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building economic and demographic extremes
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** highest lake: a water-filled crater on Mt. Ojos del Salado (Argentina & Chile), 22,615 ft
** highest lake: a water-filled crater on Mt. Ojos del Salado (Argentina & Chile), 22,615 ft
** highest "navigable" lake: Lake Titicaca (Bolivia & Peru), 12,507 ft
** highest "navigable" lake: Lake Titicaca (Bolivia & Peru), 12,507 ft
=== Economic Extremes ===
* richest country by overall GDP
* richest country by per capita GDP
* poorest country by overall GDP
* poorest country by per capital GDP
* most industrialized country
* most agriculture-based country (least industrialized)
* most
=== Demographic Extremes ===
* most homogenous country
* most diverse country
* most languages
* most dialects
Regional extremes


== Resources & websites ==
== Resources & websites ==
* [https://www.atlasobscura.com/categories/geographic-oddities atlasobscura.com Geographic Oddities]
* [https://www.atlasobscura.com/categories/geographic-oddities atlasobscura.com Geographic Oddities]
* [https://www.joelstrait.com/geographical_oddities_of_the_united_states/#:~:text=%20Geographical%20Oddities%20of%20the%20United%20States%20,a%20portion%20of%20the%20border%20between...%20More%20 joelstrait.com Geography Oddities of the United States ]
* [https://www.joelstrait.com/geographical_oddities_of_the_united_states/#:~:text=%20Geographical%20Oddities%20of%20the%20United%20States%20,a%20portion%20of%20the%20border%20between...%20More%20 joelstrait.com Geography Oddities of the United States ]