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Largest Country By Area
Record Holder: Russia. Details: Russia spans more than 17 million square kilometers.
Smallest Country By Area
Record Holder: Vatican City. Details: Vatican City is a landlocked city-state within Rome and measures only 44 hectares (110 acres).
Longest Coastline
Record Holder: Canada. Details: Canada has the longest total coastline in the world at approximately 202,080 km.
Tallest Mountain (Above Sea Level)
Record Holder: Mount Everest. Details: Mount Everest's peak is the highest point above sea level at 8,848 meters (29,029 ft).
Tallest Mountain (From Base to Peak)
Record Holder: Mauna Kea. Details: Over half of Mauna Kea is below water; its full height is over 10,000 meters (33,000 ft).
Deepest Point in the Ocean
Record Holder: Challenger Deep. Details: Located in the Mariana Trench, its depth is nearly 11,000 meters (36,000 ft).
Largest Desert
Record Holder: Antarctic Desert. Details: Covering about 14 million square kilometers (5.4 million square miles).
Largest Reef System
Record Holder: Great Barrier Reef. Details: Located in Australia, it's over 2,300 kilometers (1,400 miles) long.
Largest Island
Record Holder: Greenland. Details: Greenland is the world's largest island, covering 2.16 million square kilometers (836,331 square miles).
Largest Volcano
Record Holder: Mauna Loa. Details: Mauna Loa in Hawaii is the largest volcano on Earth, in terms of volume and area covered.
Largest Freshwater Lake (By Surface Area)
Record Holder: Lake Superior. Details: Lake Superior, one of North America's Great Lakes, has a surface area of 82,100 square kilometers (31,700 square miles).
Deepest Lake
Record Holder: Lake Baikal. Details: Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, reaches depths of 1,642 meters (5,387 ft), making it the deepest lake in the world.
Most Populous City
Record Holder: Tokyo. Details: The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with over 37 million residents.
Longest River
Record Holder: Nile River. Details: The Nile River in Africa is the longest river in the world, measuring over 6,650 kilometers (4,130 miles) in length.
Largest Waterfall (By Volume)
Record Holder: Boyoma Falls. Details: Formerly known as Stanley Falls, located in the Congo, has the largest volume of annual flow of any falls.
Highest Capital City
Record Holder: La Paz. Details: La Paz, Bolivia, sits at an elevation of roughly 3,650 meters (11,975 ft) above sea level.
Oldest Operating Amusement Park
Record Holder: Bakken. Details: Located in Denmark, Bakken has been operating since 1583.
Largest Museum
Record Holder: Louvre Museum. Details: The Louvre in Paris is the world’s largest art museum and a historic monument in France.
Highest Roller Coaster
Record Holder: Kingda Ka. Details: Located at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, USA, it's 139 meters (456 feet) tall.
Longest Suspension Bridge
Record Holder: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge. Details: Spanning 1,991 meters (6,532 feet), it connects the city of Kobe to Awaji Island in Japan.
Largest Hotel (By Room Count)
Record Holder: First World Hotel. Details: Located in Malaysia, it has over 7,351 rooms.
Most Visited City
Record Holder: Bangkok. Details: Bangkok, Thailand is consistently one of the top destinations for international travelers.
Largest Archipelago
Record Holder: Indonesia. Details: Composed of over 17,000 islands, Indonesia is the world's largest island group.
Largest Palace
Record Holder: The Forbidden City. Details: Located in Beijing, China, it covers 72 hectares with roughly 980 surviving buildings.
Driest Place
Record Holder: Atacama Desert. Details: Parts of this desert in Chile have never received recorded rainfall.
Most Remote Island
Record Holder: Tristan da Cunha. Details: This volcanic group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean is over 2,400 kilometers (1,500 miles) from any other inhabited land.
Largest Library (By Number of Items)
Record Holder: The Library of Congress. Details: Located in Washington, D.C., USA, it holds over 170 million cataloged items.
Tallest Residential Building
Record Holder: Central Park Tower. Details: This skyscraper in New York City, USA, reaches 472 meters (1,550 feet) in height.
Longest Wall
Record Holder: The Great Wall of China. Details: With all of its branches, it measures an estimated 21,196 kilometers (13,170 miles).
Largest Monolith
Record Holder: Uluru. Details: Also known as Ayers Rock, this sandstone monolith in Australia stands 348 meters (1,142 feet) high.
Largest Cave
Record Holder: Son Doong Cave. Details: Located in Vietnam, it's over 200 meters (660 feet) wide, 150 meters (490 feet) high, and approximately 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) long.
Highest Commercial Bungee Jump
Record Holder: Macau Tower. Details: The bungee jump from Macau Tower stands at 233 meters (764 feet).
Largest Aquarium Tank
Record Holder: Chimelong Ocean Kingdom. Details: Hengqin Ocean Kingdom in China features the world's largest aquarium tank, with a volume of 22.7 million liters (6 million gallons) of water.
Lowest Point on Land
Record Holder: Dead Sea. Details: The surface and shores of the Dead Sea are 430.5 meters (1,412 feet) below sea level.
Oldest Operating University
Record Holder: University of Bologna. Details: Founded in 1088, the University of Bologna in Italy is considered the oldest continuously operating university.
Largest Stadium
Record Holder: Rungrado 1st of May Stadium. Details: Located in Pyongyang, North Korea, it has a seating capacity of 114,000 spectators.
Tallest Statue
Record Holder: Statue of Unity. Details: The Statue of Unity in India is the tallest statue in the world at 182 meters (597 feet) tall.
Oldest Amusement Park
Record Holder: Dyrehavsbakken. Details: Also known as Bakken, this amusement park near Copenhagen, Denmark, opened in 1583 and is still operating.
Fastest Elevator
Record Holder: Shanghai Tower. Details: The elevators in Shanghai Tower, China, travel at 20.5 meters per second (45.8 mph).
Largest Casino
Record Holder: The Venetian Macao. Details: This resort in Macau, China, is the largest casino in the world by gambling area, covering 51,000 m².
Most Extensive Metro System
Record Holder: Shanghai Metro. Details: The Shanghai Metro has the world's longest total route length, exceeding 743 kilometers (462 miles).
Largest Indoor Theme Park
Record Holder: IMG Worlds of Adventure. Details: Located in Dubai, UAE, it covers an area of 140,000 square meters.
Largest Religious Monument
Record Holder: Angkor Wat. Details: Angkor Wat, a temple complex in Cambodia, is the largest religious monument by land area, spreading over 162.6 hectares.
Longest Cave System
Record Holder: Mammoth Cave. Details: Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, USA, is the longest cave system known, with more than 400 miles (640 km) explored.
Largest Seating Capacity Church
Record Holder: Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Details: This basilica in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, has a seating capacity of 18,000.
Largest Botanical Garden
Record Holder: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Details: Spanning approximately 132 hectares (326 acres) with 50,000 different species of plants, it's located in London, United Kingdom.
Fastest Internet Speeds (Country)
Record Holder: Taiwan. Details: Taiwan regularly tops global charts for having the fastest average internet connection speeds.
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