World at a glance ......

Total Surface Area:510,064,472 sq km Total Land Area:148,940,000 sq km (29.2% of Planet Earth's surface) Total Water Area:361,132,000...

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Universe at a glance ......

Sun •The Sun is a star that is in the center of the Solar System •The Sun is recognized as having the largest mass in our Solar System. ...

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Oscar Award

*.An Oscar stands 34cm tall and weighs 8.5 pounds. *.The first Oscar awards were presented on May 16, 1929, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. *....

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Millennium Development Goals

The U.N. Millennium Development Goals for 2015 The United Nationsis famous for its work to bring its member countries together to work to ...

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United Nations Security Council

The Security Council is the Most Powerful Body of the United Nations The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful body of the ...

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United Nations Security Council Members

Five Permanent Members and Ten Non-Permanent Members of the UN Security Council The United Nations Security Councilconsists of fifteen UN ...

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The United Nations

History, Organization, and Functions of The United Nations The United Nations is an international organization designed to make the enforc...

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Non-Members of the United Nations

Three Countries Are Non-Members, Depending on How You Count Lists of the 193 membersof the United Nationsare easy to locate, but how many ...

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Members of the United Nation

193 UN Member Countries With Their Date of Admission What follows is a listing of the 193 member countries of the United Nationswith thei...

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Country, State, and Nation Definition

Definining an Independent Country While the terms country, state, and nation are often used interchangeably, there is a difference. A Sta...

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Oldest Country in the World

Discover Which Country is the Oldest in the World It is difficult to answer the question, "What is the oldest country in the world?...

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Independence or Birthday for Every Country

A Listing of Every Country and Its Date of Independence or Creation The vast majority of the countries on earth became independent after 1...

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Capitals of Every Independent Country

The 196 Independent Countries on Earth With Their Capital City or Cities Below is a complete listing of the 196 official independent coun...

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New Countries of the World

The 34 New Countries Created Since 1990 Since 1990, 34 new countries have been created. The dissolution of the USSR and Yugoslavia in the...

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