Some Interesting Geography Facts part3

Pitcairn Island 
The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia , at just 1.75 sq. miles. 

Rome 
The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome , Italy in 133 B.C.  There is a city called Rome on every continent. 

Siberia 
Siberia contains more than 25% of the world’s forests. 

S.M.O.M 
The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.MO .M.). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican. It is a sovereign entity under international law, just as the Vatican is. 

Sahara Desert 
In the Sahara Desert , there is a town named Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years. Technically though, the driest place on Earth is in the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross Island . There has been no rainfall there for two million years. 

Spain 
SPAIN literally means ‘the land of rabbits.’ 

St. Paul, Minnesota 
St. Paul, Minnesota , was originally called Pig’s Eye after a man named Pierre ‘Pig’s Eye’ Parrant who set up the first business there.. 

Roads 
Chances that a road is unpaved in the U.S.A: 1%, in Canada : 75%. 

Texas 
The deepest hole ever made in the world is in Texas .  It is as deep as 20 empire state buildings but only 3 inches wide. 

United States 
The Interstate System requires that one-mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies. 

Waterfalls 
The water of Angel Falls (the World’s highest) in Venezuela drops 3,212 feet. IT is 15 times higher than Niagara Falls