December 2018

Countries and Statistics: South America

Country Capital Area (km²) Population Argentina Buenos Aires 2,780,400 43,132,000 Bolivia La Paz 1,098,581 10,520,000 Brazil Brasilia 8,515,799 204,519,000 Chile Santiago 756,102 18,006,000 Colombia Bogotá 1,141,748 48,549,000 Ecuador Quito 276,841 16,279,000 Guyana Georgetown 181,034...

Countries and Statistics: Africa

Country Capital Area (km ²) Population Algeria Algiers 2,381,741 42,008,054 Angola Luanda 1,246,700 30,774,205 Benin Porto-Novo 112,622 1,485,674 Botswana Gaborone 581,726 2,333,201 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 274,000 19,751,651 Burundi Bujumbura 27,830 11,216,450 Cabo Verde Praia...

Top 10 Widest Wingspans

Bird Wingspan (Feet) Wingspan (M) Wandering Albatross 11.8 3.6 Great White Pelican 11.8 3.6 Dalmatian Pelican 11.3 3.45 Marabou Stork 11.2 3.4 Andean Condor 11.2 3.4 Mute Swan 10.2 3.1 Bearded Vulture 9.8 3...

Top 10 Deadliest Disasters

Type Location Year Fatalities 1. Volcanic Eruption Iceland 1783 6 million (est.) 2. Flood China 1931 2.5-3.7 million 3. Earthquake Shaanxi, China 1556 820,000-830,000 4. Cyclone Bangladesh (Formerly East Pakistan) 1970 500,000 5. Tsunami...

Top 10 Heaviest Birds

Eagle Weight (lbs) Weight (kg) Ostrich 346 156.8 Double-Wattled Cassowary 190 85 Emu 130 60 Golden-Neck Cassowary 128 58 Emperor Penguin 100 45.4 Greater Rhea 88 40 Darwin’s Rhea 63 28.6 Little Cassowary 57...

Top 10 Deadliest Tornadoes

Location Country Date Fatalities Daultipur & Salturia Bangladesh April 26, 1989 1300 East Pakistan ( now Bangladesh) April 14, 1969 923 Missouri, Illinois, Indiana U.S. March 18,  1925 695 Manikganj, Singair & Nawabganj Bangladesh...

Top 10 Fastest in The Sea

Animal Speed (mph) Speed (kph) Black Marlin 80 128.75 Sailfish 68.3 110 Mako Shark 59 95 Wahoo 48.5 78 Bluefin Shark 43.5 70 Great Blue Shark 42.9 69 Bonefish 39.8 64 Swordfish 39.8 64...