background preloader

Facts & Places

Facebook Twitter

Le Monde diplomatique. Let's describe the whole world! Essex Mountain Sanatorium. Abandoned Places and Urban Exploration (Page 1 of 9) The World Factbook. People from nearly every country share information with CIA, and new individuals contact us daily.

The World Factbook

If you have information you think might interest CIA due to our foreign intelligence collection mission, there are many ways to reach us. If you know of an imminent threat to a location inside the U.S., immediately contact your local law enforcement or FBI Field Office. For threats outside the U.S., contact CIA or go to a U.S. Embassy or Consulate and ask for the information to be passed to a U.S. official. Please know, CIA does not engage in law enforcement. In addition to the options below, individuals contact CIA in a variety of creative ways. If you feel it is safe, consider providing these details with your submission: Your full name Biographic details, such as a photograph of yourself, and a copy of the biographic page of your passport How you got the information you want to share with CIA How to contact you, including your home address and phone number. List of - Biggest Cities in the World, Highest Mountains, Deepest Spot in the Ocean, Longest Rivers.

Table of Contents Overview of the Earth Sometimes also called "the World" or "the Globe", the Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

List of - Biggest Cities in the World, Highest Mountains, Deepest Spot in the Ocean, Longest Rivers

The Earth rotates on its axis in orbit around the Sun, which is the main source of energy for all life on Earth. Estimated Weight (mass) 5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000 metric tons (13,170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 lbs)Estimated Age 4.6 billion yearsCurrent Population 7,000,000,001Surface Area 196,900,000 square milesLand Area 148,647,000 sq km 29.1%Ocean Area 335,258,000 sq km Total Water Area 361,419,000 sq km 70.9%Type of Water 97% salt, 3% fresh Circumference at the equator 40,030 km (24,874 m)Circumference at the poles 40,008 km (24,860 m)Diameter at the equator 12,756 km (7,926 m)Diameter at the poles 12,714 km (7,898 m) Mean radius 6,371 km (3,959 m) Orbit Speeds The earth orbits the Sun at 108,000 kmph (70,000 mph)Sun Orbit The earth orbits the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds The Oceans Major Bodies of Water Major Rivers.

Abandoned Places. Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Search Tips For the Find Name field, you may use AND and OR [e.g., 1) san carlos, 2) carlos OR charles, 3) carl* OR charl*, 4) san AND carlos, 5) carlos AND (san OR saint), 6) (carlos OR charles) AND (san OR saint)] Boolean operators must be in all caps (AND and OR).

Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Wildcard is the asterisk (*); right truncation only. To find an exact match rather than a key word, use quotes [e.g., "carlos"]. There is an implied AND between the Find Name, Place Type, and Nation fields. About the TGNLearn about the purpose, scope and structure of the TGN. The TGN is an evolving vocabulary, growing and changing thanks to contributions from Getty projects and other institutions. F.A.Q. about the TGNHere you will find a list of the most frequently asked questions about the thesaurus. TGN@getty.eduClick here to send a message to the TGN editors. Use of the TGNCopyright © 2015 The J.