The book of superlatives

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2012 EDITION
BY HERBER

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What is the highest mountain in the world?
THE BOOK OF SUPERLATIVES
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Mount Everest. It is 8.848 m high.

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What is the longest river in the world?
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The Nile river. It is 6.756 km long.

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What is the biggest river in the world?
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The Amazon river

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What is the deepest ocean in the world?
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The Pacific Ocean
Average depth: 4.280 m. Maximum depth: 10.923 m

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What is the driest place in the world?
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The Atacama Desert (Chile)

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What is the biggest country in the world?
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Russia
It has 17.075.400 square km

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What is the most populated country in the world?
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China
It has 1.300 millions.

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What is the smallest country in the world?
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Vatican City
It has 0,439 square km.

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What is the most expensive city in the world?
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Oslo (Norway)
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What is the tallest building in the world?
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Burj Khalifa. It is 829.84 m tall.

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What is the fastest animal in the world?
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Peregrine falcon
It can dive at almost 300 km/h.

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What is the slowest animal in the world?
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The three-toed sloth

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What is the fastest animal on land?
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Cheetah
It can sprint up to 120 km/h.

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What is the most dangerous job?
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Fisher
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What is the hardest mineral in the world?
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Diamond

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What is the farthest planet from the sun?
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Neptune
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What is the closest planet to the sun?
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Mercury
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What is the hottest planet?
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Venus
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What is the coldest place in the world?
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Antarctica

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What is the country with the youngest population?
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Niger
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What is the country with the oldest population?
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Japan
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What is the richest country in the world?
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USA
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What is the poorest country in the world?
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Burundi