Important Countries, Capitals and its Currencies

How many countries are there in the World..? Do you know..??  There are 196 countries Approximately.

It is very difficult to remember 196 countries, capitals and their currencies, So a list is created with 70 famous and important countries in the world. Countries and their capitals are listed continent wise here. North America (1-8), south America (9-14), Europe (15-32), Asia (33-59), Africa (60-68), Australia (69-70).

Note- If you are preparing for any exam or interview related to geography then learn these 70 countries, we feel this will be sufficient.

Tricks to Remember the countries capitals and their currencies

• Remembering currencies is very easy if you concentrate well. North America - Dollar, South America - Peso, Asia - Rupee and Dinar,  Europe - Euro and Krone, Australia - Dollar. Most of the countries in a continent are using same currency (For example - Argentina, Chile, Uruguay using Peso Currency and they belong to same continent North America)
• While learning Countries and Capital keep a Map in front of you. So that you can remember easily.
• Use code word to remember. Try to create code words for every thing if you can (even if they are silly or funny).
• For example Iran - Tehran (Ran end of the both words). 
• Denmark - Copenhagen (Mark = Pen, To mark any thing you need a pen).
• Finland - Helsinki (Fin take it as Pin = Hell, If you Scratch yourself with Pin then it will pain and it feels like Hell)

Countries - Black, Capital - Red, Currency- Blue

1. United States Of America (USA) - Washington D.C. -  US Dollar 
2. Canada - Ottawa - Canadian Dollar 
3. Barbados - Bridgetown -  Barbados Dollar 
   
4. Trinidad and Tobago - Port of Spain -  Trinidad and Tobago Dollar
5. Jamaica -  Kingston - Jamaican Dollar
6. Panama - Panama City - Panamanian Balbao
7. Mexico - Mexico City - Mexican Peso
   
8. Cuba - Havana - Cuban Peso
9. Argentina - Buenos Aires - Argentine Peso
10. Chile - Santiago - Chilean Peso
11. Colombia - Bogota - Colombian Peso
12. Uruguay - Montevideo - Uruguayan Peso
13. Paraguay - Asuncion - Paraguay Guarani
14. Brazil - Brasilia - Brazilian Real
15. United Kingdom (UK) - London - Pound Sterling
16. Ireland - Dublin - Euro
17. Portugal - Lisbon - Euro
18. Spain - Madrid  - Euro
19.  Poland - Warsaw - Zolty
20. Italy - Rome - Euro
21. Greece - Athens - Euro
22. Austria - Vienna - Euro 
23. Belgium - Brussels - Euro
24.  France - Paris - Euro
25. Germany - Berlin - Euro
26. Netherlands - Amsterdam - Euro
27. Sweden - Stockholm - Krona
    
28. Norway - Oslo - Norwegian Krone
    
29. Denmark - Copenhagen - Krone
30. Switzerland - Bern - Swiss Franc
    
31. Ukraine - Kiey - Roubel
    
32. Finland - Helsinki - Finnish Markka
33. India - Delhi - Indian Rupee
34. China - Beijing - yuan
35. Russia - Moscow - Rubel
36. Afghanistan - Kabul - Afghani
37. Sri Lanka - Colombo - Sri Lankan Rupee
38. Pakistan -  Islamabad - Pakistan Rupee
39. Bangladesh - Dhaka - Taka
40. Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur - Ringgit
41. Singapore -  Singapore - Singapore Dollar
42. Indonesia - Jakarta - Rupiah
43. Bhutan - Thimphu - Ngultrum
44. Myanmar Or Burma - Naypyidaw - Myanma Kyath
45. Thailand - Bangkok - Baht
46. Japan - Tokyo - Yen
47. Bhutan - Thimphu - Ngultrum
48. Iraq - Baghdad - Iraqi Dinar
49. Iran - Tehran - Rial
50. Israel - Jerusalem - Shekel
51. Kuwait - Kuwait City - Kuwaiti Dinar
52. UAE - Abu Dhabi - UAE Dirham
53. Saudi Arabia - Riyadh - Riyal
54. Jordan - Amman - Jordanian Dinar 
55. South Korea - Seoul - Won
56. North Kores - Pyongyang - Won
57. Maldives - Male - Rufiyaa
58. Nepal - Kathmandu - Nepalese Rupee
59. Philippines - Manila - Peso
60. Egypt - Cairo - Egyptian pound
61. Kenya - Nairobi - Kenya Shilling 
62. Ethiopia - Addis Ababa - Ethiopian Birr
63. South Africa - Pretoria -  South Africa Rand
64. Namibia - Windhoek - South African Rand
65. Nigeria - Abuja - Naira
66. Zimbabwe - Harare - Zimbabwe Dollar
67. Libya - Tripoli - Libyan Dinar
68. Uganda - Kampala -  Uganda Shilling
69. New Zealand - Wellington -  New Zealand Dollar
70. Australia - Canberra -  Australian Dollar 

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Latest Top 5 search engines

These ranking are provide by Articlesworld blog based on Alexa traffic ranks. Date- 19th March 2012.

1. Google

Google helps users in searching required information, images, videos and many more. Google is holding its top position from very long time, Google ranked as 1 by Alexa.

2. Yahoo

Global ranking for yahoo is 4, where as it occupied 2nd rank in the category of search engines. Free mailing, chat rooms, searching information and news are some of the facilities provided by Yahoo.

3. Baidu.com

Baidu.com is a Chinese search engine which grabbed global rank 5 in Alexa rankings, in search engines category it is the 3rd most popularly used one. Baidu is Chinese language oriented and it helps users in searching movies and MP3 music.

4. yandex.ru

Yandex is a Russian search engine and it is into online since 1997. Its global ranking is 23 and 4th in search engines category. 

5. Bing.com

Bing is one of the popular English search engine after Google and Yahoo. You can find local news, products, images, videos and  different kinds of information by using Bing search engine. Its global ranking is 26 and grabbed Rank 5 in search engines category.

Other popular search engines-  Ask, AOL, Altavista, dogpile.com, search.com, info.com, goodsearch.com, infospace.com, webcrawler.com. mywebsearch.com.

Nokia launched 41 Mega Pixel smart phone - "Nokia 808 PureView"

Nokia launched its new product with the name "Nokia 808 PureView" on 27th February 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. The surprising feature in this phone is 41 Mega Pixel camera, Can you believe it?

In addition to high resolution camera it offered 1080p full HD Video recording facility, Carl Zeiss lens, LED Video light and Xenon Flash, So now you can be able to take some professional pictures even in dark conditions. The name "Pure View" is justified with 41MP sensor, Nokia sets a new standard in Smart phones market.

Specifications

Type - AMOLED Capacitive Touch Screen

Battery - Stand by 465hours and Talk time 11hours

Memory (Micro SD) - 16GB internal memory

                                 48GB Maximum extendable external memory

Head phones - 5.1 surrounded Dolby speakers

So what are you waiting for..?? Want to know its price..? Yes definitely.... It may cost around 29000 to 30000 thousand in Indian Rupees. 

We will update the review of 'Nokia 808 PureView" very soon. If you have already bought it, please feel free to post the review.

Five most difficult languages to learn in the world

Do you know how many number of languages are there in the world....?? No..!!!! Very difficult question to answer even for the researchers....!!!  According to SIL (Summer Institute of Linguistics) there are 6900 distinct spoken languages in the world approximately (no one declared yet- this is a correct count or not).

Do you know what is the most spoken language all over the world... Every one thinks English is the most spoken language, but that's wrong. English is in third position in most spoken languages list...!! Surprising...!!

Five most spoken languages in the world

1. Mandarin Chinese 

2. Spanish

3. English

4. Arabic

5.Hindi

How difficult is it to learn a new language..?? Difficulty of learning a particular language depends on your native language. For example, if you can speak German language then you can learn Danish language very easily as both the languages belong to same family. 

We listed the most hardest languages to learn in the world based on noun cases, characters, letters and grammar rules followed in that language.

Five most difficult languages to learn in the world

1. Arabic

2. Chinese

3. Japanese

4. Hungarian

5. Korean

Are we dependent on computers?

Yes, we are completely depending on computers for performing any kind of task. Before understanding how we are relying on computers, we must know What is computer?. "It is a electronic machine which helps you in storing and processing the data and it also performs the arithmetical and logical operations automatically".

In this fast moving world, the work has to be completed quickly and must maintain effectiveness in it. So using computers is the best way to do it. Invention of computer brought revolutionary changes in various fields such as education, films, home appliances, construction, electronics, organizations and what not?? every where..!!! Data storage and retrieval became very easy through using computers. Instead of saving data in paper format, now every one are preferring to store data in computers. 

Advantage of using computers

• Tasks can be completed very quickly
• Better accuracy in work
• Reduces burden on humans
• Automation of all works, you need not to do it manually
• Ease of work

Even though there are various advantages, over dependence on  computers can always be dangerous. According expert reports, spending lot of time in front of computers can lead to frustration in humans. But in future, we cannot imagine our life without computers. This is very sad but we have to accept the truth.

As humans we always consider the advantages in it than disadvantages...:) Use computers, but don't depend on them completely..:)