By some counts, the total number of countries touching the Equator is 11, because the landmasses of Maldives and Kiribati do not touch the Equator itself.

The equator is the only line of latitude which is a great circle. The lucky countries being crossed by the imaginary line in Africa include; Gabon, Democratic republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Principe and Sao Tome.

The countries through which the equator runs are:

• São Tomé and Principe.
• Gabon.
• Republic of the Congo.
• The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Uganda.
• Kenya.
• Somalia.
• Maldives.

Singapore is situated near the equator and has a typically tropical climate, with abundant rainfall, high and uniform temperatures, and high humidity all year round.

Chicago (city) is 0.85 times as big as Singapore It has the second greatest population density in the world. The country has almost 5.7 million residents, 61% (3.4 million) of whom are Singaporean citizens.

Largest Cities in the World (2015)

New York: 469 square miles New York is way, way bigger than Chicago could ever hope to be, which has historically given Chicagoans an inferiority complex. The population of Brooklyn alone is almost as large as Chicago’s, which only adds salt to the wound.

Hands down( and in your pockets cause its freezing) Chicago by far is colder than New York. The Atlantic ocean keeps New Yorkers warmer than the frozen fresh waters of Lake Michigan.

Although the city is located at a middle latitude, in winter it is cold because the North American land mass cools down a lot, and polar air outbreaks are frequent. Winter in Chicago runs from late November to early March and is cold, to the point that the average temperature is reminiscent of Northern European cities.

Alaska