Answer:
its 117 times greater then the moon
Religious and ethnical problems.
It was one of the largest empires of the world with many different ethnicities. The problem was to unite people under one rule.
Another problem was communication. It was hard to transfer knowledge and news to all parts of the empire because it was too large.
Answer: The Sahara
Explanation: The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, and the third largest desert behind Antarctica and the Arctic, which are both cold deserts.