weight is the South American capybara, which can weigh up to 140 pounds (64 kilograms).
The world's largest bear by weight is the polar bear, which can weigh up to 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms).
The world's largest rodent by length is the South American capybara, which can grow up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) in length.
The world's largest primate is the eastern gorilla, which can weigh up to 440 pounds (200 kilograms).
The world's largest deer is the moose, which can weigh up to 1,800 pounds (820 kilograms).
The world's largest cat is the Siberian tiger, which can weigh up to 660 pounds (300 kilograms).
The world's largest land snail is the African giant snail, which can grow up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) in length.
The world's largest flightless bird is the ostrich, which can run up to 45 miles (72 kilometers) per hour.
The world's largest living thing is a fungus in Oregon, known as the "humongous fungus," which covers over 2,200 acres (890 hectares).
The world's tallest building is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which stands at 828 meters (2,716 feet) tall.
The world's longest river is the Nile, which stretches over 4,135 miles (6,650 kilometers) in length.
The world's largest desert is the Sahara Desert, which covers over 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers).
The world's largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean, which covers over 63 million square miles (165 million square kilometers).
The world's largest mountain range is the Andes, which stretches over 4,300 miles (7,000 kilometers) along the western coast of South America.
The world's deepest oceanic trench is the Mariana Trench, which reaches a depth of 36,070 feet (10,994 meters) in the western Pacific Ocean.
The world's highest mountain is Mount Everest, which stands at 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) tall.
The world's largest waterfall by volume is the Angel Falls in Venezuela, which drops 3,212 feet (979 meters) from the top of Auyán-Tepuí mountain.
The world's largest country by land area is Russia, which covers over 6.6 million square miles (17.1 million square kilometers).
The world's smallest country by land area is Vatican City, which covers only 0.17 square miles (0.44 square kilometers).
The world's largest island by land area is Greenland, which covers over 836,000 square miles (2.16 million square kilometers).
The world's largest freshwater lake by volume is Lake Baikal in Russia, which contains over 20% of the world's freshwater and reaches a depth of 5,387 feet (1,642 meters).
The world's largest saltwater lake by volume is the Caspian Sea, which covers over 143,000 square miles (370,000 square kilometers) and borders five countries.
The world's largest man-made structure is the Great Wall of China, which stretches over 13,000 miles (21,000 kilometers) in length.
The world's largest stadium by seating capacity is the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, which can hold over 114,000 people.
The world's largest art museum is the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, which contains over 380,000 objects and covers over 782,000 square feet (72,735 square meters).
The world's busiest airport by passenger traffic is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, which handled over 107 million passengers in 2018.
The world's largest shopping mall by total area is the Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which covers over 12 million square feet (1.1 million square meters).
The world's largest fast-food restaurant chain is McDonald's, which operates over 38,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries.
The world's largest social media network is Facebook, which has over 2.8 billion monthly active users as of 2021.
The world's largest search engine is Google, which processes over 5.6 billion searches per day as of 2021.
The world's largest e-commerce company is Amazon, which had a market capitalization of over $1.7 trillion as of 2021.
The world's largest company by revenue is Walmart, which had a revenue of over $500 billion in 2020.
The world's largest producer of oil is the United States, which produced over 19 million barrels per day in 2020.
The world's largest exporter of goods is China, which exported over $2.5 trillion worth of goods in 2020.
The world's largest financial center is New York City, which is home to Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange.
The world's largest film industry is Bollywood, based in Mumbai, India, which produces over 1,000 films per year.
The world's largest music industry is the United States, which had a market share of over 40% in 2020.
The world's largest religion is Christianity, which has over 2.4 billion followers.
The world's largest minority group is the Han Chinese, who make up over 18% of the world's population.
The world's largest democracy is India, which has a population of over 1.3 billion people and holds regular elections.
The world's largest language by number of native speakers is Mandarin Chinese, which is spoken by over 1 billion people.
The world's largest city by population is Tokyo, Japan, with a population of over 37 million people in the metropolitan area.
The world's largest country by population is China, with a population of over 1.4 billion people.
The world's largest economy by GDP is the United States, with a GDP of over $21 trillion in 2019.
The world's largest empires in history include the British Empire, the Mongol Empire, and the Spanish Empire.
The world's largest human migration takes place during the Chinese New Year, when over 1 billion people travel to celebrate with their families.

In conclusion, the world we live in is vast and full of wonder. From the smallest microbe to the largest empire in history, there is always something new and fascinating to discover. We hope that these 200 facts about the world have opened your eyes to the incredible diversity and complexity of our planet, and that they have inspired you to learn more about the world around you. Remember, knowledge is power, and the more we know about the world, the better equipped we are to make a positive impact on it.