Top 5 Countries with the Most Global 500 Companies

Top 10 Countries with the Most Global 500 Companies

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2009 list

Rank, Country, Number of Global 500 Companies in the Country

1. USA, 140
2. Japan, 68
3. France, 40
4. Germany, 39
5. China, 37
6. UK, 26
7. Switzerland, 15
8. Canada, 14
8. South Korea, 14
10. Netherlands, 12
10. Spain, 12

Top 5 Forbes Companies of the World

Top 10 Forbes Companies of the World

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Ranking based on annual revenue, profits, assets and market value (2009 list)

Rank, Company, Country, Field of Business

1. General Electric, USA, Conglomerate
2. Royal Dutch Shell, Netherlands, Oil and Gas
3. Toyota, Japan, Automotive
4. ExxonMobil, USA, Oil and Gas
5. BP, UK, Oil and Gas
6. HSBC, UK, Banking
7. AT&T, USA, Telecommunications
8. Wal-Mart, USA, Retailing
9. Banco Santander, Spain, Banking
9. Chevron, USA, Oil and Gas
11. Total, France, Oil and Gas

Top 5 Fortune Companies of the World

Top 10 Fortunes Companies of the World

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Ranking by annual revenue (2009 list)

Rank, Company, Country, Field of Business

1. Royal Dutch Shell, Netherlands, Oil
2. ExxonMobil Corporation, USA, Oil
3. Wal Mart, USA, Retail
4. BP, UK, Oil
5. Chevron Corporation, USA, Oil
6. Total S.A., France, Oil
7. ConocoPhillips, USA, Oil
8. ING Group, Netherlands, Banking
9. Sinopec, China, Oil
10. Toyota Motor, Japan, Automobiles

Top 5 Organized Religions of the World

Top 10 Organized Religions of the World

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Rank, Name of Religion, Estimated Number of Followers

1. Christianity 1.9 to 2 billion
2. Islam 1.1 to 1.2 billion
3. Hinduism 781 to 785 million
4. Buddhism 324 to 360 million
5. Sikhism 16 to 19 million
6. Judaism 14 to 17 million
7. Baha'ism 5 to 6.1 million
8. Confucianism 5 to 5.3 million
9. Jainism 4 to 4.9 million
10. Shintoism 2.8 to 3 million

Top 5 Countries with Highest Population

Top 10 Countries with Highest Population

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Rank, Name of Country, Population in 2009, (Population updated for July 2010- world population month)

1. China 1,338,612,968 (1,338,650,000)
2. India 1,156,897,766 (1,183, 416,000)
3. United States of America 307,212,123 (309,738,000)
4. Indonesia 240,271,522 (234,181,000)
5. Brazil 190,010,647 (193,223,000)
6. Pakistan 174,578,558 (170,o13,500)
7. Bangladesh 156,050,883 (162,221,000)
8. Nigeria 149,229,090 (154,729,000)
9. Russia 140,041,247 (141,927, 297)
10. Japan 127,078,679 (127,380,000)

Top 5 Silver Producing Countries

Top 10 Silver Producing Countries

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1. Peru
2. Mexico
3. China
4. Australia
5. Chile
6. Poland
7. Russia
8. United States of America
9. Bolivia
10. Canada

Top 5 Longest Living Mammals

Top 10 Longest Living Mammals

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Mammals Longevity in Years (Average Age)

1. Whale 77
2. Elephant 69
3. Human Beings 67
4. Horse 50
5. Hippopotamus 49
6. Chimpanzee 40
7. Grizzly Bear 32
8. Bison 30
9. Lion 30
10. Tiger 25
11. Elk 22
12. Mountain Lion 20

Top 5 Highest Mountain Peaks of the World

Top 10 Highest Mountain Peaks of the World

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Height measured from the sea level

Name, Height in Meters, Country, Continent

1. Mount Everest, 8848, Nepal/Tibet , Asia
2. K-2, 8611, Pakistan, Asia
3. Kanchenjunga, 8.586, Nepal/India, Asia
4. Lhotse, 8511, Nepal, Asia
5. Makalu, 8463, Nepal/Tibet, Asia
6. Cho Oyu, 8201, Nepal/Tibet, Asia
7. Dhaulagiri, 8167, Nepal, Asia
8. Manaslu, 8163, Nepal, Asia
9. Nanga Parbat, 8125, Pakistan, Asia
10. Annapurna, 8091, Nepal, Asia

Top 5 Biggest Islands of the World

Top 10 Biggest Islands of the World

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Island Location Area in Square Kilometer

1. Greenland North Atlantic 2,175,600
2. New Guinea South-West Pacific 777,000
3. Borneo West mid-Pacific 725,545
4, Madagascar Indian Ocean 587,042
5, Baffin North Atlantic 476,065
6. Sumatra Northeast Indian Ocean 473,600
7. Honshu Sea of Japan-Pacific 228,000
8. Great Britain Off Coast North-West Europe 218,041
9. Ellesmere Arctic Ocean 196,236
10. Victoria I Arctic Ocean 212,197

Top 5 Longest Rivers of the World

Top 10 Longest Rivers of the World

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Sl No, Name of the River, Length of the River in Kilometers, Outflow Ocean/Sea, Countries Through Which It Flows

1. Nile, 6650, Mediterranean Sea, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2. Amazon 6400, Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana
3. Yangtze (Chang Jiang) 6300, East China Sea, China
4. Mississippi-Missouri 6275, Gulf of Mexico, USA (98.5%), Canada (1.5%)
5. Yenisei-Angara-Selenga 5539, Kara Sea, Russia, Mongolia
6. Yellow (Huang He) 5464, Bohai Sea (Balhae), China
7. Ob-Irtysh 5410, Gulf of Ob Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia
8. Congo-Chambeshi(Zaire) 4700, Atlantic Ocean, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda
9. Amur-Argun(Heilong Jiang) 4444, Sea of Okhotsk, Russia, China, Mongolia
10. Lena 4400, Laptev Sea, Russia

Top 5 Longest Bridges of the World

Top 10 Longest Bridges of the World

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Rank, Name of the Bridge, Length in Metres, Year Completed in, Country

1. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, 38,422 m, 1956, USA
2. Manchac Swamp bridge, 36,710 m, 1970s, USA
3. Yangcun Bridge of Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Rail, 35,812 m, 2007, China
4. Hangzhou Bay Bridge, 35,673 m, 2007, China
5. Runyang Bridge, 35,660 m, 2005, China
6. Donghai Bridge, 32,500 m, 2005, China
7. Shanghai Maglev Train Line, 30,500 m, 2004, China
8. Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, 29,290 m, 1973, USA
9. The No. 1 bridge of Tianjin Binhai Mass Transit, 25,800 m, 2003, China
10. Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, 24,140 m, 1964, USA

Top 5 Tallest Buildings in the World

Top 10 Tallest Buildings in the World (By Architectural Detail)

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Rank, Name of the Structure, City, Country, Height in Meters, Year of Construction

1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE, 828 m, 2010
2. Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan, 509 m, 2004
3. Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China, 492 m, 2008
4. Petronas Tower 1 and 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 452 m, 1998
5. Greenland Square Zifeng Tower, Nanjing, China, 450 m, 2009 (expected)
6. Sears Tower, Chicago, USA, 442 m, 1973
7. Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai, China, 421 m, 1998
8. Two International Finance Center, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 415 m, 2003
9. CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou, China, 391 m, 1997
10. Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China, 384 m, 1996
11. Empire State Building, New York City, USA, 381 m, 1931

Top 5 Feature Films Production Countries

Top 10 Feature Films Production Countries (Approximate Number of Films Yearly)

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1. India 1200
2. USA 600
3. Japan 300
4. France 200
5. Spain 140
6. Italy 130
7. Germany 120
8. China 100
9. Philippines 95
10. Hong Kong 90

Top 5 Gold Producing Countries

Top 10 Gold Producing Countries

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1. South Africa
2. USA
3. Australia
4. China
5. Russia
6. Indonesia
7. Peru
8. Canada
9. Uzbekistan
10. Ghana
    

Top 5 Lakes

Top 10 Lakes of the World (Area in Square Meter)

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1. Caspian Sea (Salt) (Asia-Europe) 3,71,000 (third deepest lake: 1025 meter deep)
2. Superior (fresh water) (North America) 82,100
3. Victoria (Africa) 69,485
4. Aral Sea (Asia) 68,682
5. Huron (North America) 59,596
6. Michigan (North America) 58,016
7. Tanganyika (Africa) 32,893 (second deepest lake: 1470 meter deep)
8. Baikal (Asia) 31,492 (deepest lake: 1637 meter deep)
9. Great Bear (North America) 31,328
10. Malawi (Africa) 23,310

Top 5 Earth's Extremes

Top 10 Earth's Extremes

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1. Hottest Place: Dalol, Danaki Depression, Ethiopia, Annual average temperature 34.4 C
2. Coldest Place: Plateau Station, Antarctica, Annual average temperature -56.7 C
3. Wettest Place: Mawsynram, India, Asia, Annual average rainfall 1143 centimeters
4. Driest Place: Atacama Desert, Chile, Rainfall barely measurable
5. Highest Waterfall: Angel, Venezuala, 979 meters
6. Largest Gorge: Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Arizona, USA, 466 kilometers long along river, 183 meters to 29 kilometers wide, about 1.6 kilometers deep
7. Deepest Gorge: Hells Canyon, Snake River, Idaho-Oregon, USA, 2408 meters
8. Longest Reef: Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 2012 kilometers
9. Greatest Tides: Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, 16 meters
10. Most Predictable Geyser: Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National park, Wyoming, USA, It erupts at an average annual interval of 63 to 73 minutes

Top 5 Waterfalls

Top 10 Waterfalls of the World (Height in Meters)

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1. Angel, Venezuela 979
2. Tugela, South Africa 853
3. Yosemite, California 738
4. Mardalsfossen, Norway 655
5. Sutherland, New Zealand 589
6. Reichenbach, Switzerland 548
7. Wollomombi, Australia 518
8. Ribbon, California 491
9. Gavarnie, France 422
10. Tyssefallene, Norway 414

Top 5 Democracies

Top (Quality) Democracies of the World

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1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Sweden
4. New Zealand
5. Switzerland
6. Netherlands
7. Norway
8. Canada
9. UK
10. Australia
11. Germany
12. Austria
13. Belgium
14. Ireland
15. USA

Top 5 Oceans and Seas

List of 10 Top Oceans and Seas (Area in Thousand Square Meter)

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1. Pacific ocean 1,65,384
2. Atlantic ocean 82,217
3. Indian Ocean 72,481
4. Arctic ocean 14,o56
5. Mediterranean sea 2,505
6. South China sea 2,318
7. Bering sea 2,269
8. Caribbean sea 1,943
9. Gulf of Mexico 1,544
10. Sea of Okhotsk 1,528

Top 5 Poorest Countries of the World

Ten Poorest Countries of the World (based on purchasing power parity (PPP) GNP per capita in international $)

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1. Sierra Leone: $550
2. Malawi: $630
3. Burundi: $660
4. Tanzania: $670
5. Democratic Republic of Congo: $680
6. Guinea-Bissau: $690
7. Republic of Congo: $740
8. Ethiopia: $750
9. Niger: $780
10. Republic of Yemen: $810

Top 5 Richest Countries of the World

Ten Richest Countries (based on global purchasing power parity (PPP) GNP per capita in international $)

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1. Luxembourg: $61,610
2. USA: $39,820
3. Norway: $38,680
4. Switzerland: $35,660
5. Ireland: $32,930
6. Iceland: $32,370
7. Austria: $31,800
8. Denmark: $31,770
9. Hong Kong: $31,560
10. Belgium: $31,530

The world's richest countries enjoy GNP per capita up to 115 times greater than those of the world's poorest countries.

Top 5 Largest Cities

Top Largest Cities of the World

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Serial No, City, Country, Rank by Population, Population

1. Tokyo, Japan 1- 28,025,000
2. Mexico City, Mexico 2- 18,131,000
3. Mumbai, India 3- 18,042,000
4. Sáo Paulo, Brazil 4- 17, 711,000
5. New York City, USA 5- 16,626,000
6. Shanghai, China 6- 14,173,000
7. Lagos, Nigeria 7- 13,488,000
8. Los Angeles, USA 8- 13,129,000
9. Calcutta, India 9- 12,900,000
10. Buenos Aires, Argentina 10- 12,431,000

Top 5 Continents

Continents Rank Ordered (Top 5 Continents)

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Continent: Rank by Area, Rank by Population

Asia 1 1
Africa 2 2
North America 3 4
South America 4 5
Antarctica 5 7
Europe 6 3
Australia 7 6

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