Plant Earth: 50 Important Facts

By: Professor Hisam U Din
Government Degree College Chitral

1. Total Surface area =197 Million square miles or 510.1 million square KM
2. Total Water covered area =382672000 Square KM= 71% of Earth Surface, With Largest ocean Pacific
3. Total land area of earth=148429000 Square KM=29% of earth surface (largest Continent Asia)
4. Circumference of Earth at equator is =40066 Km
5. Diameter of earth (Equatorial) = 12756 KM
6. Equatorial Radius of Earth=6378 Km
7. Mas of the earth =5973600000000000000000000Kg or 5.9 Sextillion tons
8. Weight of the earth =1000 Trillion metric ton
9. Volume of the earth =1 trillion Cubic KM
10. Total Amount of the water on the earth=1386000000 cubic KM(97% In oceans)
11. Age of the earth =4.54 Billion Years
12. Distance from the sun= 149.5 million KM
13. Total Moons = 1 (Distance 238840 miles)
14. Position of earth with respect distance from the sun in solar system =3^rd
15. Position of earth with respect to size among the planets of solar system =5^th
16. Earth revolution period on orbit =365.2564 days
17. Rotation period in axis =23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds
18. Speed of rotation =1700 KM/ hours
19. Speed of Revelation in orbit =107280 KM/h
20. Earth is only known planet to have life and water.

1. Highest recorded temperature El AzizaLibya =57.8 C on September 23, 1922

22. Record lowest Temperature vostok Station Antarctica= -89.2 C on July 21, 1983
23. Highest Place Mount Everest Nepal =29028 feet or 8848 meter
24. Deepest point =Changer Deep in Mariana trench in Pacific Ocean =36000 feet below sea level
25. Earth is the most densest planet having average density of =5.51 gram/ cubic CM
26. Earth atmosphere extends up to 1000 KM
27. Temperature at the core of center of earth =6000 Degree C
28. There are total 165 measure river systems in the world.
29. Longest river= Amazon =6992 KM
30. Largest river (Amazon) having 209000 cubic meter per second discharge
31. 2^nd Longest river Nile Africa = 6853 KM
32. 2^ndlargest river in discharge is CongoRiver Africa with average 41200 cubic meter per second
33. Greatest mountains on land = Himalaya – Karakorum ranges having 96% of peaks above 24000 feet
34. Longest Mountains on the lands =Andes Mountains South America =4700 miles
35. Greatest Mountains in the Planet =Mid Atlantic Ridge =40000 miles long
36. Largest Country (Area) = Russia =11% total land area
37. Largest Country (Population) = China = 1.35 Billion or 20% world total Population
38. Total number of countries in the world =195 with 50 Muslim Majority countries
39. Total UNO members =193
40. Total Human Population (2018) = 7.6 Billion
41. Total Muslim Population (2018) = 1.74 billion = 23% Total Population
42. World Largest ReligionChristianity = 2.35 Billion =31% Total Population Islam is2^nd Largest Religion
43. Total Religions in the world=4200
44. Total languages =6909
45. Largest language is Chines= 16% of world population language, 2^nd largest spoken language Spanish =399 million Population

46. There are 5 lac detachable earthquake every year on the earth and 1 lac earthquake are felt, 100 can cause damage.
47. Most powerful earthquake was in Chilli detect 1960 of 9.5 magnitude and 2^nd most powerful was in Alaska of 9.2 magnitude.
48. Most deadest earthquake was in central China (1556) which killed 8 lac 30 Thousands People 80% to 90% of Earthquake are occurring along the pacific coasts (Ring of fire)
49. Largest continent (Area) = Asia = 30% Total land Area
50. Largest continent (Population) = Asia =60% World population

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