First in the World | |
| The first person to reach Mount Everest | Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary |
| The first person to reach North Pole | Robert Peary |
| The first person to reach South Pole | Amundsen |
| The first religion of the world | Hinduism |
| The first country to print book | China |
| The first country to issue paper currency | China |
| The first country to commence competitive examination in civil services | China |
| The first President of the U.S.A | George Washington |
| The first Prime Minister of Britain | Robert Walpole |
| The first Governor General of the United Nations | Trigveli (Norway) |
| The first country to win football World cup | Uruguay |
| The first country to prepare a constitution | U.S.A |
| The first Governor General of Pakistan | Mohd. Ali Jinnah |
| The first European to attack India | Alexander, The Great |
| The first European to reach China | Marco Polo |
| The first person to fly aeroplane | Wright Brothers |
| The first person to sail round the world | Magellan |
| The first country to send man to the moon | U.S.A |
| The first country to launch Artificial satellite in the space | Russia |
| The first country to host the modern Olympics | Greece |
| The first city on which the atom bomb was dropped | Hiroshima (Japan) |
| The first person to land on the moon | Neil Armstrong followed by Edwin E. Aldrin |
| The first shuttle to go in space | Columbia |
| The first spacecraft to reach on Mars | Viking-I |
| The first woman Prime Minister of England | Margaret Thatcher |
| The first Muslim Prime Minister of a country | Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan) |
| The first woman Prime Minister of a country | Mrs. S. Bandamaike (Sri Lanka) |
| The first woman to climb Mount Everest | Mrs. Junko Tabei (Japan) |
| The first woman cosmonaut of the world | Velentina Tereshkova (Russia) |
| The first woman President of the U.N. General Assembly | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
| The first man to fly into space | Yuri Gagarin (Russia) |
| The first batsman to score three test century in three successive tests on debut | Mohd. Azharuddin |
| The first man to have climbed Mount Everest twice | Nawang Gombu |
| The first U.S. President to resign Presidency | Richard Nixon |
Parliament Names | |
| Afghanistan | Shora |
| Britain | Parliament |
| Denmark | Folketing |
| Germany | Bundestag |
| India | Parliament |
| Iran | Majlis |
| Israel | Knesset |
| Japan | Diet |
| Malaysia | Majlis |
| Nepal | Panchayat |
| Netherlands | States General |
| Norway | Storting |
| Poland | Seym |
| Russia | Supreme Soviet |
| Spain | Crotes |
| Sweden | Riksdag |
| Taiwan | Yuan |
| U.S.A. | Congress |
World Industries | |
| Baku (Russia) | Petroleum |
| Bangkok (Thailand) | Shipping |
| Belfast (Ireland) | Ship buildings, Linen goods |
| Buenos Aires (Argentina) | Dairy Products |
| Cadiz (Spain) | Cork |
| Chicago (U.S.A.) | Gramophone |
| Detroit (U.S.A.) | Automobiles |
| Dresden | Optical and Photographic apparatus |
| Glasgow (Scotland) | Machinery, Textiles |
| Havana (Cuba) | Cigar |
| Hollywood (U.S.A.) | Films |
| Johannesburg (South Africa) | Gold Mines |
| Kimberley (South Africa) | Diamond Mining |
| Leeds (England) | Woollen Goods |
| Los Angeles (U.S.A.) | Film, Oil |
| Lyons (France) | Silk |
| Morocco (North America) | Leather |
| Munich (Germany) | Lenses |
| New Orleans (U.S.A.) | Cotton |
| Pitsburg (U.S.A.) | Iron and Steel |
| Plymouth (England) | Ship building |
| Sheffield | Cutlery |
| Venice (Italy) | Glass |
| Vienna (Austria) | Glass |
| Wellington (New Zealand) | Dairy Products |
Agencies | Countries |
| Assocciated Press (AP) | United States of America |
| Reuters | United Kingdom |
| Telegraph Agency of the Sovereign States (TASS) | Russia |
| Malaysian National News Agency (MNNA) | Malaysia |
| Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associate (ANSA) | Italy |
| Associated Israel Press (AIP) | Israel |
| Agence France Press (A.F.P) | France |
| Press Trust of India (PTI) | India |
| Samachar Bharti | India |
| Univarta | India |
| Xin Hua | China |
| Kyodo | Japan |
| Antara | Indonesia |
| Islamic Republic news Agency (IRNA) | Iran |
| Deutsche Presse Agentur (D.P.A.) | Germany |
| WAFA | Palestine |
| Australian Associated Press (A.A.P) | Australia |
| Novosti | Russia |
| Pakistan Press International (P.P.I) and Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) | Pakistan |
| Middle East News Agency (MENA) | Egypt |
| United Press International (UP) | United States of America |
National Emblems | |
| Australia | Kangaroo |
| Canada | White Lily |
| France | Lily |
| India | Lioned Capitol |
| Italy | White Lily |
| Japan | Chrysanthemum |
| Pakistan | Crescent |
| Spain | Eagle |
| U.K. | Rose |
| U.S.A. | Golden Rod |
Countries and Alternative Names | |
| Bechuanaland | Botswana |
| Burma | Myanmar |
| Ceylon | Sri Lanka |
| Dutch Guiana | Surinam |
| Formosa | Taiwan |
| India | Bharat |
| Japan | Nippon |
| North Borneo | Sabah |
| Kampuchea | Cambodia |
| Rhodesia | Zimbabwe |
| Siam | Thailand |
| South-West Africa | Namibia |
Countires | Capitals |
| Afghanistan | Kabul |
| Albania | Tirana |
| Algeria | Algiers |
| Angola | Luanda |
| Andorra | Andorre-la-Vieille |
| Antigua & Barbuda | St.John's |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires |
| Armenia | Yerevan |
| Australia | Canberra |
| Austria | Vienna |
| Azerbaijan | Baku |
| Bahamas | Nassau |
| Bahrain | Manama |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka |
| Barbados | Bridgetown |
| Belgium | Brussels |
| Belize | Belmopan |
| Benin | Porto Novo |
| Bermuda | Hamilton |
| Bhutan | Thimphu |
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Bosniaherzegovina | Sarajevo |
| Botswana | Gaborone |
| Brazil | Brasillia |
| Brunei | Bander Seri begawan |
| Bulgaria | Sofia |
| Burkina faso | Ouagadougou |
| Burundi | Bujumbura |
| Byelorussia | Minsk |
| Cambodia | Phnom-Penh |
| Cameroon | Yaounde |
| Canada | Ottawa |
| Cape Verde | Praia |
| Central African Republic | Bangui |
| Chad | N’ Djamena |
| Chile | Santiago |
| China | Beijing |
| Colombia | Bogota |
| Comoros | Moroni |
| Congo (Formerly French) | Brazzaville |
| Costa Rica | San Jose |
| Coted' ivoira | Abidjan |
| Croatia | Zagrab |
| Cuba | Havana |
| Cyprus | Nicosia |
| Czechoslovakia | Prague (Praha) |
| Denmark | Copenhagen |
| Djibouti | Djibouti |
| Dominica | Roseau |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Quito |
| Egypt | Cairo |
| El Salvador | San Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo |
| Eritrea | Asmara |
| Estonia | Tallinn |
| Ethiopia (or Abyssinia) | Addis Ababa |
| Falkland Islands | Stanley |
| Fiji | Suva |
| Finland | Helsinki |
| France | Paris |
| Gabon | Libreville |
| Gambia | Banjul |
| Germany (United) | Berlin |
| Georgia | Tbilisi |
| Ghana | Accra |
| Greece | Athens |
| Grenada | St.George's |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City |
| Guinea | Conakry |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau |
| Guyana | Georgetown |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa |
| Hong Kong | Victoria |
| Hungary | Budapest |
| Iceland | Reykjavik |
| India | New Delhi |
| Indonesia | Jakarta |
| Iran | Teheran |
| Iraq | Baghdad |
| Ireland (or Eire) | Dublin |
| Israel | Jerusalem |
| Italy | Rome |
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan |
| Jamaica | Kingston |
| Japan | Tokyo |
| Jordan | Amman |
| Kazakhstan | Alma-ata |
| Kenya | Nairobi |
| Kirghizia | Frunze |
| Kiribati | Tarawa |
| Korea (North) | Pyongyang |
| Korea (South) | Seoul |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City |
| Lao s.P.D.R. | Vientiane |
| Latria | Riga |
| Lebanon | Beirut |
| Lesotho | Maseru |
| Liberia | Monrovia |
| Libya | Tripoli |
| Lithuania | Vilnius |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
| Macao | Macao |
| Macedonia | Skopje |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo |
| Malawi | Lilongwe |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Maldives | Male |
| Mali | Bamako |
| Malta | Valletta |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott |
| Mauritius | Port Louis |
| Mexico | Mexico City |
| Monaco | Monaco |
| Mongolia | Ulam Bator |
| Montserrat | Plymouth |
| Morocco | Rabat |
| Mozambique | Maputo |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Yangon |
| Namibia | Windhoek |
| Nauru | Yaren Nauru |
| Nepal | Kathmandu |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam |
| New Zealand | Wellington |
| Nicaragua | Managua |
| Niger | Niamey |
| Nigeria | Abuja |
| Northern Ireland | Belfast |
| Norway | Oslo |
| Oman | Muscat |
| Pakistan | Islamabad |
| Panama | Panama City |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby |
| Paraguay | Asuncion |
| Peru | Lima |
| Philippines | Manila (Quezon City) |
| Poland | Warsaw |
| Portugal | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan |
| Qatar | Doha |
| Rourkina Fasso (Upper Volta) | Quagadougon |
| Romania | Bucharest |
| Russia | Mascow |
| Rwanda | Kigali |
| San Marino | San Marino |
| Sao Tome and Principle | Sao Tome |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh |
| Senegal | Dakar |
| Seychelles | Victoria |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown |
| Singapore | Singapore City |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara |
| Somalia | Magadishu |
| South Africa | Pretoria |
| Spain | Madrid |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo |
| St.Kitts-Nevis | Basseterre |
| St.Lucia | Castries |
| St.Vincent & The Grenadines | Kingstown |
| Sudan | Khartoum |
| Suriname | Paramaribo |
| Swaziland | Mbabane |
| Sweden | Stockholm |
| Switzerland | Berne |
| Syria | Damascus |
| Tadzhikistan | Dushanbe |
| Taiwan | Taipei |
| Tanzania | Do doma |
| Thailand | Bangkok |
| Timor | Dili |
| Togo | Lome |
| Tonga | Nuku'alofa |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain |
| Tunisia | Tunis |
| Turkey | Ankara |
| Turkmenistan | Ashkhabad |
| Tuvalu | Funafuti |
| Uganda | Kampala |
| Ukraine | Kiev |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi |
| United Kingdom | London |
| U.S.A. | Washington D.C. |
| Uruguay | Montivideo |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent |
| Vanuatu | Vila |
| Vatican City State | Vatican City |
| Venezuela | Caracas |
| Vietnam | Hanoi |
| Western Samoa | Apia |
| Yemen (North) | Sania |
| Yugoslavia | Belgrade |
| Zaire | Kinshasa |
| Zambia | Lusaka |
| Zimbabwe | Harare |
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