Six Billion of Us . 1 billion in 1804 2 billion in 1927 (123 years later) 3 billion in 1960 ( 33 years later) 4 billion in 1974 ( 14 years later) 5 billion in 1987 ( 13 years later) 6 billion in 1999 ( 12 years later)
MOST POPULOUS COUNTRIES-2005 1. China...........1,306,313,812 2. India...........1,080,264,388 3. United States.....295,734,134 4. Indonesia.........241,973,879 5. Brazil............186,112,794 6. Pakistan..........162,419,946 7. Bangladesh........144,319,628 8. Russia............143,420,309 9. Japan.............127,417,244 . 10. Nigeria............128,771,988 . 11. Mexico..........106,202,903	LARGEST COUNTRIES IN AREA 1 Russia 6.6 million sq mi 2 Canada 3.9 million sq mi 3 China 3.7 million sq mi 4 United States 3.7 million sq mi . 5 Brazil 3.3 million sq mi . 6 Australia 3 million sq mi 7 India 1.2 million sq mi 8 Argentina 1.1 million sq mi 9 Kazakhstan 1,050,000 sq mi 10 Sudan 966,000 sq mi	SMALLEST COUNTRIES(in sq mi) . 1. Vatican City...0.17 ..(The Holy See) . 2. Monaco.......0.75 3. Nauru.........8.11 4. Tuvalu ........10.0 5. San Marino........23.6 6. Liechtenstein... 62.0 7. Marshall Islands...70.0 8. Saint Kitts and Nevis... 101.0 9. Maldives.....116.0 10.Malta........ 122.0
MOST POPULOUS CITIES 1.Mumbai (Bombay).. India 11,914,398 2.Shanghai, China ..10,996,500 3.São Paulo, Brazil..10,677,019 4.Seoul, South Korea..10,207,296 5.Moscow, Russia..10,101,500 6.Delhi,India..9,817,439 . 7.Karachi, Pakistan..9,339,023 . 8.Istanbul,Turkey...8,831,805 9.Beijing, China...8,689,000 10.Mexico City, Mexico...8,591,309	MOST WIDLEY SPOKEN LANGUAGES -2005 1. Chinese (Mandarin) 1,075,000,000 2. English 514,000,000 . 3. Hindustani 496,000,000 . 4. Spanish 425,000,000 5. Russian 275,000,000 6. Arabic 256,000,000 7. Bengali 215,000,000 8. Portuguese 194,000,000 9. Malay-Indonesian 176,000,000 10. French 129,000,000	KINGS AND MONARCHS OF THE WORLD Country Monarch Type of monarchy Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa Constitutional Belgium King Albert II Constitutional Bhutan King Jigme Singye Wangchuck Transitional1 Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Constitutional Cambodia King Norodom Sihamoni Constitutional Denmark Queen Margrethe II Constitutional Japan Emperor Akihito Constitutional
Asia ,world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. 30 percent of the world's landmass and includes (44) countries and assorted islands and/or dependencies. Significant features of the continent of Asia include the world's tallest mountain, Mt Everest in Nepal (and China), rising to 29,035 ft (8,850m). It also includes the world's lowest point, found in the Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan, at 1,286 ft (392m) below sea level. In addition, the continent includes the world's most populated countries, China and India; the world's longest coastline, the world's deepest lake; Lake Baykal, and some of the most important rivers on the planet.	TOP ORGANIZED RELIGIONS Christianity 2.1 billion 33.0% Islam 1.3 billion 20.1 Hinduism 851 million 13.3 Buddhism 375 million 5.9 Sikhism 25 million 0.4 Judaism 15 million 0.2% Baha'ism 7.5 million 0.1 . Confucianism 6.4 million 0.1 . Jainism 4.5 million 0.1 Shintoism 2.8 million 0.0	Jordan King Abdullah II Constitutional Kuwait Sheik Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah Constitutional Lesotho King Letsie III Constitutional Liechtenstein Prince Hans Adam II Constitutional Luxembourg Grand Duke Henri Constitutional Malaysia King Syed Sirajuddin Constitutional Monaco Prince Albert II Constitutional Morocco King Muhammad VI Constitutional Nepal King Gyandendra Absolute2 Netherlands Queen Beatrix Constitutional Norway King Harald V Constitutional Oman Sultan Qabus ibn Sa'id Absolute Qatar Emir Sheik Hamad ibn Khalifa al-Thani Constitutional Samoa Malietoa Tanumafili II Constitutional Saudi Arabia King Abdullah Absolute Spain King Juan Carlos I Parliamentary . Swaziland King Mswati III Absolute . Sweden King Carl XVI Gustaf Constitutional Thailand King Bhumibol Adulyadej Constitutional Tonga King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Constitutional United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II Constitutional
Africa, the planet's 2nd largest continent,(11,699,00 sq mi) includes (53) individual countries. Contains the Nile River, the world's longest,4,132 ,and the massive Sahara Desert,the world's largest.(highest point)is Mt. Kilimanjaro,in Tanzania, 19,341ft, the (lowest point) is Lac' Assal in the small country of Djibouti, 512 ft below sea level. Most Populated Country-Nigeria and the 10th most populous country in the world. Largest City-Egypt's capital city, Cairo,...9.2 million population *Languages-Over 1,000 different languages are spoken in Africa. *Somalia is the only country in the world where all the citizens speak one language, Somali. *The Berbers of North Africa have no written form of their language		Ten Largest American Indian Tribes, Name Population Cherokee 729,533 Navajo 298,197 Latin American Indian 180,940 Choctaw 158,774 Sioux 153,360 Chippewa 149,669 Apache 96,833 Blackfeet 85,750 Iroquois 80,822 Pueblo 74,085