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

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Contrary to the popular rhyme, the rain falls mainly on Guinea.

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Almost the entire Cook Islands are covered by forest.

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Canada lays claim to more water than any other nation.

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Brazil takes up 47.8% of South America.

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The four largest nations are Russia, China, USA, and Canada.

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The Mall in Washington, D.C. is 1.4 times larger than Vatican City.

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If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".

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

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Only two countries in the world are doubly landlocked: Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan.

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