List of United Nations Member States

There are 193 United Nations (UN) member states, and each of them is a member of the United Nations General Assembly. with dates on which they joined the Organization

Member	Date of Admission
A
Afghanistan	19-Nov-46
Albania	14-Dec-55
Algeria	8-Oct-62
Andorra	28-Jul-93
Angola	1-Dec-76
Antigua and Barbuda	11-Nov-81
Argentina	24-Oct-45
Armenia	2-Mar-92
Australia	1-Nov-45
Austria	14-Dec-55
Azerbaijan	2-Mar-92
Bahamas	18-Sep-73
Bahrain	21-Sep-71
Bangladesh	17-Sep-74
Barbados	9-Dec-66
Belarus	24-Oct-45
Belize	25-Sep-81
Benin	20-Sep-60
Bhutan	21-Sep-71
Bolivia	14-Nov-45
Bosnia and Herzegovina	22-May-92
Botswana	17-Oct-66
Brazil	24-Oct-45
Brunei Darussalam	21-Sep-84
Bulgaria	14-Dec-55
Burkina Faso	20-Sep-60
Burundi	18-Sep-62
C
Cambodia	14-Dec-55
Cameroon	20-Sep-60
Canada	9-Nov-45
Cape Verde	16-Sep-75
Central African Republic	20-Sep-60
Chad	20-Sep-60
Chile	24-Oct-45
China	24-Oct-45
Colombia	5-Nov-45
Comoros	12-Nov-75
Congo (Republic of the)	20-Sep-60
Costa Rica	2-Nov-45
Côte d’Ivoire	20-Sep-60
Croatia	22-May-92
Cuba	24-Oct-45
Cyprus	20-Sep-60
Czech Republic	19-Jan-93
D
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	17-Sep-91
Democratic Republic of the Congo	20-Sep-60
Denmark	24-Oct-45
Djibouti	20-Sep-77
Dominica	18-Dec-78
Dominican Republic	24-Oct-45
E
Ecuador	21-Dec-45
Egypt	24-Oct-45
El Salvador	24-Oct-45
Equatorial Guinea	12-Nov-68
Eritrea	28-May-93
Estonia	17-Sep-91
Ethiopia	13-Nov-45
F
Fiji	13-Oct-70
Finland	14-Dec-55
France	24-Oct-45
G
Gabon	20-Sep-60
Gambia	21-Sep-65
Georgia	31-Jul-92
Germany	18-Sep-73
Ghana	8-Mar-57
Greece	25-Oct-45
Grenada	17-Sep-74
Guatemala	21-Nov-45
Guinea	12-Dec-58
Guinea-Bissau	17-Sep-74
Guyana	20-Sep-66
H
Haiti	24-Oct-45
Honduras	17-Dec-45
Hungary	14-Dec-55
I
Iceland	19-Nov-46
India	30-Oct-45
Indonesia	28-Sep-50
Iran	24-Oct-45
Iraq	21-Dec-45
Ireland	14-Dec-55
Israel	11-May-49
Italy	14-Dec-55
J
Jamaica	18-Sep-62
Japan	18-Dec-56
Jordan	14-Dec-55
K
Kazakhstan	2-Mar-92
Kenya	16-Dec-63
Kiribati	14-Sep-99
Kuwait	14-May-63
Kyrgyzstan	2-Mar-92
L
Lao People’s Democratic Republic	14-Dec-55
Latvia	17-Sep-91
Lebanon	24-Oct-45
Lesotho	17-Oct-66
Liberia	2-Nov-45
Libya	14-Dec-55
Liechtenstein	18-Sep-90
Lithuania	17-Sep-91
Luxembourg	24-Oct-45
M
Madagascar	20-Sep-60
Malawi	1-Dec-64
Malaysia	17-Sep-57
Maldives	21-Sep-65
Mali	28-Sep-60
Malta	1-Dec-64
Marshall Islands	17-Sep-91
Mauritania	27-Oct-61
Mauritius	24-Apr-68
Mexico	7-Nov-45
Micronesia (Federated States of)	17-Sep-91
Monaco	28-May-93
Mongolia	27-Oct-61
Montenegro	28-Jun-06
Morocco	12-Nov-56
Mozambique	16-Sep-75
Myanmar	19-Apr-48
N
Namibia	23-Apr-90
Nauru	14-Sep-99
Nepal	14-Dec-55
Netherlands	10-Dec-45
New Zealand	24-Oct-45
Nicaragua	24-Oct-45
Niger	20-Sep-60
Nigeria	7-Oct-60
Norway	27-Nov-45
O
Oman	7-Oct-71
P
Pakistan	30-Sep-47
Palau	15-Dec-94
Panama	13-Nov-45
Papua New Guinea	10-Oct-75
Paraguay	24-Oct-45
Peru	31-Oct-45
Philippines	24-Oct-45
Poland	24-Oct-45
Portugal	14-Dec-55
Q
Qatar	21-Sep-71
R
Republic of Korea	17-Sep-91
Republic of Moldova	2-Mar-92
Romania	14-Dec-55
Russian Federation	24-Oct-45
Rwanda	18-Sep-62
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis	23-Sep-83
Saint Lucia	18-Sep-79
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	16-Sep-80
Samoa	15-Dec-76
San Marino	2-Mar-92
Sao Tome and Principe	16-Sep-75
Saudi Arabia	24-Oct-45
Senegal	28-Sep-60
Serbia	1-Nov-00
Seychelles	21-Sep-76
Sierra Leone	27-Sep-61
Singapore	21-Sep-65
Slovakia	19-Jan-93
Slovenia	22-May-92
Solomon Islands	19-Sep-78
Somalia	20-Sep-60
South Africa	7-Nov-45
South ‎Sudan	14-Jul-11
Spain	14-Dec-55
Sri Lanka	14-Dec-55
Sudan	12-Nov-56
Suriname	4-Dec-75
Swaziland	24-Sep-68
Switzerland	10-Sep-02
Sweden	19-Nov-46
Syria	24-Oct-45
T
Tajikistan	2-Mar-92
Thailand	16-Dec-46
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	8-Apr-93
Timor Leste	27-Sep-02
Togo	20-Sep-60
Tonga	14-Sep-99
Trinidad and Tobago	18-Sep-62
Tunisia	12-Nov-56
Turkey	24-Oct-45
Turkmenistan	2-Mar-92
Tuvalu	5-Sep-00
U
Uganda	25-Oct-62
Ukraine	24-Oct-45
United Arab Emirates	9-Dec-71
United Kingdom	24-Oct-45
United of Republic of Tanzania	14-Dec-61
United States	24-Oct-45
Uruguay	18-Dec-45
Uzbekistan	2-Mar-92
V
Vanuatu	15-Sep-81
Venezuela	15-Nov-45
Viet Nam	20-Sep-77
Y
Yemen	30-Sep-47
Z
Zambia	1-Dec-64
Zimbabwe	25-Aug-80

 

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List of Interpol Member Countries

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organisation, with 190 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organisations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime.

INTERPOL aims to facilitate international police co-operation even where diplomatic relations do not exist between particular countries. Action is taken within the limits of existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. INTERPOL’s constitution prohibits ‘any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character.

List of Interpol Member Countries

A	Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Andorra | Angola | Antigua & Barbuda | Argentina | Armenia | Aruba | Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan
B	Bahamas | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belarus | Belgium | Belize | Benin | Bhutan | Bolivia | Bosnia – Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil | Brunei | Bulgaria | Burkina – Faso | Burundi
C	Cambodia | Cameroon | Canada | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Chile | China | Colombia | Comoros | Congo | Congo (Democratic Rep.) | Costa Rica | Côte d’Ivoire | Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus | Czech Republic
D	Denmark | Djibouti | Dominica | Dominican Republic
E	Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador  | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia
F	Fiji | Finland | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | France
G	Gabon | Gambia | Georgia | Germany | Ghana | Greece | Grenada | Guatemala | Guinea | Guinea Bissau | Guyana
H	Haiti | Honduras | Hungary
I	Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy
J	Jamaica | Japan | Jordan
K	Kazakhstan | Kenya | Korea (Rep. of) |Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan
L	Laos | Latvia | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg
M	Madagascar | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Mali | Malta | Marshall Islands | Mauritania | Mauritius | Mexico | Moldova | Monaco | Mongolia | Montenegro | Morocco | Mozambique | Myanmar
O	Oman
P	Pakistan | Panama | Papua New Guinea |Paraguay | Peru | Philippines | Poland | Portugal
Q	Qatar
R	Romania | Russia | Rwanda
S	St Kitts & Nevis | St Lucia | St Vincent & the Grenadines | San Marino | Sao Tome & Principe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Serbia | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | Somalia | South Africa | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Suriname | Swaziland | Sweden | Switzerland | Syria
U	Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States | Uruguay | Uzbekistan
V	Venezuela | Vietnam
Y	Yemen
Z	Zambia | Zimbabwe

 

A	Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Andorra | Angola | Antigua & Barbuda | Argentina | Armenia | Aruba | Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan
B	Bahamas | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belarus | Belgium | Belize | Benin | Bhutan | Bolivia | Bosnia – Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil | Brunei | Bulgaria | Burkina – Faso | Burundi
C	Cambodia | Cameroon | Canada | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Chile | China | Colombia | Comoros | Congo | Congo (Democratic Rep.) | Costa Rica | Côte d’Ivoire | Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus | Czech Republic
D	Denmark | Djibouti | Dominica | Dominican Republic
E	Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador  | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia
F	Fiji | Finland | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | France
G	Gabon | Gambia | Georgia | Germany | Ghana | Greece | Grenada | Guatemala | Guinea | Guinea Bissau | Guyana
H	Haiti | Honduras | Hungary
I	Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy
J	Jamaica | Japan | Jordan
K	Kazakhstan | Kenya | Korea (Rep. of) |Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan
L	Laos | Latvia | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg
M	Madagascar | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Mali | Malta | Marshall Islands | Mauritania | Mauritius | Mexico | Moldova | Monaco | Mongolia | Montenegro | Morocco | Mozambique | Myanmar
O	Oman
P	Pakistan | Panama | Papua New Guinea |Paraguay | Peru | Philippines | Poland | Portugal
Q	Qatar
R	Romania | Russia | Rwanda
S	St Kitts & Nevis | St Lucia | St Vincent & the Grenadines | San Marino | Sao Tome & Principe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Serbia | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | Somalia | South Africa | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Suriname | Swaziland | Sweden | Switzerland | Syria
U	Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States | Uruguay | Uzbekistan
V	Venezuela | Vietnam
Y	Yemen
Z	Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Major World Events in 2012

Major Events In Surrounding 2012

N Korea Launched Long Range Rocket. (12-11-2012)
Conflict between Israel and Gaza reignited. (11-11-2012)
Obama Reelected Second Term as US President. (11-05-2012)
US Ambassador Killed in Libya. (09-11-2012)
Rover Curiosity lands on Mars successfully. (08-01-2012)
Lodon Olympic Games 2012. (07-27-2012)
Gunman kills 14 at Batman Premiere in Denver. (07-19-2012)
Syria shot down Turkey Warplane. (06-23-2012)
Spain Accepts 100 Billion Euro Bailout Deal. (06-08-2012)
Vladimir Putin Elected as Russia President. (03-02-2012)
Quran burning incites deadly riots in Afghanistan. (02-20-2012)
Honduras prison fire kills over 300 inmates. (02-15-2012)
Whitney Houston passed away at 48. (02-11-2012)
Facebook IPO. (02-03-2012)
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigns. (01-17-2012)
Luxury cruise ship runs aground in Italy, many dead. (01-13-2012)
Iran under International Oil Embargo. (01-10-2012)

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List of Country Calling Codes

Country	Country Telephone Code
Afghanistan	93
Albania	355
Algeria	213
Andorra	376
Angola	244-4
Anguilla	1-264
Argentina	54
Armenia	374
Aruba	297
Australia	61
Austria	43
Azerbaijan	994
Bahamas	1-284
Bahrain	973
Bangladesh	880
Barbados	1-246
Belarus	375
Belgium	32
Belize	501
Benin	229
Bermuda	1-441
Bolivia	591
Botswana	267
Brazil	55
Bulgaria	359
Burkina Faso	226
Burundi	257
Cambodia	855
Cameroon	237
Canada	1
Central African Republic	236
Chad	235
Chile	56
China	86
Christmas Island	61-9164
Congo	242
Costa Rica	506
Croatia	385
Cuba	53
Cyprus	357
Czech Republic	420
Denmark	45
Djibouti	253
Dominica	1
Dominican Republic	1-809
Ecuador	593
Egypt	20
El Salvador	503
Equatorial Guinea	240
Eritrea	291
Estonia	372
Ethiopia	251
Fiji	679
Finland	358
France	33
Gabon	241
Gambia	220
Georgia	995
Germany	49
Ghana	233
Gibraltar	350
Greece	30
Grenada	1-809
Guadeloupe	590
Guam	671
Guatemala	502-9
Guinea	224
Guyana	592
Haiti	509
Honduras	504
Hong Kong	852
Hungary	36
Iceland	354
India	91
Indonesia	62
Iran	98
Iraq	964
Ireland	353
Israel	972
Italy	39
Jamaica	1-876
Japan	81
Jordan	962
Kazakhstan	7-336
Kenya	254
Kiribati	686
Kuwait	965
Laos	856
Latvia	371
Lebanon	961
Lesotho	266
Liberia	231
Liechtenstein	41-75
Lithuania	370
Macau	853
Madagascar	261
Malawi	265
Malaysia	60
Maldives	960
Malta	356
Marshall Islands	692
Mauritania	222
Mauritius	230
Mexico	52
Moldova	373
Monaco	33-9
Mongolia	976
Morocco	212
Mozambique	258
Namibia	264
Nauru	674
Nepal	977
Netherlands	31
Nevis	1-869
New Caledonia	687
New Zealand	64
Nicaragua	505
Niger	227
Nigeria	234
Norfolk Island	672-3
Norway	47
Oman	968
Pakistan	92
Palau	680
Panama	507
Papua New Guinea	675
Paraguay	595
Peru	51
Philippines	63
Poland	48
Portugal	351
Puerto Rico	1-787
Qatar	974
Romania	40
Russia	7
Rwanda	250
San Marino	378
Saudi Arabia	966
Sierra Leone	232-232
Singapore	65
Slovakia	421
Slovenia	386
Somalia	252
South Africa	27
Spain	34
Sri Lanka	94
Sudan	249
Suriname	597
Swaziland	268
Sweden	46
Switzerland	41
Taiwan	886
Tajikistan	992
Tanzania	255
Thailand	66
Togo	228
Tunisia	216
Turkey	90
Turkmenistan	993
Turks & caicos Islands	1-649
Tuvalu	688
Uganda	256
Ukraine	380
United Arab Emirates	971
United Kingdom	44
United States	1
Uzbekistan	7
Venezuela	58
Vietnam	84
Yemen	969
Yugoslavia	381
Zaire	243
Zimbabwe	263

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List of Tallest 30 Residential Buildings in the World

This list of the tallest residential buildings in the world ranks buildings whose occupiable height is at least 85 percent devoted to residential use. This list ranks both completed as well as topped out residential buildings that stand at least 250 m (820 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement.

Rank	Name of Building	In City	In Country	Height (metres/feet)	Floors	Built Year
1	Princess Tower[B]	Dubai	UAE	414.0 m. (1,358.3 ft)	101	2005 / 2012
2	23 Marina[B]	Dubai	UAE	392.75 m. (1,288.5 ft)	90	2012
3	Elite Residence[B]	Dubai	UAE	381 m. (1,250 ft)	91	2012
4	The Marina Torch	Dubai	UAE	348 m. (1,142 ft)	80	2011
5	Q1	Gold Coast	Australia	322.5 m. (1,058 ft)	80	2005
6	HHHR Tower	Dubai	UAE	317.0 m. (1,040.0 ft)	72	2009
7	Ocean Heights	Dubai	UAE	310.0 m. (1,017.1 ft)	84	2010
8	Capital City Moscow Tower	Moscow	Russia	301.59 m. (989.5 ft)	76	2010
9	We’ve the Zenith Tower A	Busan	South Korea	301.0 m. (987.5 ft)	80	2011
10	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	Australia	297.28 m. (975.3 ft)	91	2006
11	Emirates Crown	Dubai	UAE	296.0 m. (971.1 ft)	63	2008
12	i’Park Marina Tower 2	Busan	South Korea	293.3 m. (962 ft)	72	2011
13	Millennium Tower	Dubai	UAE	285.05 m. (935.2 ft)	60	2006
14	Sulafa Tower	Dubai	UAE	285.00 m. (935.04 ft)	75	2010
15	We’ve the Zenith Tower B	Busan	South Korea	281.5 m. (924 ft)	75	2011
16	Marina Pinnacle[A]	Dubai	UAE	280.00 m. (918.64 ft)	73	2011
17	i’Park Marina Tower 1	Busan	South Korea	272.9 m. (895 ft)	66	2011
18	The Cullinan I ‘North Tower’	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	269.92 m. (885.6 ft)	68	2009
19	21st Century Tower	Dubai	UAE	269.00 m. (882.55 ft)	55	2003
20	The Point	Panama City	Panama	266.00 m. (872.70 ft)	67	2010
21	8 Spruce Street	New York	United States	265 m. (869 ft)	76	2010
22	WBC The Palace 1	Busan	South Korea	265 m. (869 ft)	51	2011
23	WBC The Palace 2	Busan	South Korea	265 m. (869 ft)	51	2011
24	We’ve the Zenith Tower C	Busan	South Korea	265 m. (869 ft)	70	2011
25	Mag 218 Tower	Dubai	UAE	264.3 m. (867 ft)	66	2009
26	Triumph-Palace	Moscow	Russia	264.1 m. (866 ft)	54	2008
27	Tower Palace Three, Tower G	Seoul	South Korea	263.7 m. (865 ft)	73	2004
28	Trump World Tower	New York	United States	262.44 m. (861.0 ft)	72	2001
29	Central Park Residential Tower	Dubai	UAE	261.30 m. (857.3 ft)	51	2011
30	Sapphire	Istanbul	Turkey	261.00 m. (856.30 ft)	54	2010

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Interesting Fast Facts About Politics Part-III

• Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927) was the first woman to run for office of US President. She and her sister were the first women to run a Wall Street brokerage (1870).


• The United Nations organization (UN) was founded in 1945.


• The Organization of American States (OAS) was founded in 1948 to promote peace, security and the economical development of the western hemisphere.


• The European Union was founded in 1957 as the European Economic Community. It then became the EC (European Community) and in 1993 the EU (European Union).


• In 1975, Emil Matalik put himself forward as US Presidential candidate. He advocated a maximum of one animal and one tree per family because he believed that there were too many animals and plant life on earth.


• Louis Abalofia also put himself forward: his campaign poster featured a photo of him in the nude, with the slogan “I have nothing to hide.” In the 1860s, financier George Francis Train ran for office with one item: the introduction of a new calender based on his birth date.


• George Washington was inaugurated for his first term, on 30 April 1789, at Federal Hall in New York City. His second inauguration took place in Philadelphia. Thomas Jefferson was the first to be inaugurated in Washington DC. Jefferson also was the only one to walk to and from his inauguration.


• William Henry Harrison had the shortest term of office as president. He served from for 32 days, from 4 March to 4 April 1841.


• Franklin D. Roosevelt had the longest term of office: 12 years. Roosevelt had three vice presidents serve during his four terms: John Nance Garner (1933-1941), Henry Wallace (1941-1945), Harry Truman (1945).

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