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Highest mountains
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1. Everest - 8 848 m. (China)
2. K2 - 8 611 m. (Pakistan)
3. Kanchenjunga - 8 598 m. (India)
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Longest rivers
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1. Yangtze - 6 300 km. (China)
2. Huang (Yellow river) - 5 464 km. (China)
3. Lena - 4 400 km. (Russia)
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Largest Lakes
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1. Baikal - 31 500 qu. km. (Russia)
2. Balkhash - 18 300 qu. km. (Kazakhstan)
3. Tonle Sap - 6 475 qu. km. (Cambodia)
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Largest islands
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1. Borneo (Kalimantan) - 744 100 qu. km. (Indonesia,Malaysia, Brunei)
2. Sumatra - 473 606 qu. km. (Indonesia)
3. Honshu - 230 966 qu. km. (Japan)
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Highest rec. temperature
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+ 54 deg. C - Tirat Zevi, Israel
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Lowest rec. temperature
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- 68 deg. C - Verhojansk and Oimekon,Russia
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Highest av. annual rainfall
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1143 cm. - Cherrapunji, India
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Lowest av. annual rainfall
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4.6 cm. - Adan,Yemen
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Most densely populated country
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Singapore
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Least densely populated country
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Mongolia
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Most populated cities
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Seoul - 10,612 mln. South Korea,
Tokyo - 8,25 mln. Japan,
Shanghai - 8,2 mln. China,
Jakarta - 8,2 mln. Indonesia
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