By the numbers
The longest borders, the most neighbours, the oddest clocks: the world counted from the map.
- Big neighbours, small neighboursMyanmar has 3.13 billion people living next door. Finland and Norway are almost exactly the same size.
- Flags by the numbers152 of 197 national flags use red. Only 45 don't.
- Giant regions: the biggest states and provincesSakha, one region of Russia, is bigger than all but seven countries in the world.
- How the world is governed43 countries still have a monarch. In five, the monarch still rules.
- Official languages by the numbersBolivia's constitution names 37 official languages. English is official in 58 countries.
- Six degrees of bordersLesotho to El Salvador takes 18 border crossings, the longest trip on the map.
- The countries that share a currency27 countries use the euro, seven the US dollar, and fourteen in Africa share two CFA francs.
- The countries with the most neighboursChina and Russia have 14 neighbours each. France gets to 11 with help from South America.
- The countries with the most regionsRussia has 83 regions, Türkiye 81, Thailand 77. The typical country has 14.
- The longest and shortest land bordersCanada–US tops 7,800 km on our map. Italy–Vatican City barely reaches 4.
- Time zones by the numbersRussia has 11 time zones. China, 61° of longitude wide, has one.
- Tripoints: where three countries meetChina touches 15 tripoints. Canada, the US and Panama touch none.