Some Interesting Facts!

1. The estimated literacy rate for the world is 82%. Overall, the male literacy rate (87%) happens to be higher than the female literacy rate (77%).
2. On average, there are 47 people for every sq km of the world. Macau, an administrative region in China, has the highest population density - 18,534 per sq km; on the other hand, places like Mongolia have less than 2 people every sq km!
3. By area, the largest country is Russia - 17,075,400 sq km. The smallest one is Vatican City, a mere 0.44 sq km. Believe it or not, Russia can hold close to 39 million countries the size of Vatican City!
4. Caspian Sea is regarded the largest lake in the world. Because of its large spread (371,000 sq km) and saline water, the ancient people considered it an ocean!

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