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Which two countries share the longest continuous land border?

Canada and the US

The Canada-US border runs about 8,890 km including Alaska. Kazakhstan and Russia are second at roughly 7,600 km, and Argentina and Chile third at about 5,300 km.

In which of these countries is the capital not the largest city?

Turkey

Ankara is the capital but Istanbul is far larger, with roughly 15 million people to Ankara's 5.7 million. Paris, Tokyo and Buenos Aires are each both capital and largest.

Which is the coldest permanently inhabited place on Earth?

Oymyakon, Russia

Oymyakon in Siberia has recorded around -68 C. Cars are left running all day in winter, and the ground is permafrost so deep that graves need fires lit to thaw it.

Roughly what share of land has land directly on the other side of the world?

About 4 percent

Because land clusters in the northern hemisphere, most land is antipodal to ocean. Only about 4 percent has land opposite: mostly Argentina and Chile against China, and Spain against New Zealand.

The Haskell Free Library sits on which border, with a line painted through the reading room?

Canada and the US

Built deliberately astride the Vermont-Quebec line in 1904. The books are in Canada and the main entrance is in the US, so readers cross an international boundary to reach the shelves.

Which is the southernmost city in the world?

Ushuaia, Argentina

Ushuaia sits at about 54.8 degrees south. Puerto Williams in Chile is further south but is a town rather than a city by most counts.

Brasilia was built from nothing in the 1950s for what reason?

To develop the interior

Rio was the capital and almost all Brazilians lived near the coast. Brasilia was inaugurated in 1960 on empty highland, laid out by Lucio Costa in the shape of an aeroplane.

Which country has hosted the football World Cup the most times?

None more than twice

No country has hosted more than twice, and Mexico will become the first to host a third time in 2026, sharing it with the United States and Canada.