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The World is a proper noun for the planet Earth envisioned from an anthropocentric or human worldview, as a place inhabited by human beings. It is often used to signify the sum of human experience and history, or the 'human condition' in general. There were approximately 6.5 billion (or 6500 million) people living on the Earth as of February 2006.
Especially in a metaphysical context, World may refer to everything that constitutes reality and the Universe: see World (philosophy).
Etymology
In English, world may be parsed as rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, "man", and eld, "age"; thus, its etymology may be semantically rendered as "age or life of man".
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Physical characteristics
Earth dimensions
| Physical feature | |
|---|---|
| Superficial area | 510,000,000 km² (196,950,000 Sq. miles) |
| Land surface | 149,000,000 km² (57,510,000 Sq. miles) (29.2% of total surface) |
| Water surface | 361,000,000 km² (139,440,000 Sq. miles) (70.8% of total surface) |
| Equatorial circumferences | 40,077 km (24,902 miles) |
| Meridional circumference | 40,009 km (24,860 miles) |
| Equatorial diameter | 12,756.3 km (7,926 miles) |
| Polar diameter | 12,714 km (7,899.988 miles) |
| Polar radius | 6,356.89 km (3,949.99 miles) |
| Volume of the Earth | 1,080,000,000,000 km³ (260,000,000,000 cubic miles) |
| Mass | 5.98x10 tonnes (6.592x10 U.S. tons) |
Continents and population
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See also
External links
- "World". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
References
- 'This is the excellent foppery of the world...' -- Shakespeare, King Lear, I.ii
- David, Leonard (2006-02-24). "Planet's Population Hit 6.5 Billion Saturday". Live Science. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
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