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Interesting Facts > Geography

· Guinea has the wettest capital on Earth, with 3.7 metres of raina year.

· Clipperton Islandwins our prize for the most unusual looking country.

· Only two countries in the world are doublylandlocked:LiechtensteinandUzbekistan.

· Sick of crowds? Move to Greenland! Greenlanders have 38 square kilometres of land per person.

· If you thoughtAntartica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is onlyninety – eightpercent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".

· The Mall in Washington, D.C. is 1.4 times larger than Vatican City. The four largest nations areRussia, China,USA, and Canada

· Brazil takes up47.8% of South America.

· Canada lays claim to morewater than any other nation.

· Almost the entire Cook Islands are covered byforest.

· Contrary to the popular rhyme, the rain falls mainly onGuinea.

· Australia has more than 28 times the land area of New Zealand, but itscoastline is not even twice as long.