About MH17 Crash
Published on Oct 13, 2015
Video about the Dutch Safety Board’s investigation into the causes of the crash of flight MH17 on 17 July 2014 in the eastern part of Ukraine and the Board’s investigation into flying over conflict zones. The video was based on the Dutch Safety Board’s investigation reports, which were published on 13 October 2015.
Regions of the World according to the United Nations
By T.seppelt (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
For detailed classification by the United Nations for statistical purposes visit this page.
Geographical region and composition |
001 World |
002 Africa a/ |
014 Eastern Africa |
017 Middle Africa |
015 Northern Africa |
018 Southern Africa |
011 Western Africa |
019 Americas |
419 Latin America and the Caribbean |
029 Caribbean |
013 Central America |
005 South America |
021 Northern America b/ |
142 Asia |
143 Central Asia |
030 Eastern Asia |
034 Southern Asia |
035 South-Eastern Asia |
145 Western Asia |
150 Europe |
151 Eastern Europe |
154 Northern Europe |
039 Southern Europe |
155 Western Europe |
009 Oceania |
053 Australia and New Zealand |
054 Melanesia |
057 Micronesia |
061 Polynesia |
Selected economic and other groupings |
… Developed and developing regions c/ |
199 Least developed countries |
432 Landlocked developing countries |
722 Small island developing states |
Numerical code |
Geographical region and composition of each region |
002 |
Africa a/ |
014 | Eastern Africa |
108 | Burundi |
174 | Comoros |
262 | Djibouti |
232 | Eritrea |
231 | Ethiopia |
404 | Kenya |
450 | Madagascar |
454 | Malawi |
480 | Mauritius |
175 | Mayotte |
508 | Mozambique |
638 | Réunion |
646 | Rwanda |
690 | Seychelles |
706 | Somalia |
728 | South Sudan |
800 | Uganda |
834 | United Republic of Tanzania |
894 | Zambia |
716 | Zimbabwe |
017 | Middle Africa |
024 | Angola |
120 | Cameroon |
140 | Central African Republic |
148 | Chad |
178 | Congo |
180 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
226 | Equatorial Guinea |
266 | Gabon |
678 | Sao Tome and Principe |
015 | Northern Africa |
012 | Algeria |
818 | Egypt |
434 | Libya |
504 | Morocco |
729 | Sudan |
788 | Tunisia |
732 | Western Sahara |
018 | Southern Africa |
072 | Botswana |
426 | Lesotho |
516 | Namibia |
710 | South Africa |
748 | Swaziland |
011 | Western Africa |
204 | Benin |
854 | Burkina Faso |
132 | Cabo Verde |
384 | Cote d’Ivoire |
270 | Gambia |
288 | Ghana |
324 | Guinea |
624 | Guinea-Bissau |
430 | Liberia |
466 | Mali |
478 | Mauritania |
562 | Niger |
566 | Nigeria |
654 | Saint Helena |
686 | Senegal |
694 | Sierra Leone |
768 | Togo |
019 |
Americas |
419 | Latin America and the Caribbean |
029 | Caribbean |
660 | Anguilla |
028 | Antigua and Barbuda |
533 | Aruba |
044 | Bahamas |
052 | Barbados |
535 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba |
092 | British Virgin Islands |
136 | Cayman Islands |
192 | Cuba |
531 | Curaçao |
212 | Dominica |
214 | Dominican Republic |
308 | Grenada |
312 | Guadeloupe |
332 | Haiti |
388 | Jamaica |
474 | Martinique |
500 | Montserrat |
630 | Puerto Rico |
652 | Saint-Barthélemy |
659 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
662 | Saint Lucia |
663 | Saint Martin (French part) |
670 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
534 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
780 | Trinidad and Tobago |
796 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
850 | United States Virgin Islands |
013 | Central America |
084 | Belize |
188 | Costa Rica |
222 | El Salvador |
320 | Guatemala |
340 | Honduras |
484 | Mexico |
558 | Nicaragua |
591 | Panama |
005 | South America |
032 | Argentina |
068 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
076 | Brazil |
152 | Chile |
170 | Colombia |
218 | Ecuador |
238 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
254 | French Guiana |
328 | Guyana |
600 | Paraguay |
604 | Peru |
740 | Suriname |
858 | Uruguay |
862 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
021 | Northern America b/ |
060 | Bermuda |
124 | Canada |
304 | Greenland |
666 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
840 | United States of America |
142 |
Asia |
143 | Central Asia |
398 | Kazakhstan |
417 | Kyrgyzstan |
762 | Tajikistan |
795 | Turkmenistan |
860 | Uzbekistan |
030 | Eastern Asia |
156 | China |
344 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
446 | China, Macao Special Administrative Region |
408 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
392 | Japan |
496 | Mongolia |
410 | Republic of Korea |
034 | Southern Asia |
004 | Afghanistan |
050 | Bangladesh |
064 | Bhutan |
356 | India |
364 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
462 | Maldives |
524 | Nepal |
586 | Pakistan |
144 | Sri Lanka |
035 | South-Eastern Asia |
096 | Brunei Darussalam |
116 | Cambodia |
360 | Indonesia |
418 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
458 | Malaysia |
104 | Myanmar |
608 | Philippines |
702 | Singapore |
764 | Thailand |
626 | Timor-Leste |
704 | Viet Nam |
145 | Western Asia |
051 | Armenia |
031 | Azerbaijan |
048 | Bahrain |
196 | Cyprus |
268 | Georgia |
368 | Iraq |
376 | Israel |
400 | Jordan |
414 | Kuwait |
422 | Lebanon |
512 | Oman |
634 | Qatar |
682 | Saudi Arabia |
275 | State of Palestine |
760 | Syrian Arab Republic |
792 | Turkey |
784 | United Arab Emirates |
887 | Yemen |
150 |
Europe |
151 | Eastern Europe |
112 | Belarus |
100 | Bulgaria |
203 | Czech Republic |
348 | Hungary |
616 | Poland |
498 | Republic of Moldova |
642 | Romania |
643 | Russian Federation |
703 | Slovakia |
804 | Ukraine |
154 | Northern Europe |
248 | Åland Islands |
830 | Channel Islands |
208 | Denmark |
233 | Estonia |
234 | Faeroe Islands |
246 | Finland |
831 | Guernsey |
352 | Iceland |
372 | Ireland |
833 | Isle of Man |
832 | Jersey |
428 | Latvia |
440 | Lithuania |
578 | Norway |
680 | Sark |
744 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands |
752 | Sweden |
826 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
039 | Southern Europe |
008 | Albania |
020 | Andorra |
070 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
191 | Croatia |
292 | Gibraltar |
300 | Greece |
336 | Holy See |
380 | Italy |
470 | Malta |
499 | Montenegro |
620 | Portugal |
674 | San Marino |
688 | Serbia |
705 | Slovenia |
724 | Spain |
807 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
155 | Western Europe |
040 | Austria |
056 | Belgium |
250 | France |
276 | Germany |
438 | Liechtenstein |
442 | Luxembourg |
492 | Monaco |
528 | Netherlands |
756 | Switzerland |
009 |
Oceania |
053 | Australia and New Zealand |
036 | Australia |
554 | New Zealand |
574 | Norfolk Island |
054 | Melanesia |
242 | Fiji |
540 | New Caledonia |
598 | Papua New Guinea |
090 | Solomon Islands |
548 | Vanuatu |
057 | Micronesia |
316 | Guam |
296 | Kiribati |
584 | Marshall Islands |
583 | Micronesia (Federated States of) |
520 | Nauru |
580 | Northern Mariana Islands |
585 | Palau |
061 | Polynesia |
016 | American Samoa |
184 | Cook Islands |
258 | French Polynesia |
570 | Niue |
612 | Pitcairn |
882 | Samoa |
772 | Tokelau |
776 | Tonga |
798 | Tuvalu |
876 | Wallis and Futuna Islands |
Developed and developing regions c/ |
|
Developing regions | |
002 | Africa |
019 | Americas excluding Northern America (numerical code 021) |
029 | Caribbean |
013 | Central America |
005 | South America |
142 | Asia excluding Japan |
009 | Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand |
(numerical code 053) | |
Developed regions | |
021 | Northern America |
150 | Europe |
392 | Japan |
053 | Australia and New Zealand |
199 |
Least developed countries
|
004 | Afghanistan |
024 | Angola |
050 | Bangladesh |
204 | Benin |
064 | Bhutan |
854 | Burkina Faso |
108 | Burundi |
116 | Cambodia |
140 | Central African Republic |
148 | Chad |
174 | Comoros |
180 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
262 | Djibouti |
226 | Equatorial Guinea |
232 | Eritrea |
231 | Ethiopia |
270 | Gambia |
324 | Guinea |
624 | Guinea Bissau |
332 | Haiti |
296 | Kiribati |
418 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
426 | Lesotho |
430 | Liberia |
450 | Madagascar |
454 | Malawi |
466 | Mali |
478 | Mauritania |
508 | Mozambique |
104 | Myanmar |
524 | Nepal |
562 | Niger |
646 | Rwanda |
678 | Sao Tome and Principe |
686 | Senegal |
694 | Sierra Leone |
090 | Solomon Islands |
706 | Somalia |
728 | South Sudan |
729 | Sudan |
626 | Timor-Leste |
768 | Togo |
798 | Tuvalu |
800 | Uganda |
834 | United Republic of Tanzania |
548 | Vanuatu |
887 | Yemen |
894 | Zambia |
432 |
Landlocked developing countries |
004 | Afghanistan |
051 | Armenia |
031 | Azerbaijan |
064 | Bhutan |
068 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
072 | Botswana |
854 | Burkina Faso |
108 | Burundi |
140 | Central African Republic |
148 | Chad |
231 | Ethiopia |
398 | Kazakhstan |
417 | Kyrgyzstan |
418 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
426 | Lesotho |
454 | Malawi |
466 | Mali |
496 | Mongolia |
524 | Nepal |
562 | Niger |
600 | Paraguay |
498 | Republic of Moldova |
646 | Rwanda |
728 | South Sudan |
748 | Swaziland |
762 | Tajikistan |
807 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
795 | Turkmenistan |
800 | Uganda |
860 | Uzbekistan |
894 | Zambia |
716 | Zimbabwe |
722 |
Small island developing States |
016 | American Samoa |
660 | Anguilla |
028 | Antigua and Barbuda |
533 | Aruba |
044 | Bahamas |
052 | Barbados |
084 | Belize |
092 | British Virgin Islands |
132 | Cabo Verde |
174 | Comoros |
184 | Cook Islands |
192 | Cuba |
212 | Dominica |
214 | Dominican Republic |
242 | Fiji |
258 | French Polynesia |
308 | Grenada |
316 | Guam |
624 | Guinea-Bissau |
328 | Guyana |
332 | Haiti |
388 | Jamaica |
296 | Kiribati |
462 | Maldives |
584 | Marshall Islands |
480 | Mauritius |
583 | Micronesia (Federated States of) |
500 | Montserrat |
520 | Nauru |
540 | New Caledonia |
570 | Niue |
580 | Northern Mariana Islands |
585 | Palau |
598 | Papua New Guinea |
630 | Puerto Rico |
659 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
662 | Saint Lucia |
882 | Samoa |
678 | Sao Tome and Principe |
690 | Seychelles |
702 | Singapore |
090 | Solomon Islands |
670 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
740 | Suriname |
626 | Timor-Leste |
776 | Tonga |
780 | Trinidad and Tobago |
798 | Tuvalu |
850 | United States Virgin Islands |
548 | Vanuatu |
a/ The designation sub-Saharan Africa is commonly used to indicate all of Africa except northern Africa, with the Sudan included in sub-Saharan Africa.
b/ The continent of North America (003) comprises Northern America (021), Caribbean (029), and Central America (013).
c/ There is no established convention for the designation of “developed” and “developing” countries or areas in the United Nations system. In common practice, Japan in Asia, Canada and the United States in northern America, Australia and New Zealand in Oceania, and Europe are considered “developed” regions or areas. In international trade statistics, the Southern African Customs Union is also treated as a developed region and Israel as a developed country; countries emerging from the former Yugoslavia are treated as developing countries; and countries of eastern Europe and of the Commonwealth of Independent States (code 172) in Europe are not included under either developed or developing regions.
Original Thirteen Colonies
Source :- WorldAtlas.com
Countries and their changed names
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Smallest sovereign state in the world – Vatican City
Vatican city, an enclave in Rome is the smallest sovereign state in the world by area.
The Vatican palace is the residence of the pope within the city walls. The Holy See is the name given to thegovernment of the Roman Catholic Church, which is led by the pope as the bishop of Rome. As such, the Holy See’s authority extends over Catholics throughout the world. Since 1929 it has resided in Vatican City, which was established as an independent state to enable the pope to exercise his universal authority.
“Vatican City”. Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
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<http://www.britannica.com/place/Vatican-City>.
UN – official languages
- Arabic
- Chinese
- English
- French
- Russian
- Spanish
Currently these are the six official languages of the United Nations.
We Indians wish that Hindi should be included as an official language of the World body. Following news item on the Zee News site explains the issue:-
New Delhi: India has not made a proposal for introduction of Hindi as an official language of the United Nations as it would cost the government over Rs. 82 crore annually even by a conservative estimate.The information was given by the External Affairs Ministry in reply to a Right to Information plea filed by a 12-year old girl, Aishwarya Parashar, of Lucknow who sought to know that why a formal proposal to make Hindi as an official language of the UN has not been given.“The introduction of Hindi as one of the official languages of the UN has several financial and procedural implications, which require to be met before a formal proposal can be tabled in the UN,” Central Public Information Officer of MEA, S Gopalakrishnan said in his reply.
He said India, a proposing country, would need to provide sufficient financial resources to the UN to cover the additional expenditure on interpretation, translation, printing and duplication of documents and related infrastructural costs.
“This according to conservative estimates, could cost in excess of USD 14 million (app Rs 82.6 crore) per year. This is based on the decision of the UN General Assembly in 1973 to include Arabic as a working and official language of General Assembly and adding an inflation component of 2-3 per cent per annum on a compounded basis.
“The actual cost is likely to be considerably higher since infrastructual changes would also need to be made in all conference halls to provide for an additional interpreter`s booth,” he said.
The MEA said it is not simply a question of expenditure as UN General Assembly would need to adopt a resolution supported by a majority of the 192 UN member States.“As adding another official language entails a significant increase in the budget of the UN (personnel, equipment, and other recurring costs), Member States have been generally reluctant to support proposals entailing additional financial burden,” he said.
He said in 1973, when General Assembly approved the inclusion of Arabic among the official and working languages of the General Assembly, it did so recognising that Arabic was the language of 19 members of the United Nations.
“It was also the working language of specialised agencies such as UNESCO, FAO, WHO and the IOL. It was the official and working language of the OAU,” he said.
The MEA official said notwithstanding the fact that Hindi is spoken in many countries of the world, its recognition as an official language of other countries as well as official language in some of the specialised agencies and regional/sub-regional groupings is a factor which is to be considered for recognition in the UN.
“No special weightage is given by the UN for population, size of the country of its Gross Domestic Product. The basic principle of the UN is the sovereign equality of all nations, whether big or small,” he said.
The official said because of these reasons, Japan and Germany, who are the second and third largest contributors of the regular budget of the UN and who also have a strong policy and preference for using their own language, have not pressed for inclusion of their respective languages in the list of official languages of the UN.
The world body has six official languages–English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic–which are also the working languages in the UN General Assembly and the Security Council.
First Published: Thursday, May 29, 2014 – 22:52
For more information check the following links:-
History of UN official languages
Official Languages – a page on the UN site
World Population
Continent | Area (km²) | Area (mi²) | Percent of total landmass |
Population | Percent of total population |
Density People per km² |
Density People per mi² |
Most populous city (proper) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asia | 43,820,000 | 16,920,000 | 29.5% | 4,164,252,000 | 60% | 95.0 | 246 | Shanghai, China |
Africa | 30,370,000 | 11,730,000 | 20.4% | 1,022,234,000 | 15% | 33.7 | 87 | Lagos, Nigeria |
North America | 24,490,000 | 9,460,000 | 16.5% | 542,056,000 | 8% | 22.1 | 57 | Mexico City, Mexico |
South America | 17,840,000 | 6,890,000 | 12.0% | 392,555,000 | 6% | 22.0 | 57 | São Paulo, Brazil |
Antarctica | 13,720,000 | 5,300,000 | 9.2% | 4,490[31] | 0% | 0.0003 | 0.00078 | McMurdo Station, US |
Europe | 10,180,000 | 3,930,000 | 6.8% | 738,199,000 | 11% | 72.5 | 188 | Moscow, Russia[32] |
Australia | 9,008,500 | 3,478,200 | 5.9% | 29,127,000 | 0.4% | 3.2 | 8.3 | Sydney, Australia |
Accuracy of information not guaranteed.
India – China border issue
NEW DELHI: India and China will hold their first boundary meet after the Narendra Modi-led NDA government came to power on Monday when national security adviser Ajit Doval meets his counterpart Yang Jieche hoping to take the talks forward.
Source : Economic Times