Know : List of saying “Thanks” in Many Languages

Thanks is  one of the most Beautiful Words in any Language! Here is the big list of Thanks in many languages along with the regions / countries where it is spoken. Help : Press 'Ctrl' + 'F' on your keyboard, and type to jump to the language / region you want. or SCROLL 🙂 Regions...

Know : About Daylight Saving Time

Daylight saving time (DST) or summer time is the practice of advancing clocks during the summer months that have more sunlight so that people get up later in the morning and go to bed later at night. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in the autumn. The modern idea of...

Know : World Population List and Facts

  What is the Total Population of the World? Check out the list below, but here are some interesting facts about Population World population refers to the total number of humans living in the world. The world population has been on a constant rise since the Great Famine and Black Death ended in 1350. With...

Know : Country wise % of Agricultural Land Area

Country name 2009 2010 2011 Afghanistan 58.1 58.1 58.1 Albania 43.8 43.8 43.8 Algeria 17.4 17.4 17.4 American Samoa 24.5 24.5 24.5 Andorra 42.3 42.8 43.2 Angola 46.8 46.8 46.8 Antigua and Barbuda 20.5 20.5 20.5 Argentina 52.4 53.6 53.9 Armenia 61.3 60.9 60.1 Aruba 11.1 11.1 11.1 Australia 53.2 51.9 53.3 Austria 38.4 38.4...

Know : List of Countries with no Armed Forces (Army)

This is a list of countries without armed forces. The term "country" is used in the sense of independent states; thus, it applies only to sovereign states and not dependencies (e.g., Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Bermuda), whose defense is the responsibility of another country or an army alternative. The term "armed forces" refers to any government-sponsored defense used to further the domestic and foreign policies of their respective government. Some of...

Know : List of All Presidents and Prime Ministers (As on Dec 2013)

Member states and observers of the United Nations State Head of state Head of government  Afghanistan President - Hamid Karzai  Albania President - Bujar Nishani Prime Minister - Edi Rama  Algeria President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika Prime Minister - Abdelmalek Sellal  Andorra Episcopal Co-Prince - Joan Enric Vives Sicília Representative - Josep Maria Mauri French Co-Prince - François Hollande Representative - Sylvie Hubac Head of Government - Antoni Martí  Angola President - José Eduardo dos Santos  Antigua and...

Know : Basel Convention ( Treaty to prevent transfer of Hazardous Waste between Nations)

What is the Basel Convention? The Basel Convention is an international treaty that was designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries (LDCs). It does not, however, address the movement of radioactive waste. The Convention is also intended to...

Know : How many countries can you travel without VISA? Complete list

Are you an Indian? Then you can travel to only 52 countries without a VISA. India stands behind 144 countries among the total of 199 countries. Whereas 34 countries have the privilege to travel to more than 150 countries without a VISA. Citizens of Finland, Sweden and UK (Great Britain) enjoys the best privilege to...

Know : List of Secular, Non Secular and Ambiguous Countries

SECULAR COUNTRIES North America Africa Canada Angola Cuba Benin Honduras  Botswana Mexico Burkina Faso United States of America  Burundi South America Cameroon Brazil Cape Verde Chile Chad Colombia Republic of the Congo Ecuador Ethiopia Peru Gabon Uruguay The Gambia Venezuela Guinea Europe Guinea-Bissau Austria Liberia Albania Mali Belarus Namibia Belgium  Senegal Bosnia and Herzegovina Rwanda...

Know : Total Number of Websites : Country wise

Rank Country Total Domains  Gain Loss Net 1 United States 80,818,367 777,532 678,646 98,886 2 China 7,139,690 139,884 96,867 43,017 3 Germany 6,560,502 43,441 45,336 -1,895 4 United Kingdom 4,805,145 31,460 30,770 690 5 Canada 3,723,070 76,395 100,010 -23,615 6 France 3,436,741 17,744 20,146 -2,402 7 Japan 3,012,362 29,853 24,822 5,031 8 Australia 2,023,544 26,930...

Know : Price of 1.5 Liter of Drinking Water across the World

Here is the average price of 1.5 liter of drinking water in 122 countries (in USD, INR and EUR) What is your opinion about the sales of bottled drinking water? Please comment, your few seconds spend to comment can help to give insights to students and please share this with your friends using Facebook /...

Ranks : Environmental Performance of 132 Countries

The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a method of quantifying and numerically benchmarking the environmental performance of a state's policies.  As of January 2012 four EPI reports have been released - the Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index, and the 2008, 2010, and 2012 Environmental Performance Index. For the 2012 report, a new "Pilot Trend EPI" was developed to rank countries based...

Know : Independence Days of Countries & From whom they got it

  Courtesy and Source : Wikipedia Country Date Year Independence Event  Abkhazia July 4 1993 De facto independence from Georgia in 1993. Officially declared as such in 1999. (Only partially recognized.) End of the 1992-1993 War in Abkhazia; also known as "liberation day".  Afghanistan August 19 1919 Independence from the United Kingdom control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919. Afghan Independence Day  Albania...

Know : Gobal Peace vs Terrorism (Country Ranks)

Please share this post: India Ranks 4th in Terrorism Index and 141 in Peace Index USA Ranks 41st in Terrorism Index and 99 in Peace Index Where as Second World War Hit Japan stays peaceful on No. 6 and Terrorism Index of almost 0 on 109th spot for low terrorism. Iceland tops in Peace followed...

Know : List of Micro Nations (small countries)

List of sovereign nations with a non-sea area less than 1,000 km2 (386 sq mi) Rank Country / Territory Area (km²/sqmi) Region 1  Vatican City 0.44 km2(0.17 sq mi) Europe 2  Monaco 2.02 km2(0.78 sq mi) Europe 3  Nauru 21 km2 (8 sq mi) Oceania 4  Tuvalu 26 km2(10 sq mi) Oceania 5  San Marino 61 km2(24 sq mi) Europe 6  Liechtenstein 160 km2(62 sq mi) Europe 7  Marshall Islands 181 km2(70 sq mi) Oceania 8  Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 km2(101 sq mi) Caribbean 9...

Documentary : A World Without Water (must watch)

As less and less water is available, you have yet another problem being added and that is the problem of privatization. There are companies now saying why don’t we bottle it, mine it, divert it, sell it, commodify it. That greed of privatization, we believe, will be much worse than climate change and everything else that has...

Know : List of Currencies used by all countries

Country or territory Currency Sign ISO code Fractional unit Number to basic  Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar[A] None None None None Russian ruble р. RUB Kopek 100  Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋ AFN Pul 100  Akrotiri and Dhekelia Euro € EUR Cent 100  Albania Albanian lek L ALL Qindarkë 100  Alderney Alderney pound[A] £ None Penny 100 British pound[C] £...

Know : System of Government : 198 Countries

Legend Orange – Parliamentary republics Green – Presidential republics, executive presidency linked to a parliament Yellow – Semi-presidential republics Blue – Full presidential republics Red – Parliamentary constitutional monarchies in which the monarch does not personally exercise power Magenta – Constitutional monarchies in which the monarch personally exercises power, often (but not always) alongside a weak parliament Purple – Absolute monarchies Brown – Countries where the dominant role of a single political party or coalition is codified in the constitution...

Please Stop WARS : Casualities lists of World War 2 & Syria War

One need not to tell anything about Wars, these numbers will explain everything. War is nothing but Death. Innocent people are losing their souls. STOP WAR PLEASE WHEREVER. We may the next victim of war!    FORGET OUR DIFFERENCES, JUST WE ARE FROM ONE HOME : EARTH. SPREAD PEACE AND LOVE.    World War 2...