Geography Facts for Kids
Cool facts about our planet
Vatican City is the world's smallest country — it's smaller than many city parks! It fits entirely inside the city of Rome and has its own government, postal service, and radio station.
Indonesia is made up of over 17,000 islands, making it the world's largest archipelago. Only about 6,000 of those islands are actually inhabited by people.
Bolivia is one of the few countries in the world with two capital cities. Sucre is the constitutional capital, while La Paz serves as the seat of government and is the world's highest capital city.
Lake Baikal in Russia is the world's deepest lake and also the oldest, at about 25 million years old. It holds roughly 20% of all the unfrozen fresh water on Earth.
While the Sahara is the world's largest hot desert, it is actually only the third largest desert overall. Antarctica and the Arctic are both bigger, making them the world's two largest cold deserts.
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, dropping 979 metres — nearly a kilometre straight down! The water sometimes turns to mist before it reaches the bottom.
Africa is larger than you probably think. The continent is so big that the United States, China, India, Japan, and most of Europe could all fit inside it at the same time.
Antarctica is the only continent with no countries, no native human population, and no government. It is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, signed by 54 nations, which keeps it as a peaceful scientific reserve.
The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is the deepest place on Earth, reaching about 11 km down. If you dropped Mount Everest into it, the peak would still be more than a mile underwater.
Chile is the world's longest country from north to south, stretching about 4,300 km. It's so long that its northern regions are scorching desert while its southern tip is freezing sub-Antarctic wilderness.