When States Fail to Protect
Wednesday, Apr. 18 2012
Global Philanthropy Forum Source
What
is the number of countries in the world ? UN Membership : 193 countries.
Globally accepted number of countries : 195
Vatican City (Holy See) and Kosovo are not members of UN.
DevelopedNation.org are currently treating HongKong and Macau
as separate though they are part of China.
Some countries you may think are missing
?
Taiwan - Taiwan is part of China
Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England : They are part
of United Kingdom or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Greenland, Palestine, Western Sahara :
These are not countries
USSR : Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Fifteen new countries became independent with the dissolution
of the USSR in 1991. Most of these countries declared independence
a few months preceding the fall of the Soviet Union in late
1991. These are : Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine and Uzbekistan
Former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia dissolved in the early 1990s into five independent
countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Macedonia (officially The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia
Which country moved 24 hours
ahead in 2012 ? Samoa and Tokelau have skipped a day - and
jumped westwards across the international dateline - to align
with trade partners. As the clock struck midnight (10:00 GMT
Friday) as 29 December ended, Samoa and Tokelau fast-forwarded
to 31 December, missing out on 30 December entirely. Search
Samoa in News Section for details
Which country has the highest
number of airports ?
USA : 15,079 Airports (2010)
Brazil : 4,072
Mexico : 1,819
Which is the largest country
in the world (in terms of size) ?
Russia : 17,098,242 sq kms
Canada : 9,984,670 sq kms
United States : 9,826,675 sq kms
Tuvalu 26 sq kms
Nauru 21 sq kms
Monaco 2 sq kms
Which country records highest
birth rates in the world ?
Niger : 50.54 births per 1000 population
Uganda : 47.49 births per 1000 population
Mali : 45.62 births per 1000 population
Germany 8.3 births per 1000 population
Japan 7.31 births per 1000 population
Monaco 6.94 births per 1000 populations
Which country records highest
death rates in the world ?
Angola 23.4
Afghanistan 17.39
South Africa 17.09
Qatar 2.43
Kuwait 2.11
United Arab Emirates 2.06
Which country records highest
children born per woman in the world ?
Niger 7.6
Uganda 6.69
Mali 6.44
Korea, South 1.23
Japan 1.21
Singapore 1.11
Which country invests highest
percentage of its GDP on Education ? Timor-Leste 16.8
Cuba 13.6
Lesotho 12.4
United Arab Emirates 1.2
Monaco 1.2
Equatorial Guinea 0.6
Which country records highest
GDP per capita in the world ?
Qatar $179,000 2010 est.
Liechtenstein $141,100 2008 est.
Luxembourg $82,600 2010 est.
Liberia $500 2010 est.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the $300 2010 est.
Burundi $300 2010 est.
Which country records highest
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) in the world ?
United States $14,660,000,000,000
China $10,090,000,000,000
Japan $4,310,000,000,000
Marshall Islands $133,500,000
Nauru $60,000,000
Tuvalu $36,000,000
Which country records highest
number of HIV deaths in the world ?
South Africa 310,000 2009 est.
Nigeria 220,000 2009 est.
India 170,000 2009 est.
All the following countries had 100 HIV deaths
Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Australia,
Austria, Barbados,
Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bhutan, Comoros, Cuba, Denmark,
Ireland, Czech Republic, Finland, Fiji, Georgia, Croatia,
Iceland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Slovakia,
Luxembourg, Mongolia, Macedonia, Malta, Oman, Maldives, Netherlands,
Norway, New Zealand, Qatar, Serbia, Slovenia, Singapore, Serbia,
Slovenia and Singapore
Which country has the highest
number of People living with HIV / AIDS ?
South Africa 5,600,000
Nigeria 3,300,000
India 2,400,000
Turkmenistan 200
Brunei 200
Macedonia 200
Qatar 200
Maldives 100
Which country has the largest
number of labour force in the world ? China 815,300,000
India 478,300,000
United States 153,900,000
