Geography 1 - World map

01) UNITED NATION COUNTRIES

  There are about 206 countries in the world. Among those countries 193 countries are members of the United Nations.

02) SAARC COUNTRIES
(South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation)

1. Sri Lanka
2. India
3. Bangladesh
4. Pakistan
5. Nepal
6. Maldives
7. Afghanistan
8. Bhutan

03) WORLD COMMON WEALTH COUNTRIES (54 countries)

Country	Date Joined	Status
Antigua and Barbuda	1981	Realm
Australia	1931	Realm
The Bahamas	1973	Realm
Bangladesh	1972	Republic
Barbados	1966	Realm
Belize	1981	Realm
Botswana	1966	Republic
Brunei	1984	Monarchy
Cameroon	1995	Republic
Canada	1931	Realm
Cyprus	1961	Republic
Dominica	1978	Republic
Fiji	1970 (rejoined in 1997 after 10 year lapse)	Republic
The Gambia	1965	Republic
Ghana	1957	Republic
Grenada	1974	Realm
Guyana	1966	Republic
India	1947	Republic
Jamaica	1962	Realm
Kenya	1963	Republic
Kiribati	1979	Republic
Lesotho	1966	Monarchy
Malawi	1964	Republic
Malaysia	1957	Monarchy
The Maldives	1982	Republic
Malta	1964	Republic
Mauritius	1968	Republic
Mozambique	1995	Republic
Namibia	1990	Republic
Nauru	1968	Republic
New Zealand	1931	Realm
Nigeria	1960	Republic
Pakistan	1947	Republic
Papua New Guinea	1975	Realm
Rwanda	2009	Republic
St. Christopher and Nevis	1983	Realm
St. Lucia	1979	Realm
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	1979	Realm
Samoa	1970	Republic
Seychelles	1976	Republic
Sierra Leone	1961	Republic
Singapore	1965	Republic
Solomon Islands	1978	Realm
South Africa	1931 (withdrew in 1961, rejoined in 1994)	Republic
Sri Lanka	1948	Republic
Swaziland	1968	Monarchy
Tanzania	1961	Republic
Tonga	1970	Monarchy
Trinidad and Tobago	1962	Republic
Tuvalu	1978	Realm
United Kingdom		Realm
Uganda	1962	Republic
Vanuatu	1980	Republic
Zambia	1964	Republic

04) SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD

1. Chichen Itza, Mayan City - Mexico 
2. Christ Redeemer Statue - Brazil
3. The Great Wall - China
4. Machu Picchu - Peru
5. Petra, Ancient City - Jordan 
6. The Roman Colosseum - Italy
7. The Taj Mahal - India

05) SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

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

06) OPEC COUNTRIES 
(The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)

1. Algeria
2. Angola
3. Equador
4. Iran
5. Iraq
6. Kuwait
7. Libya
8. Nigeria
9. Qatar
10. Saudi Arabia
11. United Arab Emirates
12. Venezuela

* Indonesia suspended its membership in 2009.

07) MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES




08) 10 MOST POWERFUL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

1. USA
2. China
3. France
4. U.K
5. Germany
6. Russia
7. Japan
8. Italy
9. Canada
10. Spain 

09) BRICS COUNTRIES ( Fastest growing economies of the world and ones with the most potential)

1. Brazil
2. Russia
3. India
4. China
5. South Africa

10) COUNTRIES OF G8
(Group of 8 Nations)

1. USA
2. Britain
3. Canada
4. France
5. Germany
6. Italy
7. Japan
8. Russia

*EU (European Union) also is a member of G8.

11) EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES (27 countries)

12) CONTINENTS AND OCEANS OF THE WORLD

7 continents

1. Asia
2. Africa
3. North America
4. South America
5. Antarctica
6. Europe
7. Australia

 5 oceans

1. Pacific
2. Atlantic
3. Indian
4. Southern
5. Arctic

13) IMPORTANT FACTS

*Largest continent - Asia

*Smallest continent - Australia

*Largest ocean - Pacific

*Smallest ocean - Arctic 

*Largest country - Russia

*Smallest country - Vatican City

*Richest country - Qatar

*Poorest country - Mozambique

*Country with the highest population - China

*Country with the lowest population - Vatican City

*Country with the highest population density - Monaco

*Country with the lowest population density - Mongolia

*Country with the highest quality of life - Norway

*Country of highest internet usage - China

*Longest river - Nile, Africa

*Largest lake - Caspian sea

*Largest island - Greenland

*2012 G8 summit - Camp David, Maryland, USA

*2012 Earth Summit (UN Conference on Sustainable Development) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

*2012 Olympic Games - London, UK

*BRICS summit 2012 - New Delhi, India