Ben HubbardThe Big Countdown: 7.6 Billion People Living in the Countries of the World
Ben Hubbard began his writing career at a what's-on newspaper in the 1990s, interviewing bands, actors and artists in his native Wellington, New Zealand. He later joined the fast-paced world of daily newspaper journalism before packing up shop and moving to England. Here, Ben tied a number of new strings to his bow: magazine editor, book editor, and finally, author. Today, Ben writes a mix of non-fiction for all ages - preschoolers through to adults. He has penned titles on an eclectic subject range: from space exploration, samurai warriors and medieval castles; to pop music, pets, tornadoes and rugby skills.
* 1: Counting down the world's continents and countries * 2: 1
379
302
771 people live in China * 3: Tokyo is the world's largest megacity with 38
100
000 residents * 4: 24
668
091 diamond carats mined in Botswana * 5: Over 1
500
000 wildebeests migrate from Tanzania annually * 6: North America's largest mall is 493
000 square metres in size * 7: Canada's coastline stretches for 202
080 kilometres * 8: 11
770 millimetres of rain fall on Tutunendo
Colombia every year * 9: The railway line in Peru climbs to 4
818 metres high * 10: Around 4
400 people move to Antarctica each summer * 11: Over 1
200 museums and art galleries in France * 12: Only around 800 people live in the Vatican City * 13: Australia is the only continent with one country
