Commonwealth Games: History

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History of Common Wealth Games

1891: An Englishman, Astley Cooper first mooted the idea of a sporting event bringing together all the nations which were once under the British Empire. The objective was to foster good understanding and promote goodwill.

1911: Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom took part in Inter-Empire Championships held in celebration of the coronation of King George V. The competition included sports like wrestling, boxing, swimming and athletics.

1928: Canada's Melville Marks Robinson asked to organize the first British Empire Games.

1930: The first games held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

1942 & 1946: The Games were not conducted due to World War II.

1954: The name of the Games was changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Women started competing in athletic events as well.

1970: The name was changed again to British Commonwealth Games.

1978: The Games was given its current name- Commonwealth Games (CWG).

1998: CWG in Kuala Lumpur saw team sports including cricket, hockey, netball and rugby being included.

2014: The Games to be held at Glasgow, Scotland.

Common Wealth Games: Various Sports Events

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Various Sports Events/Disciplines of Common Wealth Games:

• Aquatics
• Archery
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Boxing
• Cycling
• Gymnastics
• Hockey
• Lawn Bowls
• Netball
• Rugby Sevens
• Shooting
• Squash
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

World Currency

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Country- Currency- Abbreviation

1. USA- American or US Dollar- USD
2. Canada- Canadian Dollar- CAD
3. Australia- Australian Dollar- AUD
4. New Zealand- New Zealand Dollar- NZD
5. UK- Sterling Pound- GBP
6. Switzerland- Swiss Franc- CHF
7. Countries of Europian Union- Euro- EUR
8. Sweden- Swedish Krona- SEK
9. Norway- Norwegian Krona- NOK
10. Denmark- Danish Krona- DKK
11. Russia- Russian Rouble- RUB
12. Egypt- Egyptian Pound- EGP
13. Morocco- Moroccon Dirham- MAD
14. Mauritius- Mauritius Rupee- MUR
15. Japan- Japanese Yen- JPY
16. China- Chinese Yuan Renminbi- CNY
17. Hong Kong- Hong Kong Dollar- HKD
18. India- Indian Rupee- INR
19. Thailand- Thailand Baht- THB
20. Singapore- Singapore Dollar- SGD
21. Malaysia- Malaysian Ringgit- MYR
22. Vietnam- Vientnamese Dang- VND
23. Combodia- Combodian Riel- KHR
24. South Africa- South African Rand- ZAR
25. Kenya- Kenyan Shilling- KES
26. Zimbabwe- Zimbabwe Dollar- ZWD
27. UAE- UAE Dirham- AED
28. Peru- Peruvian Nuevol Sol- PEN
29. Bolivia- Bolivian Boliviano- BOB
30. Argentina- Argentine Peso- ARS
31. Brazil- Brazilian Real- BRL

World Population Growth

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Year: Population in Billion People

Past and Present Figures:

1750: .791
1800: .978
1850: 1.262
1900: 1.650
1950: 2.521
1999: 5.978
2008: 6.707
2010: 6.7977
2011: 7

Predicted:

2050: 8.909
2100: 9.460
2150: 9.746

Seven Blunders of the World

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• Wealth without work
• Pleasure without conscience
• Knowledge without character
• Commerce without morality
• Science without humanity
• Worship without sacrifice
• Politics without principle
• Rights without responsibilities

New Seven Wonders of the World

As per popularity poll led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and organized by Swiss-based, government-controlled New7Wonders Foundation (results declared on July 7, 2007)

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Name of the Wonder (Alphabetically Arranged), Location

• Giza Pyramid Complex (last remaining ancient wonder of the world, chosen on honorary basis): Cairo, Egypt
• Chichen Itza: Yucatán, Mexico
• Christ the Redeemer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Colosseum: Rome, Italy
• Great Wall of China: China
• Machu Picchu: Cuzco, Perú
• Petra: Jordan
• Taj Mahal: Agra, India
  

Old Seven Wonders of the World

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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1. Great Pyramid of Giza
2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
6. Colossus of Rhodes
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria

Note: The oldest lists contained Ishtar Gate as the seventh wonder of the world instead of the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Of these old seven wonders, only Great Pyramid of Giza exists.

British English to American English

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Commonly Used Expressions Translated from British English to American English

. British English- American English

· Aerial- Antenna
· Angry- Mad
· Anywhere- Anyplace
· Autumn- Fall
· Bank note- Bill
· Barrister, Solicitor- Attorney
· Biscuit- Cookie
· Bonnet- Hood
· Boot- Trunk
· Braces- Suspenders
· Caretaker- Janitor
· Chemist’s- Drug store
· Chips- French fries
· Cinema- Movie
· Condom- Rubber
· Constable- Patrolman
· Cooker- Stove
· Cot- Crib
· Cotton- Thread
· Crash- Wreck
· Crossroads- Intersection
· Curtains- Drapes
· Draughts- Checkers
· Drawing pin- Thumb tack
· Dual carriageway- Divided highway
· Dummy- Pacifier
· Dust bin, Rubbish bin- Trash can, Garbage can
· Dustman- Garbage collector
· Dynamo- Generator
· Engine- Motor
· Film- Movie
· Flat- Apartment
· Flyover- Overpass
· Garden- Yard
· Gear lever- Gear shift
· Graduate- Alumnus
· Grill- Boiler
· Ground floor- First floor
· Gym shoes, Tennis shoes- Sneakers
· Hand bag- Purse
· Hoarding- Billboard
· Holiday- Vacation
· Hoover- Vacuum cleaner
· Ill- Sick
· Interval- Intermission
· Jersey, Jumper, Pull over, Sweater- Sweater
· Jug- Pitcher
· Lift- Elevator
· Lorry- truck
· Luggage- Baggage
· Mad- Crazy
· Main road- Highway
· Maize- Corn
· Maths- Math
· Mean-Stingy
· Motorway- Freeway
· Nappy- Diaper
· Nasty- Vicious, Mean
· Nowhere- No place
· Nursing home- Private hospital
· Occultist, Optician- Optometrist
· Paraffin- Kerosene
· Pavement- Sidewalk
· Peep- Peek
· Petrol- Gas, Gasoline
· Post- Mail
· Postbox- Mailbox
· Postman- Mailman, Mail carrier
· Potato crisps- Potato chips
· Pram- Baby carriage
· Pub- Bar
· Public toilet- Rest room
· Puncture- Blowout
· Push chair- Stroller
· Queue- Line
· Railway- Railroad
· Railway carriage- Railway car
· Reel of cotton- Reel of thread
· Return ticket- Round trip
· Reverse charges- Call collect
· Rise in salary- Raise
· Road surface- Pavement
· Roundabout- Traffic circle
· Rubber- Eraser
· Saloon- Sedan
· Sellotape- Scotch tape
· Shop- Store
· Silencer- Muffler
· Single ticket- One way
· Somewhere- Someplace
· Spanner- Wrench
· Staff of a university- Faculty
· Sump- Oil pan
· Sweet- Dessert
· Sweets- Candy
· Tap- Faucet
· Tap (outdoor)- Spigot
· Taxi- Cab
· Tea towel- Dish towel
· Term- Semester
· Tights- Pantyhose
· Timetable- Schedule
· Tin- Can
· Toll motorway- Turnpike
· Torch- Flashlight
· Tramp- Hobo
· Trousers- Pants
· Turn ups- Cuffs
· Underground railway- Subway
· Underpants- Shorts
· Verge of road- Shoulder of road
· Waistcoat- Vest
· Wardrobe- Closet
· Wash your hands- Wash up
· Windscreen- Windshield
· Wing- Fender
· Zip- Zipper

Target Heart Rate for Aerobics

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Formula to Determine Target Heart Rate (for Aerobics)

Target heart rate = (220-your age) multiplied by 0.6 for beginners, 0.7 for somewhat practiced and 0.8 for the habitual ones.

Example: for a person with 30 years age:

Target heart rate = (220-30) multiplied by 0.6 = 114 for beginner.
Target heart rate = (220-30) multiplied by 0.7 = 133 for somewhat practiced person.
Target heart rate = (220-30) multiplied by 0.8 = 152 for the habitual one.

Never try to achieve these prescribed target heart rates in aerobics on the very first day of the exercises. Do it gradually over a period of say around 8 to 10 weeks.

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Pulse Rate

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Normal Pulse Rate of Human Beings

Average Beats per Minute (at Rest)

• Unborn Child: 140 to 150
• Newborn Infants: 130 to 140
• During first year: 110 to 130
• During second year: 96 to 115
• During third year: 86 to 105
• 7 to 14 years: 76 to 90
• 14 to 21years: 76 to 85
• 21 to 60 years: 70 to 75
• After 60th year: 67 to 80

Additional Information about Pulse Rate

• Pulse rate rises normally during excitement, after physical exertion and during digestion.
• Pulse rate is also influenced by breathing rate.
• The pulse rate is generally more rapid in females.
• Variation of one degree of temperature above 98 F is approximately equivalent to a rise of 10 beats in pulse rate. Temperature 98 F. corresponds to pulse of 60 per minute. So, Temperature 99 F will correspond to pulse of 70 per minute and so on. Then, temperature 104 F will correspond with pulse of 120 per minute.

Planets

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Planets of Our Solar System

1. Mercury: smallest planet, approximately one third of Earth
2. Venus
3. Earth: fifth largest planet
4. Mars
5. Jupiter: largest planet, approximately 11 times bigger than Earth
6. Saturn
7. Uranus
8. Neptune

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are Terrestrials

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are Gas Giants (Jovians)

Dwarf Planets

1. Ceres
2. Pluto (till 2006, it was classified as the ninth planet)
3. Haumea
4. Makemake
5. Eris

States of America (USA) and Their Capitals

State- Capital City

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1. Alabama- Montgomery
2. Alaska- Juneau
3. Arizona- Phoenix
4. Arkansas- Little Rock
5. California- Sacramento
6. Colorado- Denver
7. Connecticut- Hartford
8. Delaware- Dover
9. Florida- Tallahassee
10. Georgia- Atlanta
11. Hawaii- Honolulu
12. Idaho- Boise
13. Illinois- Springfield
14. Indiana- Indianapolis
15. Iowa- Des Moines
16. Kansas- Topeka
17. Kentucky- Frankfort
18. Louisiana- Baton Rouge
19. Maine- Augusta
20. Maryland- Annapolis
21. Massachusetts- Boston
22. Michigan- Lansing
23. Minnesota- Saint Paul
24. Mississippi- Jackson
25. Missouri- Jefferson City
26. Montana- Helena
27. Nebraska- Lincoln
28. Nevada- Carson City
29. New Hampshire- Concord
30. New Jersey- Trenton
31. New Mexico- Santa Fe
32. New York- Albany
33. North Carolina- Raleigh
34. North Dakota- Bismarck
35. Ohio- Columbus
36. Oklahoma- Oklahoma City
37. Oregon- Salem
38. Pennsylvania- Harrisburg
39. Rhode Island- Providence
40. South Carolina- Columbia
41. South Dakota- Pierre
42. Tennessee- Nashville
43. Texas- Austin
44. Utah- Salt Lake City
45. Vermont- Montpelier
46. Virginia- Richmond
47. Washington- Olympia
48. West Virginia- Charleston
49. Wisconsin- Madison
50. Wyoming- Cheyenne

Earth

Facts about the Earth

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Estimated age: 4600 million years
Mean distance to the Sun: 14,95,03,923 kilometer
Mean distance to the Moon: 3,81,597.5 kilometer
Equatorial diameter: 12,756.8 kilometer
Polar diameter: 12,713.8 kilometer
Mean diameter: 12,735.3 kilometer
Equatorial circumference: 40,075 kilometer
Mass: 5,97,40,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 tonnes
Period of revolution: 365 days 4 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds
Speed of revolution: 1,07,160 kilometer per hour
Period of rotation: 23 hours, 56 minutes
Speed of rotation: 1610 kilometer per hour
Total area: 51,00,66,00 square kilometer
Land area: 14,84,29,000 square kilometer (29.1%)
Water area: 36,16,37,000 square kilometer (70.9%)
Volume: 10,83,230 X 1000000 cubic kilometer

Continents, Countries and Capitals

Given below are the countries (including territories) with their capitals under their Continents

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Africa

• Algeria – Algiers
• Angola – Luanda
• Benin – Porto-Novo (seat of government at Cotonou)
• Botswana – Gaborone
• Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou
• Burundi – Bujumbura
• Cameroon – Yaoundé
• Cape Verde – Praia
• Central African Republic – Bangui
• Chad – N'Djamena
• Comoros – Moroni
• Congo, Democratic Republic of (also known as Congo-Kinshasa) – Kinshasa
• Congo, Republic of (also known as Congo-Brazzaville) – Brazzaville
• Côte d'Ivoire (also commonly known as Ivory Coast) – Yamoussoukro (seat of government at Abidjan)
• Djibouti – Djibouti
• Egypt – Cairo
• Equatorial Guinea – Malabo
• Eritrea – Asmara
• Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
• Gabon – Libreville
• Gambia – Banjul
• Ghana – Accra
• Guinea – Conakry
• Guinea-Bissau – Bissau
• Kenya – Nairobi
• Lesotho – Maseru
• Liberia – Monrovia
• Libya – Tripoli
• Madagascar – Antananarivo
• Malawi – Lilongwe
• Mali – Bamako
• Mauritania – Nouakchott
• Mauritius – Port Louis
• Mayotte (overseas territory of France) – Mamoudzou
• Morocco – Rabat
• Mozambique – Maputo
• Namibia – Windhoek
• Niger – Niamey
• Nigeria – Abuja
• Réunion (overseas department of France) – Saint-Denis
• Rwanda – Kigali
• Saint Helena (overseas territory of the United Kingdom; including the territories of Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha) – Jamestown
• Sao Tome and Principe – São Tomé
• Senegal – Dakar
• Seychelles – Victoria
• Sierra Leone – Freetown
• Somalia – Mogadishu
• South Africa – Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
• Sudan – Khartoum
• Swaziland – Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative)
• Tanzania – Dodoma (seat of government at Dar es Salaam)
• Togo – Lomé
• Tunisia – Tunis
• Uganda – Kampala
• Western Sahara – El Aaiún (unofficial)
• Zambia – Lusaka
• Zimbabwe – Harare

Asia

• Afghanistan – Kabul
• Armenia – Yerevan
• Azerbaijan – Baku
• Bahrain – Manama
• Bangladesh – Dhaka
• Bhutan – Thimphu
• British Indian Ocean Territory (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
• Brunei – Bandar Seri Begawan
• Cambodia – Phnom Penh
• China, People's Republic of – Beijing
• China, Republic of (commonly known as Taiwan) – Taipei
• Christmas Island (overseas territory of Australia)
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands (overseas territory of Australia)
• Cyprus – Nicosia
• Georgia – Tbilisi
• Hong Kong (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China)
• India – New Delhi
• Indonesia – Jakarta
• Iran – Tehran
• Iraq – Baghdad
• Israel – Jerusalem
• Japan – Tokyo
• Jordan – Amman
• Kazakhstan – Astana
• Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (commonly known as North Korea) – Pyongyang
• Korea, Republic of (commonly known as South Korea) – Seoul
• Kuwait – Kuwait City
• Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek
• Laos – Vientiane
• Lebanon – Beirut
• Macau (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China)
• Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur (seat of government at Putrajaya)
• Maldives – Malé
• Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar
• Myanmar (also commonly known as Burma) – Naypyidaw
• Nepal – Kathmandu
• Oman – Muscat
• Pakistan – Islamabad
• Palestinian territories (collectively the territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip)
• Philippines – Manila
• Qatar – Doha
• Saudi Arabia – Riyadh
• Singapore – Singapore (city-state)
• Sri Lanka – Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
• Syria – Damascus
• Tajikistan – Dushanbe
• Thailand – Bangkok
• Timor-Leste (also commonly known as East Timor) – Dili
• Turkey – Ankara
• Turkmenistan – Ashgabat
• United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi
• Uzbekistan – Tashkent
• Vietnam – Hanoi
• Yemen – Sana'a

Europe

• Albania – Tirana
• Andorra – Andorra la Vella
• Austria – Vienna
• Belarus – Minsk
• Belgium – Brussels
• Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sarajevo
• Bulgaria – Sofia
• Croatia – Zagreb
• Czech Republic – Prague
• Denmark – Copenhagen
• Estonia – Tallinn
• Faroe Islands (overseas territory of Denmark) – Tórshavn
• Finland – Helsinki
• France – Paris
• Germany – Berlin
• Gibraltar (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Gibraltar (city-state)
• Greece – Athens
• Guernsey (British crown dependency) – Saint Peter Port
• Hungary – Budapest
• Iceland – Reykjavík
• Ireland – Dublin
• Isle of Man (British crown dependency) – Douglas
• Italy – Rome
• Jersey (British crown dependency) – Saint Helier
• Kosovo – Pristina
• Latvia – Riga
• Liechtenstein – Vaduz
• Lithuania – Vilnius
• Luxembourg – Luxembourg
• Macedonia – Skopje
• Malta – Valletta
• Moldova – Chişinău
• Monaco – Monaco (city-state)
• Montenegro – Podgorica
• Netherlands – Amsterdam (seat of government at The Hague)
• Norway – Oslo
• Poland – Warsaw
• Portugal – Lisbon
• Romania – Bucharest
• Russia – Moscow
• San Marino – San Marino
• Serbia – Belgrade
• Slovakia – Bratislava
• Slovenia – Ljubljana
• Spain – Madrid
• Sweden – Stockholm
• Switzerland – Berne
• Ukraine – Kiev
• United Kingdom – London
• Vatican City – Vatican City (city-state)

North America

• Anguilla (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – The Valley
• Antigua and Barbuda – Saint John's
• Aruba (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Oranjestad
• Bahamas – Nassau
• Barbados – Bridgetown
• Belize – Belmopan
• Bermuda (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Hamilton
• British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Road Town
• Canada – Ottawa
• Cayman Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – George Town
• Clipperton Island (overseas territory of France)
• Costa Rica – San José
• Cuba – Havana
• Dominica – Roseau
• Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo
• El Salvador – San Salvador
• Greenland (overseas territory of Denmark) – Nuuk
• Grenada – Saint George's
• Guadeloupe (overseas department of France) – Basse-Terre
• Guatemala – Guatemala City
• Haiti – Port-au-Prince
• Honduras – Tegucigalpa
• Jamaica – Kingston
• Martinique (overseas department of France) – Fort-de-France
• Mexico – Mexico City
• Montserrat (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Plymouth (seat of government at Brades)
• Navassa Island (overseas territory of the United States)
• Netherlands Antilles (overseas country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Willemstad
• Nicaragua – Managua
• Panama – Panama City
• Puerto Rico (overseas territory of the United States) – San Juan
• Saint Barthélemy (overseas territory of France) – Gustavia
• Saint Kitts and Nevis – Basseterre
• Saint Lucia – Castries
• Saint Martin (overseas territory of France) – Marigot
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas territory of France) – Saint-Pierre
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Kingstown
• Trinidad and Tobago – Port of Spain
• Turks and Caicos Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Cockburn Town
• United States – Washington D.C.
• United States Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the United States) – Charlotte Amalie

South America

• Argentina – Buenos Aires
• Bolivia – Sucre (seat of government at La Paz)
• Brazil – Brasília
• Chile – Santiago
• Colombia – Bogotá
• Ecuador – Quito
• Falkland Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Stanley
• French Guiana (overseas department of France) – Cayenne
• Guyana – Georgetown
• Paraguay – Asunción
• Peru – Lima
• Suriname – Paramaribo
• Uruguay – Montevideo
• Venezuela – Caracas

Oceania

Oceania is a geopolitical region, rather than a continent, consisting of many countries in the Pacific Ocean, including those in the continent of Australia and the Pacific Islands.

• American Samo (overseas territory of the United States) – Pago Pago (seat of government at Fagatogo)
• Australia – Canberra
• Baker Island (overseas territory of the United States)
• Cook Islands (territory in free association with New Zealand) – Avarua
• Fiji – Suva
• French Polynesia (overseas territory of France) – Papeete
• Guam (overseas territory of the United States) – Hagåtña
• Howland Island (overseas territory of the United States)
• Jarvis Island (overseas territory of the United States)
• Johnston Atoll (overseas territory of the United States)
• Kingman Reef (overseas territory of the United States)
• Kiribati – South Tarawa
• Marshall Islands – Majuro
• Micronesia – Palikir
• Midway Atoll (overseas territory of the United States)
• Nauru – no official capital (seat of government at Yaren)
• New Caledonia (overseas territory of France) – Nouméa
• New Zealand – Wellington
• Niue (territory in free association with New Zealand) – Alofi
• Norfolk Island (overseas territory of Australia) – Kingston
• Northern Mariana Islands (overseas territory of the United States) – Saipan
• Palau – Melekeok
• Palmyra Atoll (overseas territory of the United States)
• Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby
• Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom) – Adamstown
• Samoa – Apia
• Solomon Islands – Honiara
• Tokelau (overseas territory of New Zealand) – no official capital (each atoll has its own administrative centre)
• Tonga – Nukuʻalofa
• Tuvalu – Funafuti
• Vanuatu – Port Vila
• Wake Island (overseas territory of the United States)
• Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France) – Mata-Utu

Antarctica

Antarctica is regulated by the Antarctic Treaty System, which defines it as all land and ice shelves south of 60°S. It has no government and belongs to no country; however, eight Antarctic territorial claims are maintained by seven different countries. Moreover, the following dependent territories which include sub-Antarctic islands north of 60°S can be associated with the continent of Antarctica.

• Bouvet Island (overseas territory of Norway)
• French Southern Territories (overseas territory of France)
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands (overseas territory of Australia)
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)

Population of Countries

Rank, Country/Territory, Population, % of World's Population
(Based on estimates of population during 2007 to 2009)

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1. China (including Hong Kong and Macau) 1,335,962,132 19.84%
2. India 1,143,840,000 16.94%
3. United States of America 305,720,000 4.53%
4. Indonesia 229,373,990 3.41%
5. Brazil 190,612,000 2.8%
6. Pakistan 165,509,000 2.46%
7. Bangladesh 158,665,000 2.36%
8. Nigeria 148,093,000 2.2%
9. Russia 141,862,032 2.11%
10. Japan 127,704,000 1.9%
11. Mexico 106,682,500 1.58%
12. Philippines 90,457,200 1.34%
13. Vietnam 87,375,000 1.3%
14. Germany 82,062,200 1.22%
15. Ethiopia 79,221,000 1.18%
16. Egypt 75,823,000 1.13%
17. Turkey 71,517,100 1.06%
18. Iran 70,495,782 1.05%
19. France (including overseas collectivities) 65,073,482 0.97%
20. Thailand 63,038,247 0.94%
21. Dem. Rep. of Congo 62,636,000 0.93%
22. United Kingdom 61,612,300 0.92%
23. Italy 60,090,400 0.89%
24. Myanmar (Burma) 48,798,000 0.72%
25. South Korea 48,224,000 0.72%
26. South Africa 47,850,700 0.71%
27. Ukraine 46,191,022 0.69%
28. Spain 45,853,000 0.68%
29. Colombia 44,760,630 0.66%
30. Tanzania 40,454,000 0.6%
31. Argentina 39,745,613 0.6%
32. Sudan 38,560,000 0.57%
33. Poland 38,130,300 0.57%
34. Kenya 37,538,000 0.56%
35. Algeria 33,858,000 0.5%
36. Canada 33,539,000 0.5%
37. Morocco 31,343,359 0.47%
38. Uganda 30,884,000 0.46%
39. Iraq 28,993,000 0.43%
40. Peru 28,750,770 0.43%
41. Nepal 28,196,000 0.42%
42. Venezuela 28,068,389 0.42%
43. Malaysia 27,757,000 0.41%
44. Uzbekistan 27,372,000 0.41%
45. Afghanistan 27,145,000 0.4%
46. Saudi Arabia 24,735,000 0.37%
47. North Korea 23,790,000 0.35%
48. Ghana 23,478,000 0.35%
49. Taiwan 23,027,672 0.34%
50. Yemen 22,389,000 0.33%
51. Australia 21,576,319 0.32%
52. Romania 21,496,700 0.32%
53. Mozambique 21,397,000 0.32%
54. Syria 19,929,000 0.3%
55. Madagascar 19,683,000 0.29%
56. Sri Lanka 19,299,000 0.29%
57. Côte d'Ivoire 19,262,000 0.29%
58. Cameroon 18,549,000 0.28%
59. Angola 17,024,000 0.25%
60. Chile 16,861,000 0.25%
61. Netherlands 16,494,300 0.24%
62. Kazakhstan 15,571,506 0.23%
63. Burkina Faso 14,784,000 0.22%
64. Niger 14,226,000 0.21%
65. Malawi13,925,000 0.21%
66. Ecuador 13,867,761 0.21%
67. Cambodia 13,388,910 0.2%
68. Guatemala 13,354,000 0.2%
69. Zimbabwe 13,349,000 0.2%
70. Senegal 12,379,000 0.18%
71. Mali 12,337,000 0.18%
72. Zambia 11,922,000 0.18%
73. Cuba 11,268,000 0.17%
74. Greece 11,262,500 0.17%
75. Chad 10,781,000 0.16%
76. Belgium 10,741,000 0.16%
77. Portugal 10,631,800 0.16%
78. Czech Republic 10,474,600 0.16%
79. Tunisia 10,327,800 0.15%
80. Hungary 10,029,900 0.15%
81. Serbia 9,858,000 0.15%
82. Dominican Republic 9,760,000 0.14%
83. Rwanda 9,725,000 0.14%
84. Belarus 9,690,000 0.14%
85. Haiti 9,598,000 0.14%
86. Bolivia 9,525,000 0.14%
87. Guinea 9,370,000 0.14%
88. Sweden 9,259,000 0.14%
89. Benin 9,033,000 0.13%
90. Somalia 8,699,000 0.13%
91. Burundi 8,508,000 0.13%
92. Azerbaijan 8,629,900 0.13%
93. Austria 8,356,700 0.12%
94. Switzerland 7,667,700 0.11%
95. Bulgaria 7,602,100 0.11%
96. Israel 7,373,000 0.11%
97. Honduras 7,106,000 0.11%
98. El Salvador 6,857,000 0.1%
99. Tajikistan 6,736,000 0.1%
100. Togo 6,585,000 0.098%
101. Papua New Guinea 6,331,000 0.094%
102. Libya 6,160,000 0.091%
103. Paraguay 6,127,000 0.091%
104. Jordan 5,924,000 0.088%
105. Sierra Leone 5,866,000 0.087%
106. Laos 5,859,000 0.087%
107. Nicaragua 5,603,000 0.083%
108. Denmark 5,519,300 0.08%
109. Slovakia 5,411,100 0.08%
110. Finland 5,328,142 0.079%
111. Kyrgyzstan 5,317,000 0.079%
112. Turkmenistan 4,965,000 0.074%
113. Eritrea 4,851,000 0.072%
114. Singapore 4,839,400 0.072%
115. Norway 4,805,561 0.071%
116. Ireland 4,517,800 0.07%
117. Croatia 4,432,000 0.07%
118. Costa Rica 4,468,000 0.066%
119. Georgia 4,382,100 0.065%
120. United Arab Emirates 4,380,000 0.065%
121. Central African Republic 4,343,000 0.065%
122. New Zealand 4,297,537 0.064%
123. Lebanon 4,099,000 0.061%
124. Puerto Rico 3,991,000 0.059%
125. Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,935,000 0.058%
126. Moldova 3,572,700 0.056%
127. Republic of the Congo 3,768,000 0.056%
128. Palestine 3,761,646 0.056%
129. Liberia3,750,000 0.056%
130. Lithuania 3,350,400 0.05%
131. Panama 3,343,000 0.05%
132. Uruguay 3,340,000 0.05%
133. Armenia 3,230,100 0.045%
134. Albania 3,170,000 0.047%
135. Mauritania 3,124,000 0.046%
136. Kuwait 2,851,000 0.042%
137. Jamaica 2,714,000 0.04%
138. Mongolia 2,629,000 0.039%
139. Oman 2,595,000 0.039%
140. Latvia 2,261,100 0.03%
141. Namibia 2,074,000 0.031%
142. Republic of Macedonia 2,048,900 0.03%
143. Slovenia 2,040,725 0.031%
144. Lesotho 2,008,000 0.03%
145. Botswana 1,882,000 0.028%
146. Gambia 1,709,000 0.025%
147. Guinea-Bissau 1,695,000 0.025%
148. Estonia1,340,300 0.02%
149. Trinidad and Tobago 1,333,000 0.02%
150. Gabon 1,331,000 0.02%
151. Mauritius 1,262,000 0.019%
152. East Timor 1,155,000 0.017%
153. Swaziland 1,141,000 0.017%
154. Qatar 841,000 0.012%
155. Fiji 837,271 0.012%
156. Djibouti 833,000 0.012%
157. Cyprus 801,600 0.01%
158. Bahrain 753,000 0.011%
159. Guyana 738,000 0.011%
160. Bhutan 658,000 0.01%
161. Comoros 637,500 0.009%
162. Montenegro 620,000 0.009%
163. Cape Verde 530,000 0.008%
164. Equatorial Guinea507,000 0.008%
165. Solomon Islands 506,992 0.007%
166. Luxembourg 491,700 0.01%
167. Western Sahara 480,000 0.007%
168. Suriname 458,000 0.007%
169. Malta 412,600 0.01%
170. Brunei 390,000 0.006%
171. Bahamas 331,000 0.005%
172. Iceland 320,500 005%
173. Maldives 306,000 0.005%
174. Barbados 294,000 0.004%
175. Belize 288,000 0.004%
176. Vanuatu226,000 0.003%
177. Netherlands Antilles192,000 0.003%
178. Samoa 188,359 0.003%
179. Guam 173,000 0.003%
180. Saint Lucia 165,000 0.002%
181. São Tomé and Príncipe 158,000 0.002%
182. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 120,000 0.002%
183. U.S. Virgin Islands 111,000 0.002%
184. Federated States of Micronesia 111,000 0.002%
185. Grenada 106,000 0.002%
186. Aruba 104,000 0.002%
187. Tonga 100,000 0.001%
188. Kiribati95,000 0.001%
189. Jersey 89,300 0.001%
190. Seychelles 87,000 0.001%
191. Antigua and Barbuda 85,000 0.001%
192. Northern Mariana Islands 84,000 0.001%
193. Andorra 83,137 0.001%
194. Isle of Man 80,058 0.001%
195. Dominica 67,000 0.001%
196. American Samoa 67,000 0.001%
197. Bermuda 65,000 0.001%
198. Guernsey 61,811 0.001%
199. Marshall Islands 59,000 0.001%
200. Greenland 58,000 0.001%
201. Saint Kitts and Nevis 50,000 0.001%
202. Faroe Islands 48,731 0.001%
203. Cayman Islands 47,000 0.001%
204. Liechtenstein 35,700 0.001%
205. Monaco 33,000 0.0005%
206. San Marino 30,800 0.0005%
207. Gibraltar 29,257 0.0004%
208. Turks and Caicos Islands 26,000 0.0004%
209. British Virgin Islands 23,000 0.0003%
210. Cook Islands 20,200 0.0002%
211. Palau 20,000 0.0003%
212. Anguilla 13,000 0.0002%
213. Tuvalu 11,000 0.0002%
214. Nauru10,000 0.0001%
215. Saint Helena 6,600 0.0001%
216. Montserrat 5,900 0.0001%
217. Falkland Islands 3,000 0.00005%
218. Niue 1,600 0.00003%
219. Tokelau1,400 0.00003%
220. Vatican City 800 0.00002%
221. Pitcairn Islands 50 0.000001%

Languages of Countries

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1. Afghanistan: Dari Persian, Pashtu (both official), other Turkic and minor languages
2. Albania: Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek
3. Algeria: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
4. Andorra: Catalán (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
5. Angola: Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
6. Antigua and Barbuda: English (official), local dialects
7. Argentina: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
8. Armenia: Armenian, Yezidi, Russian
9. Australia: English, native and other languages
10. Austria: German (official nationwide), Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian (each official in one region)
11. Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani, Russian, Armenian
12. Bahamas: English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
13. Bahrain: Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
14. Bangladesh: Bangla (official), English
15. Barbados: English
16. Belarus: Belorussi, Russian
17. Belgium: Dutch (Flemish), French, German (all official)
18. Belize: English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
19. Benin: French (official), Fon, Yoruba, tribal languages
20. Bhutan: Dzongkha (official), Tibetan dialects (among Bhotes), Nepalese dialects (among Nepalese)
21. Bolivia: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (all official)
22. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
23. Botswana: English (official), Setswana, Kalanga, Sekgalagadi
24. Brazil: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
25. Brunei: Malay (official), English, Chinese
26. Bulgaria: Bulgarian, Turkish, Roma
27. Burkina Faso: French (official), native African (Sudanic)
28. Burundi: Kirundi and French (official), Swahili
29. Cambodia: Khmer(official), French, English
30. Cameroon: French, English (both official); 24 major African language groups
31. Canada: English, French (both official)
32. Cape Verde: Portuguese, Criuolo
33. Central African Republic: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca, national), tribal languages
34. Chad: French, Arabic (both official), Sara, more than 120 languages and dialects
35. Chile: Spanish
36. China: Standard Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages
37. Colombia: Spanish
38. Comoros: Arabic and French (both official), Shikomoro (Swahili/Arabic blend)
39. Congo, Democratic Republic of the: French (official), Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
40. Congo, Republic of: French (official), Lingala, Monokutuba, Kikongo, many local languages and dialects
41. Costa Rica: Spanish (official), English
42. Côte d'Ivoire: French (official) and African languages
43. Croatia: Croatian (official), others (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, German)
44. Cuba: Spanish
45. Cyprus: Greek, Turkish (both official), English
46. Czech Republic: Czech
47. Denmark: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (Inuit dialect), German, English is predominant second language
48. Djibouti: French and Arabic (both official), Somali, Afar
49. Dominica: English (official) and French patois
50. Dominican Republic: Spanish
51. East Timor: Tetum, Portuguese (official), Bahasa Indonesia, English, other indigenous languages, including Tetum, Galole, Mambae and Kemak
52. Ecuador: Spanish (official), Quechua other Amerindian languages
53. Egypt: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
54. El Salvador: Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
55. Equatorial Guinea: Spanish, French (both official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo
56. Eritrea: Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
57. Estonia: Estonian (official), Russian
58. Ethiopia: Amharic, Tigrigna, Orominga, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, English, over 70 others
59. Fiji: English (official), Fijian, Hindustani
60. Finland: Finnish, Swedish(both official), small Sami- (Lapp) and Russian-speaking minorities
61. France: French, rapidly declining regional dialects (Provençal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
62. Gabon: French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
63. Gambia: English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous
64. Georgia: Georgian (official), Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, other (Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia)
65. Germany: German
66. Ghana: English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)
67. Greece:Greek (official), English, French
68. Grenada:English (official), French patois
69. Guatemala: Spanish, Amerindian languages (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
70. Guinea: French (official), native tongues (Malinké, Susu, Fulani)
71. Guinea-Bissau: Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
72. Guyana: English (official), Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu
73. Haiti: Creole and French (both official)
74. Honduras: Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects, English widely spoken in business
75. Hungary: Magyar (Hungarian)
76. Iceland: Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
77. India: Hindi, English, Bengali, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Kannada, Assamese, Sanskrit, Sindhi (all official); Hindi/Urdu, 1,600+ dialects
78. Indonesia: Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, Javanese, and more than 580 other languages and dialects
79. Iran: Persian and Persian dialects, Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Luri, Balochi, Arabic, Turkish
80. Iraq: Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian
81. Ireland: English, Irish (Gaelic) (both official)
82. Israel: Hebrew (official), Arabic, English
83. Italy: Italian (official), German, French, and Slovene-speaking minorities
84. Jamaica: English, Jamaican Creole
85. Japan: Japanese
86. Jordan: Arabic (official), English
87. Kazakhstan: Kazak (Qazaq, state language), Russian (official, used in everyday business)
88. Kenya: English (official), Swahili (national) and numerous indigenous languages
89. Kiribati: English (official), I-Kiribati (Gilbertese)
90. Korea, North: Korean
91. Korea, South: Korean, English widely taught
92. Kuwait: Arabic (official), English
93. Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz, Russian (both official)
94. Laos: Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages
95. Latvia: Latvian (official), Russian, Lithuanian
96. Lebanon: Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
97. Lesotho: English, Sesotho (both official), Zulu,
98. Liberia: English (official), some 20 ethnic-group languages
99. Libya: Arabic, Italian, and English widely understood in major cities
100. Liechtenstein: German (official), Alemannic dialect
101. Lithuania: Lithuanian (official), Russian , Polish
102. Luxembourg: Luxermbourgish (national) French, German (both administrative)
103. Macedoni: Macedonian, Albanian(both official), Turkish, Roma, Serbian
104. Madagascar: Malagasy and French (both official)
105. Malawi: Chichewa (official), Chinyanja, Chiyao%, Chitumbuka, Chisena, Chilomwe, Chitonga
106. Malaysia: Bahasa Melayu (Malay, official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; several indigenous languages (including Iban, Kadazan) in East Malaysia
107. Maldives: Maldivian Dhivehi (official); English spoken by most government officials
108. Mali: French (official), Bambara, numerous African languages
109. Malta: Maltese and English (both official)
110. Marshall Islands: Marshallese (two major dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family), English widely spoken as a second language (both official), Japanese
111. Mauritania: Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Wolof
112. Mauritius: English less than (official), Creole, Bojpoori, French
113. Mexico: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl and other regional indigenous languages
114. Micronesia: English (official, common), Chukese, Pohnpeian, Yapase, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
115. Moldova: Moldovan (official, virtually the same as Romanian), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
116. Monaco: French (official), English, Italian, Monégasque
117. Mongolia: Mongolian, Turkic and Russian
118. Montenegro: Serbian/Montenegrin (Ijekavian dialect—official)
119. Morocco: Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often used for business, government and diplomacy
120. Mozambique: Portuguese (official), Emakhuwa, Xichangana, Elomwe, Cisena, Echuwabo, other Mozambican languages
121. Myanmar: Burmese, minority languages
122. Namibia: English (official), Afrikaans, German, indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama
123. Nauru: Nauruan (official), English
124. Nepal: Nepali (official), Maithali, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Tamang, English spoken by many in government and business
125. Netherlands: Dutch, Frisian (both official)
126. New Zealand: English, Maori (both official)
127. Nicaragua: Spanish(official), English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
128. Niger: French (official), Hausa, Djerma
129. Nigeria: English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani, and more than 200 others
130. Norway: Bokmål Norwegian, Nynorsk Norwegian (both official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities (Sami is official in six municipalities)
131. Oman: Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
132. Pakistan: Urdu, English (both official), Punjabi, Sindhi, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant), Pashtu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, Burushaski
133. Palau: Palauan, English, Sonsoralese, Tobi, Angaur (each official on some islands), Filipino, Chinese, Carolinian, Japanese
134. Panama: Spanish (official), English
135. Papua New Guinea: Tok Pisin (Melanesian Pidgin, the lingua franca), Hiri Motu (in Papua region), English, 715 indigenous languages
136. Paraguay: Spanish, Guaraní (both official)
137. Peru: Spanish, Quéchua (both official), Aymara, many minor Amazonian languages
138. Philippines: Filipino (based on Tagalog), English (both official), eight major dialects: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango and Pangasinense
139. Poland: Polish
140. Portugal: Portuguese, Mirandese (both official)
141. Qatar: Arabic (official), English a common second language
142. Romania: Romanian (official), Hungarian, German
143. Russia: Russian
144. Rwanda: Kinyarwanda, French, and English (all official), Kiswahili in commercial centers
145. St. Kitts and Nevis: English
146. St. Lucia: English (official), French patois
147. St. Vincent and the Grenadines: English, French patois
148. Samoa: Samoan, English
149. San Marino: Italian
150. São Tomé and Príncipe: Portuguese (official)
151. Saudi Arabia: Arabic
152. Senegal: French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
153. Serbia: Serbian (official), Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, and Croatian (all official in Vojvodina), Albanian (official in Kosovo)
154. Seychelles: Seselwa Creole, English, French (all official)
155. Sierra Leone: English (official), Mende (southern vernacular), Temne (northern vernacular), Krio (lingua franca)
156. Singapore: Mandarin, English, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew, Tamil, other Chinese dialects
157. Slovakia: Slovak (official), Hungarian, Roma, Ukrainian
158. Slovenia: Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian
159. Solomon Islands: English (official), Melanesian pidgin (lingua franca), 120 indigenous languages
160. Somalia: Somali (official), Arabic, English, Italian
161. South Africa: IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Afrikaans, Sepedi, English, Setswana, Sesotho, Xitsonga
162. Spain: Castilian Spanish (official nationwide), Catalan, Galician, Basque (each official regionally)
163. Sri Lanka: Sinhala (official and national), Tamil (national), English is commonly used in government
164. Sudan: Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
165. Suriname: Dutch (official), Surinamese (lingua franca), English widely spoken, Hindustani, Javanese
166. Swaziland: English, siSwati (both official)
167. Sweden: Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
168. Switzerland: German, French, Italian (all official), Romansch (national)
169. Syria: Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood, French, English
170. Taiwan: Chinese (Mandarin, official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects
171. Tajikistan: Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
172. Tanzania: Swahili, English (both official), Arabic, many local languages
173. Thailand: Thai (Siamese), English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
174. Togo: French (official, commerce), Ewé, Mina (south), Kabyé, Dagomba (north) and many dialects
175. Tonga: Tongan (an Austronesian language), English
176. Trinidad and Tobago: English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese
177. Tunisia: Arabic (official, commerce), French (commerce)
178. Turkey: Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli, Azeri, Kabardian
179. Turkmenistan: Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek
180. Tuvalu: Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
181. Uganda: English (official), Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
182. Ukraine: Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
183. United Arab Emirates: Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
184. United Kingdom: English, Welsh, Scots Gaelic
185. United States: English, Spanish
186. Uruguay: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero
187. Uzbekistan: Uzbek , Russian , Tajik
188. Vanuatu: Bislama (a Melanesian pidgin English), English, French (all 3 official), more than 100 local languages
189. Vatican City (Holy See): Italian, Latin, French, various other languages
190. Venezuela: Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
191. Vietnam: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
192. Yemen: Arabic
193. Zambia: English (official), major vernaculars: Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, about 70 other indigenous languages
194. Zimbabwe: English (official), Shona, Ndebele (Sindebele), numerous minor tribal dialects

Countries and Capitals

Country - Capital

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1. Afghanistan - Kabul
2. Albania - Tirane
3. Algeria - Algiers
4. Andorra - Andorra la Vella
5. Angola - Luanda
6. Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's
7. Argentina - Buenos Aires
8. Armenia - Yerevan
9. Australia - Canberra
10. Austria - Vienna
11. Azerbaijan - Baku
12. The Bahamas - Nassau
13. Bahrain - Manama
14. Bangladesh - Dhaka
15. Barbados - Bridgetown
16. Belarus - Minsk
17. Belgium - Brussels
18. Belize - Belmopan
19. Benin - Porto-Novo
20. Bhutan - Thimphu
21. Bolivia - La Paz (administrative), Sucre (judicial)
22. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo
23. Botswana - Gaborone
24. Brazil - Brasilia
25. Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
26. Bulgaria - Sofia
27. Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
28. Burundi - Bujumbura
29. Cambodia - Phnom Penh
30. Cameroon - Yaounde
31. Canada - Ottawa
32. Cape Verde - Praia
33. Central African Republic - Bangui
34. Chad - N'Djamena
35. Chile - Santiago
36. China - Beijing
37. Colombia - Bogota
38. Comoros - Moroni
39. Congo, Republic of the - Brazzaville
40. Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Kinshasa
41. Costa Rica - San Jose
42. Cote d'Ivoire - Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (de facto)
43. Croatia - Zagreb
44. Cuba - Havana
45. Cyprus - Nicosia
46. Czech Republic - Prague
47. Denmark - Copenhagen
48. Djibouti - Djibouti
49. Dominica - Roseau
50. Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo
51. East Timor (Timor-Leste) - Dili
52. Ecuador - Quito
53. Egypt - Cairo
54. El Salvador - San Salvador
55. Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
56. Eritrea - Asmara
57. Estonia - Tallinn
58. Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
59. Fiji - Suva
60. Finland - Helsinki
61. France - Paris
62. Gabon - Libreville
63. The Gambia - Banjul
64. Georgia - Tbilisi
65. Germany - Berlin
66. Ghana - Accra
67. Greece - Athens
68. Grenada - Saint George's
69. Guatemala - Guatemala City
70. Guinea - Conakry
71. Guinea-Bissau - Bissau
72. Guyana - Georgetown
73. Haiti - Port-au-Prince
74. Honduras - Tegucigalpa
75. Hungary - Budapest
76. Iceland - Reykjavik
77. India - New Delhi
78. Indonesia - Jakarta
79. Iran - Tehran
80. Iraq - Baghdad
81. Ireland - Dublin
82. Israel - Jerusalem
83. Italy - Rome
84. Jamaica - Kingston
85. Japan - Tokyo
86. Jordan - Amman
87. Kazakhstan - Astana
88. Kenya - Nairobi
89. Kiribati - Tarawa Atoll
90. Korea, North - Pyongyang
91. Korea, South - Seoul
92. Kosovo - Pristina
93. Kuwait - Kuwait City
94. Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
95. Laos - Vientiane
96. Latvia - Riga
97. Lebanon - Beirut
98. Lesotho - Maseru
99. Liberia - Monrovia
100. Libya - Tripoli
101. Liechtenstein - Vaduz
102. Lithuania - Vilnius
103. Luxembourg - Luxembourg
104. Macedonia - Skopje
105. Madagascar - Antananarivo
106. Malawi - Lilongwe
107. Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
108. Maldives - Male
109. Mali - Bamako
110. Malta - Valletta
111. Marshall Islands - Majuro
112. Mauritania - Nouakchott
113. Mauritius - Port Louis
114. Mexico - Mexico City
115. Micronesia, Federated States of - Palikir
116. Moldova - Chisinau
117. Monaco - Monaco
118. Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
119. Montenegro - Podgorica
120. Morocco - Rabat
121. Mozambique - Maputo
122. Myanmar (Burma) - Rangoon (Yangon), Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
123. Namibia - Windhoek
124. Nauru - no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
125. Nepal - Kathmandu
126. Netherlands - Amsterdam, The Hague (seat of government)
127. New Zealand - Wellington
128. Nicaragua - Managua
129. Niger - Niamey
130. Nigeria - Abuja
131. Norway - Oslo
132. Oman - Muscat
133. Pakistan - Islamabad
134. Palau - Melekeok
135. Panama - Panama City
136. Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
137. Paraguay - Asuncion
138. Peru - Lima
139. Philippines - Manila
140. Poland - Warsaw
141. Portugal - Lisbon
142. Qatar - Doha
143. Romania - Bucharest
144. Russia - Moscow
145. Rwanda - Kigali
146. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
147. Saint Lucia - Castries
148. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
149. Samoa - Apia
150. San Marino - San Marino
151. Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tome
152. Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
153. Senegal - Dakar
154. Serbia - Belgrade
155. Seychelles - Victoria
156. Sierra Leone - Freetown
157. Singapore - Singapore
158. Slovakia - Bratislava
159. Slovenia - Ljubljana
160. Solomon Islands - Honiara
161. Somalia - Mogadishu
162. South Africa - Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judiciary)
163. Spain - Madrid
164. Sri Lanka - Colombo, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
165. Sudan - Khartoum
166. Suriname - Paramaribo
167. Swaziland - Mbabane
168. Sweden - Stockholm
169. Switzerland - Bern
170. Syria - Damascus
171. Taiwan - Taipei
172. Tajikistan - Dushanbe
173. Tanzania - Dar es Salaam, Dodoma (legislative)
174. Thailand - Bangkok
175. Togo - Lome
176. Tonga - Nuku'alofa
177. Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain
178. Tunisia - Tunis
179. Turkey - Ankara
180. Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
181. Tuvalu - Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
182. Uganda - Kampala
183. Ukraine - Kyiv
184. United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
185. United Kingdom - London
186. United States of America - Washington DC
187. Uruguay - Montevideo
188. Uzbekistan - Tashkent
189. Vanuatu - Port-Vila
190. Vatican City (Holy See) - Vatican City
191. Venezuela - Caracas
192. Vietnam - Hanoi
193. Yemen - Sanaa
194. Zambia - Lusaka
195. Zimbabwe - Harare