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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Who Owns the Most Land on Earth?

The Queen of England legally owns about one-sixth of all of the land on
Earth.

Queen Elizabeth II of England legally owns the most land on Earth—as
leader of 32 countries, the Queen is owner of 6.6 billion acres of land, or
about one-sixth of the entire land surface on Earth. The land ownership is
the largest empire in history and dates back to the Norman Conquest of
1066. This established the feudal state, in which an inherited monarch
retains ownership of land that is passed down generationally. Among the
land that is owned by Queen Elizabeth II are the second and third largest
countries in the world: Australia combined with its Antarctic territories,
and Canada.
Read More: http://www.wisegeek.com/who-owns-the-most-land-on-earth.htm?m

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