List of statistically superlative countries
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Some countries are superlative, under a particular criterion. Below is a list of country superlatives.
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[edit] Geography
- Largest total area:
Russia, 17,098,242 km²[1] - Largest land area: Russia, 17,075,200 km²[2]
- Largest water area:
Canada, 891,163 km²[3] - Most coastline: Canada, 243,792 km[4]
- Most coastline to area ratio:
Micronesia, 8,706.553 m/km²[5] - Most compact measured in circular ratio:
Mauritius, 0.81425[6] - Most countries bordered: Russia and
China, 14 (16 for China if the two special administrative regions are counted)
[edit] Demographics
- Largest population (2006): China, 1,315,844,000[7]
- Most densely populated (2004):
Monaco, 23,660 per km²
[edit] Quality of life
- Most years attaining the highest Human Development Index (HDI): Canada (10 out of 19 years)
- Highest Human Development Index (HDI) (2003):
Norway[8]
[edit] Economy
- Highest GDP (nominal) (2005):
United States, 12,485,726 - Highest GDP (nominal) per capita (2005):
Luxembourg, 75,130 - Highest GDP growth rate (2005):
Azerbaijan[9] - Highest exports per capita:
Liechtenstein, $90,000 (est. 2000) - Most equal income distribution:
Denmark (1997)[10] - Most startup companies: United States[11]
- Most startup companies per capita:
Israel[11] - Largest labor force: China, 791,400,000[12]
[edit] Military
- Largest military budget: United States, $ 518,100,000,000 (2005 est.)[13]
- Largest military budget as %GDP:
Oman, 11.4% (2005 est.)[14] - Largest Standing Army: China (People's Liberation Army), 2.25 million troops (2005 est.)[15]
[edit] Transportation
- Most railway lines (length): United States, 227,736 km (2003)[16]
- Most roadways (length): United States, 6,407,637 km (2004)[17]
- Most airports: United States, 14,893 (2005)[18]
- Largest merchant marine fleet:
Greece, 30,186,624 GRT (52,943,968 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)) (2005)
[edit] Tourism
[edit] Athletic achievement
- Total Olympic medals: United States, 2112 (2006)[20]
- Winner of most Football World Cups:
Brazil, 5 (2006)[21] - Winner of most Rugby World Cups:
Australia,
South Africa, 2 (2007) - Winner of most Basketball World Championships:
Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro, 5 (2006)[22] - Winner of most Cricket World Cups: Australia, 4 (2007)[23]
[edit] Technology
- Most technologically advanced according to the UN's Technology Achievement Index:
Finland, .744 (2001)[24] - Most internet users: United States, 203,824,428, (2005)[25]
- Most internet users per capita:
Iceland, 70.2 per 100 inhabitants (total) (2004);[26] 26.7 per 100 inhabitants (broadband)(2005)[27] - Most mobile cellular phones: China, 334,824,000[28]
- Most main line phones: China, 311,756,000[29]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Reporters sans frontières - Russia - 2005 Annual report
- ^ all countries of the world listed by largest to smallest land area population and population density
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Canada
- ^ Canadian Superlatives - Super Canada!
- ^ List of countries by coast/area ratio
- ^ List of countries by compactness
- ^ China Population Information and Research Center (CPIRC)
- ^ http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2005/pdf/HDR05_HDI.pdf
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - GDP - real growth rate
- ^ http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2005/pdf/hdr05_HDI.pdf
- ^ a b The 100th smallest country, with less than 1/1000th of the world's population�
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2095rank.htm
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - Military expenditures - percent of GDP
- ^ "China's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 24)", 2006-07-25.
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - Railways
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - Roadways
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - Airports
- ^ The World's Top Tourism Destinations — Infoplease.com
- ^ Countries to have Won the Most Olympic Medals
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | World Cup 2006 | Teams | Brazil | Why are Brazil so good?
- ^ Men's World Championship Team History
- ^ Cricinfo - Gilchrist leads Australia to World Cup treble
- ^ http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/APCITY/UNPAN014340.pdf
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - Internet users
- ^ eTForecasts - Executive Summary, Internet User Forecast by Country
- ^ Iceland, Broadband’s New King - GigaOM
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - Telephones - mobile cellular
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - Telephones - main lines in use
