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Countries and territories that are intersected by the equator (red) or the Prime Meridian (blue), which intersect at "Null Island". The equator during the boreal winter, spanning from December to March. The equator is the circle of latitude that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
In geography, the antipode (/ ˈ æ n t ɪ ˌ p oʊ d, æ n ˈ t ɪ p ə d i /) of any spot on Earth is the point on Earth's surface diametrically opposite to it. A pair of points antipodal (/ æ n ˈ t ɪ p ə d əl /) to each other are situated such that a straight line connecting the two would pass through Earth's center.
The United Nations geoscheme is a system which divides 248 countries and territories in the world into six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [1] It was devised by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) based on the M49 coding classification . [ 2 ]
Equator: 00°00′00″ Venezuela: Border with Brazil, Río Negro Municipality, Amazonas: 00°40′N Malaysia: Border with Indonesia to the southeast of Tebedu, Sarawak: 00°51′N Federated States of Micronesia: Kapingamarangi: 01°01′N Singapore: Pulau Satumu: 01°09′N Guyana: Border with Brazil near Wai-Wai, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo ...
The least developed nations in the Southern Hemisphere cluster in Africa and Oceania, with Mozambique and Burundi at the lowest ends of the HDI, at 0.461 (number 183 in the world) and 0.420 (number 187 in the world), respectively. The nominal GDPs per capita of these two countries do not go above US$650, a tiny fraction of the incomes enjoyed ...
Serranilla Bank Punta Gallinas (mainland) 15°52′N 12°27′N Venezuela: Isla Aves Cabo San Roman (mainland) 15°40′N 12°11′N Dominica: Carib Point: 15°38′N Burkina Faso: Oudalan Province: 15°05′N Nicaragua: North of Liwa Sirpe: 15°01′N Ethiopia: Border with Eritrea: 14°53′N Martinique Macouba: 14°52′N Marshall Islands ...
This is a list of countries by easternmost point on land (dependent territories included). The order does not always reflect how close a country's territory is to the 180th meridian . Russia, Fiji, and Antarctica are notable exceptions because the 180th meridian passes through them.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.