There are 48 countries in Asia. Republic of China (Taiwan) (Pop 2020 – 23,816,775) has only been recognized by few countries and China claims it to be its integral part. Hong Kong (pop 2020 – 7,496,981) and Macao (pop 2020 – 649,335) are the dependencies of China. Asia is the largest continent by area and…
Europe is the birth place of Western Civilization. There are 44 independent countries and 4 dependencies in Europe. United Kingdom occupies Channel Islands (Pop 2020 – 173,863), Isle of Man (Pop 2020 – 85,033) and Gibraltar (Pop 2020 – 33,691). Denmark rules over Faeroe Islands (Pop 2020 – 48,863). 1,755 Views
There are 54 countries and one “non-self governing territory”, the Western Sahara, in Africa. Before colonial rule Africa comprised up to 10,000 different states and autonomous groups with distinct languages and customs. All of Africa was colonized by foreign powers during the “scramble for Africa”, except Ethiopia and Liberia. African continent is the world’s oldest…
Top Universities of the world 2019 This is the current World University Rankings by The Times Higher Education. This ranking uses more than a dozen indicators to evaluate the institutions’ real activities for more comprehensive comparison. The most important indicators are Teaching and Research. 1,388 Views
Most traded currencies of the world The vast majority of trading activity is concentrated in the large financial centers located in the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and Switzerland. All the important commodities in the global market are traded in US$. Most of the international transactions between countries and companies are…
Internet Domains for countries and territories of the world There are 243 national top-level domains are assigned, with 195 of them reserved for independent countries and 48 are owned by dependent territories. Some smaller nations are opening their domain names for commercial registration. And everyone can buy them, not only country’s citizens or local companies….
Countries Calling Codes Country calling codes or country dial-in codes are telephone number prefixes for reaching telephone subscribers in the networks of the member countries or regions of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Country codes are dialed before the national telephone number. In Antarctica, dialing is dependent on the parent country of each base. Thus…
Android Operating System Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel. Android was primarily designed for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Android Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California, in October 2003 by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears, and Chris White. The development of…
Military Estates Circles in Pakistan A Military Estates (ME) Circle is a jurisdiction created for the management of lands in defence use. Each ME Circle is headed by Military Estates Officer (MEO), who is an officer of the Military Lands and Cantonments (ML&C) Department. There are 11 ME Circles in Pakistan. 2,001 Views
Cantonments in Pakistan The word Cantonment has been derived from French cantonnement, from cantonner ‘to quarter’. Cantonments were established by the British Empire in Indian Subcontinent to station defence forces. There are 44 Cantonments in Pakistan. Cantonments are managed by Military Lands and Cantonments (ML&C) Department which is an attached department of the Ministry of…
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) 1,657 Views