General Knowledge
Countries with nuclear weapons The United States conducted its first nuclear test explosion in July 1945 and dropped two atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Just four years later, the Soviet Union conducted its first nuclear test explosion. The United Kingdom (1952), France (1960), and China (1964) followed. Seeking…
States in the United States of America Territories in the United States of America Rhyme to remember names of the states 517 Views
There are 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean Dependencies or other territories in Latin America and the Caribbean 508 Views
There are 14 countries in Oceania. Dependencies France – New Caledonia (pop 2020 – 285,498) and French Polynesia (pop 2020 – 280,908) United States – Guam (pop 2020 – 168,775), Northern Mariana Islands (pop 2020 – 57,559), American Samoa (pop 2020 – 55,1919) and Wallis and Futuna (pop 2020 – 11,239) New Zealand – Cooks…
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). 533 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. 452 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…
Henley Passport Index For some people, a passport is a portal to the world. For others, it is a barrier to the travel freedom they seek. The Henley Passport Index is a measure of global access, showing a ranking of passports and travel freedom over the last 14 years. The Henley Passport Index is based…
Global Peace Index (GPI) Global Peace Index (GPI) measures the relative position of nations’ and regions’ peacefulness. The GPI ranks 172 independent states and territories (99.7 per cent of the world’s population) according to their levels of peacefulness. The GPI is a report produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) and developed in…
Freedom in the World 2019 Freedom in the World has recorded global declines in political rights and civil liberties for an alarming 13 consecutive years, from 2005 to 2018. The global average score has declined each year, and countries with net score declines have consistently outnumbered those with net improvements. A total of 68 countries suffered…
The Press Freedom Index The Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders based upon the organisation’s own assessment of the countries’ press freedom records in the previous year. Source: Reporters without borders 465 Views
Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical tool used to measure a country’s overall achievement in its social and economic dimensions. The social and economic dimensions of a country are based on the health of people, their level of education attainment and their standard of living. Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq…