Amazing Facts of Countries
8.7 million of United State residents who were born in Asia.
Shanghai, China is the largest city by population (13.3 million) in the world.
Each year, more than 500,000 women (approximate 1 every minute) die from pregnancy related causes. The vast majority of these deaths occur in developing countries.
English is the second most spoken language (Native speakers 512 million) & the first is Chinese Mandarin (more then 1 billion speakers).
Asia Continent is covered 30% of the total earth land area, but represent 60% of the world’s population.
More artists live in California than any other state in the United States. There are 10,000 arts organizations in California.
The World’s largest hot desert is the Sahara in North Africa, at over 9,000,000 km², it is almost as large as the United States.
The first commercial transatlantic telephone call was between New York City and London and occurred on January 7, 1927.
69% Americans use Internet & 5.5% Indians only. |
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