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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 ] |