World Geography Facts
Largest city
With its more than 35 million inhabitants (as of 2003) the capital of Japan, Tokyo, is being the most populated metropolitan area in the world.
Coldest place
The coldest place on Earth is Antarctica. It is also the windiest place, where the air temperatures reach –88°C (–126°F).
Deepest Lake
Lake Baikal located in Siberia, Russia is 5,712 feet (1,741 meters) deep.
Country with most lakes
Canada has 31 lakes or reservoirs of about 1,300 sq km (about 500 sq mi) in area.
Longest River
The Nile River in Egypt is 4,160 miles (6,695 km) long. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
Largest Ocean
Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world's four oceans. It covers more than a third of the earth's surface and contains more than half of its free water.
Highest Temperatures
Death Valley, located in east-central California, US, is one of the hottest regions known. The summer temperatures in Death Valley exceed 52° C (125° F) and rarely fall below 21° C (70° F).
Highest Waterfall
Angel Falls in Canaima National Park, Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world at 3212 feet (979 meters).
The population of Tokyo city
As of October 1, 2003, the population of Tokyo
was estimated to be 12.369 million, or about 10% of Japan's total population.
According to the source
Thank you for your comment.
The fact is that in the source article, which is from Encarta Encyclopedia, they refer to Tokyo as to "the metropolitan area", consisting of "23 special wards (ku), 26 cities (shi), seven towns, and eight villages." And the population of this very metropolitan area is more than 35 million.
So, I believe the truth is somewhere out there :))
The truth is...
that "Tokyo metropolitan area" consists of Tokyo and the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama.
The population of this very metropolitan area is more than 35 million.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Tokyo_Area
But Tokyo itself, one of the 47 prefectures in Japan, consisting of "23 special wards (ku), 26 cities (shi), seven towns, and eight villages" has about 12million.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo
Believe me. I'm a Japanese and had been living in Tokyo for 14 years :)
p.s.
There is not "Tokyo City" at present. I'm sorry to have said a wrong thing.