What city has the longest metro system

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BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

BASIC  GENERAL  KNOWLEDGE

Largest – World

Largest continent ........................................... Asia Largest ocean ...............................................Pacific

Largest river .............................................. Amazon

Largest river basin ..................................... Amazon Largest lake (salt water) ....................... Caspian sea

Largest lake (fresh water) ..........Lake Superior (North

America)

Largest artificial lake ..... Lake Mead at Hoover Dam,  (USA). Originally known as Boulder. Largest bay ................ Hudson Bay (North Canada) Largest gulf ..................................... Gulf of Mexico Largest gorge ........................ Grand Canyon (USA) Largest sea .................................... South China sea Largest delta....... Sundarbans (India & Bangladesh) Largest peninsula ........................................ Arabia Largest island ......................................... Greenland Largest country (in area) .............................. Russia Largest country (in population)...................... China Largest temple` ................... Angkorwat (Cambodia) Largest archipelago .................................Indonesia

Largest airport ... King Khalid International Airport at

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Largest church ................St.Peter's Basilica, (Rome) Largest mosque ...... Sha Faisal Mosque (Islamabad) Largest embassy............ Russian Embassy (Beijing) Largest war plane .......................... Mirage (France) Largest prison ............................. Kharkov (Russia)

Largest hotel ...........MGM Grand Hotel and Casino,

Las Vegas (USA)

Largest desert.................................. Sahara (Africa)

Largest forest ........................Coniferous Forests of

Northern Russia

Largest stadium ................. Strahove (Czech Republic) Largest library .... United States Library of Congress

Largest museum .................... American Museum of Natural History (New York)

Largest animal ....................................... Blue whale Largest land animal ........... The African Bush Elephant

Largest democracy ......................................... India Largest electorate ........................................... India Largest town ......................... Mt. Isa (Queensland) Largest palace ..................... Imperial Palace, Beijing Largest dam........................... Three Gorges (China) Largest landmass................The Eurasian Landmass Largest park .. Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada) Largest zoo ...... Krugal National Park (South Africa) Largest river island ......................... Majuli (Assam) Largest inland sea.......................Mediterranean sea

Largest canal ........................ Keil Canal in Germany Largest reef ............... Great Barrier Reef, (Australia) Largest city (population)................... Tokyo (Japan)

Largest estuary.....................................Ob (Russia) Largest cave........ Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (USA)

Largest strait ........................................ Tartar strait Largest wall ......................... The Great Wall (China) Largest cemetery ....................... Leningrad (Russia)

Largest railway station ......... Grand Central Terminal

 (New York)

Largest university building .....................................

University of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Largest open university ........Indira Gandhi National Open University (New Delhi)

Largest steel plant ..........Nippon Steel plant (Japan) Largest wingspan ....................................Albatross Largest active volcano............Mauna lao on Hawaii

Largest planet ............................................. Jupiter Largest bird .................................................Ostrich Largest sea bird .......................................Albatross Largest diamond ................................. The Cullinan

Largest parliament . The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China

Largest north to south stretch of land ........ America Largest cold desert ........................Gobi (Mongolia) Largest plateau ................................... Pamir (Tibet) Largest mountain range ..................... The Himalaya

Largest statue ............................... Statue of liberty

Largest bank.................... World bank ( Washington )