Largest Countries (Area Wise)

• 1^ST– RUSSIA- It is the largest country in the world by area, spanning more than one-eighth of the Earth’s inhabited land area. Covering an area of 17,125,200 square kilometers.
• 2^nd– CANADA- It is the world’s second-largest country by total area. Covering 9.98 million square kilometers.
• 3^rd – UNITED STATES- It is the world’s third largest country by total area. Covering 3.8 million square miles.
• 4^th– CHINA- it is the world’s fourth-largest country by area. Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometers. 
• 5^th– BRAZIL- Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest country by area. Covering approximately 8.5 million square kilometers.

Smallest Countries (Area Wise)

• 1^st– VATICAN CITY- It is the smallest sovereign state in the world by both area and population. Covering 49 hectares (121 acres).
• 2^nd– MONACO- It is the second-smallest in the world. Covering 2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi).
• 3^rd– NAURU- It is the world’s third smallest country. Covering 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi).
• 4^th– TUVALU- It is the world’s fourth smallest country. Covering 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi).
• 5^th– SAN MARINO- It is the world’s fifth smallest country. Covering 61 km2 (24 sq mi).

Largest Countries (Population-Wise)

• 1^st– CHINA- 1,403,220,800 as per National population clock. China population is equivalent to 18.47% of the total world population.
• 2^nd– INDIA– 1,363,838,246 as per National population clock. India population is equivalent to 17.7% of the total world population.
• 3^rd– USA- 329,912,526 as per National population clock. The United States population is equivalent to 4.25% of the total world population.
• 4^th– INDONESIA- 266,911,900 as per National population clock. Indonesia population is equivalent to 3.51% of the total world population.
• 5^th– BRAZIL- 211,698,579 as per National population clock. Brazil population is equivalent to 2.73% of the total world population.

Smallest Countries (Population-Wise)

• 1^st– VATICAN CITY- 825 as per National Estimate. There are only .44 square kilometers of area within the Vatican City, so the entire population is contained within less than a single square kilometer of space.
• 2^nd– TUVALU- 10,200 as per National Annual Estimate. The population density at around 1,232 people per square miles, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
• 3^rd– NAURU- 11,000 as per National Annual Estimate. It has population density of over 1,243 people per square mile.
• 4^th– PALAU- 17,900 as per National Annual Estimate. The population density is about 121 people per square mile.
• 5^th– SAN MARINO- 33,553 as per National Monthly Estimate. The population density quite high at nearly 1,347 people per square mile.

Top 5 Languages

• 1^st – MANDARIN– It has 918 million speakers across the globe. It is a group of Sinitic (Chinese) languages spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.
• 2^nd – SPANISH– It has 480 million speakers across the globe. Spanish is a Romance language spoken mainly in Spain and the Americas.
• 3^rd – ENGLISH– It has 379 million speakers across the globe. English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and eventually became a global lingua franca.
• 4^th – HINDI– It has 341 million speakers across the globe. It is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in India. Modern Hindi is often described as a standardised and Sanskritised register.
• 5^th – BENGALI– It has 228 million speakers across the globe. It is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Bengalis in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent.

Top 5 Religion

• 1^st – CHRISTIANITY
  • Member – 2.4 billion
  • Percentage- 33.0%
  • Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
• 2^nd – ISLAM
  • Member – 1.9 billion
  • Percentage- 21%
  • Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that teaches that there is only one God and that Muhammad is a messenger of God. 
• 3^rd – HINDUISM
  • Member – 1.1 billion
  • Percentage- 14%
  • Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or way of life.
• 4^th – BUDDHISIM
  • Member – 0.52 billion
  • Percentage- 6%
  • An Indian religion founded on the teachings of a mendicant and spiritual teacher called “the Buddha”.
• 5^th – SIKHISM
  • Member – 0.30 billion
  • Percentage- 0.36%
  • Sikhism is based on the spiritual teachings of Guru Nanak.