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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE-03
“KNOW YOUR GLOBE”
 What You will Learn from this GK Lecture Sheet:

• Unique facts about each continent.

• Tallest mountain in each continent
• Major Oceans
• World's Largest & Smallest Countries, Places etc.
• World's Largest & Smallest Rivers, Seas, Oceans, Mountains, Waterfalls etc.
• Some Facts to Remember on World Rivers
• Important Straits of the world
• Important Lakes
• Important canals
• World's Largest & Smallest Places, Buildings etc...
• Important lines and boundaries
• Landlocked countries
• Countries with most land boundaries
• Old and new name of places
• Sobriquets, nicknames, epithets of places
• Cities & Rivers
• Country, Capital, Currency & Official language
• Important Facts about Languages of World
• Different tribes of the world
• Previous colonies
• National emblem
• Parliaments
• President or Prime Ministers’ house
• List of Famous Countries and National Games/Sports
• Festivals
• Miscellaneous International GK facts
• Recent

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 Important Facts about All the Continents

Asia

• Is the only continent joined to two others.

• Contains the world's biggest nation (China).
• Contains the highest point on Earth (Mount Everest).
• Is the only continent where tigers are found in the wild.
Africa

• Contains the world's longest river (The Nile).

• Contains the world's largest desert (The Sahahra).
• Contains more countries than any other continent.
• Most of the world's gold and diamonds come from Africa.
North America

• Is joined to Asia by ice in winter (Bering Sea).

• Is the only continent that lies entirely in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
• Contains the world's tallest mountain (Mount Kea).
• Contains the world's largest fresh water lake (Lake Superior).
South America

• Contains the world's southernmost city (Puentas Arenas).

• Contains the world's largest river system (The Amazon).
Antarctica

• Is the only continent completely covered in ice.

• Is the only continent that is uninhabited by humans (although some scientists live there for short
periods of time).
Europe

• Through colonization, at one time ruled almost all of the rest of the world.
• Has been the starting point of both World Wars.
Australia

• Australia is an island continent and the world's sixth largest country (7,682,300 sq km).
• Capital: Canberra

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 Tallest Mountains (in each Continent)

Mount Everest 8859 m – Asia

Aconcagua 6959 m - S. America

Mount McKinley 6194 m - N. America

Mount Kilimanjaro 5963 m - Africa

Mount Elbrus 5633 m - Europe

Puncak Jaya 4884 m - Oceania

Vinson Massif 4897 m - Antarctica

Major Oceans

Pacific Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean is located between the Southern Ocean, Asia and Australia and the Western
Hemisphere
• Covers about one-third of the earth's surface, it covers 28% of the Earth
• Deepest point is the Challenger Deep within Mariana Trench near Japan
Atlantic Ocean

• Its greatest depth is in the Puerto Rico Trench at 8,605 meters (28,231 feet).
• It is located between Africa, Europe, the Southern Ocean and the Western Hemisphere.
• Atlantic’s major marginal seas include the Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea, the Baltic Sea,
Hudson Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.
Indian Ocean

• It is located between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia and Australia.

• Its deepest point is the Java trench, at 7,725 m.
Southern Ocean

• The Southern Ocean is the world's newest and fourth-largest ocean.

• The deepest point in the Southern Ocean is unnamed but it is in the south end of the South
Sandwich Trench and has a depth of -23,737 feet (-7,235 m).
Arctic Ocean

• The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean - more than five times smaller than the Indian and Atlantic
oceans.
• It extends between Europe, Asia and North America and most of its waters are north of the Arctic
Circle
• Its deepest point is the Fram Basin at -15,305 feet (-4,665 m).
• Arctic Ocean is covered by a drifting polar icepack that is an average of ten feet (three meters)
thick.

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 World's Largest & Smallest Countries, Places etc.

Largest Country - Russia (17,075,200 km2 (6,591,027 mi2)

Smallest Country - Vatican City Size: 0.17 sq. mi. (0.44 km²) Rome, Italy -Europe

Largest Continent - Asia, 17,212,2000 square miles

Smallest Continent - Australia, 312,2000 square miles

Largest Gulf - Gulf of Mexico, 615,000 square miles

Largest Bay - The Bay of Bengal, 1,300,000 square miles

Largest Island - Greenland, 839,999 square miles

Largest peninsula - Arabia.

World's Largest & Smallest Rivers, Seas, Oceans, Mountains, Waterfalls etc

Longest River The Nile, Africa, 4,180 miles

Shortest River The Roe, Montana, US, 200 feet long
Largest River The Amazon, South America, basin 2,500,000 square miles
Largest Sea The Mediterranean Sea, 1,144,800 square miles
Largest Ocean Pacific Ocean, 60,060,700 square miles
Deepest Ocean Pacific Ocean, average depth 13,215 feet
Smallest Ocean Arctic Ocean, 5,427,000 square miles
Largest Lake Caspian Sea, 152,239 square miles
Largest Freshwater Lake Lake Superior, US-Canada, 31,820 square miles
Highest Lake Titicaca in Peru, 12,500 feet above sea level
Lowest Lake The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 feet below sea level
Largest Waterfall Angel Falls, Venezuela, 3,212 feet high
Deepest Underwater Trench Marina Trench, Pacific Ocean 36,198 feet below the ocean
- surface
Highest Mountain Mount Everest, Himalayan, Nepal- 29,035 feet above sea level
Tibet,
Lowest mountain range Buena Bhaile.
Longest Mountain Range The Andes of South America, 5,000 miles
Lowest Point on land The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 feet below sea level
Largest Gorge Grand Canyon, Colorado River, 217 miles long, 4-18
miles wide, 1 mile deep Arizona, US,
Deepest Gorge Hells Canyon, Snake River, Idaho, 7,900 feet deep

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 Some Facts to remember on World Rivers

Facts to Remember - Rivers of the World

River Danube flows through FOUR capital cities Budapest (Hungary), Belgrade (Serbia), Vienna
(Austria) and Bratislava (Slovakia). It also touches or flows through ten countries viz. Germany, Austria,
Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and Moldova.
The river which crosses the Equator twice is Zaire.
The river which crosses the Tropic of Capricorn twice is Limpopo.
The river known as China’s sorrow is River Hwang Ho or the Yellow River.
The river which begins south of Equator and then crosses Tropic of Cancer before emptying into the
sea – Nile
The river which does not have any bridges across it throughout its entire length is the Amazon.
Examples of countries which do not have any rivers flowing through them Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen,
Bahrain, Qatar etc.

IMPORTANT STRAITS OF THE WORLD

Name of the Strait Water Bodies Joined

Bab-al-Mandeb Red Sea and Arabian Sea
Bering Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea
Bosphorus Black Sea and Marmara Sea
Dover North Sea and Atlantic Ocean
Florida Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean
Gibralter Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean
Malacca Java sea and Bay of Bengal
Palk Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean
Megellan South Pacific and South Atlantic Ocean
Sunda Java Sea and Indian Ocean

Important lakes
Lake Location

Caspian Russia and CIS

Superior Canada and USA

Victoria Tanzania (Africa)

Huron Canada and USA

Michigan USA
Tanganyika Africa

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 Baikal Russia (CIS)

Great Bear Canada

Aral Russia (CIS)

Great Slave Canada

Important Canals of the world

Name of the Canal Connects

Panama Sea Pacific Ocean with Caribbean Sea

Suez Canal Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea

Erie Atlantic Ocean to Great Lakes

Kiel North Sea to Baltic Sea

World's Largest & Smallest Places, Buildings etc

Largest museum - American Museum of Natural History.
Tallest tower - C. N. Tower, Toronto, Canada.
Largest airport - King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia.
Largest church - Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome.
Tallest statue - Spring Temple Buddha, China -153 m (502 ft) total monument height
Largest railway tunnel- The Gotthard Base Tunnel (Switzerland
Largest Archipelago - Indonesia, 3,500-mile stretch of 17,000 islands.

Important Lines and Boundaries

Marginal Line : 320 km line of fortification on the Russia-Finland border

Line of Actual Control : India & China on the Northern Border

Line of Control : India and Pakistan

Durand Line : Afghanistan and Pakistan

Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan (it includes Bangladesh Line)

Blue Line : Isreal & Lebanon

Purple Line : Israel and Syria

Green Line : Israel and its neighbours (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria)

Curzon Line : Poland & Russia

Military Demarcation Line (MDL) or Armistice Line : North Korea and South Korea

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McMohan Line : India & China

Maginot Line : France & Germany

Order Neisse Line : Germany & Poland (aftermath of World War II)

Hindenburg Line : Poland & Germany (at the time of First World War)

Sigfried Line East : France & Germany (at the time of second world war)

31 Parallel North : Iraq & Iran

38th Parallel is the parallel of latitude which separates North Korea and South Korea.

Landlocked Countries

Name Continent/Location
Lesotho Africa (Locked by only one country i.e. South Africa)
Vatican City Europe (Locked by only one Country i.e. Italy)
San Marino Europe (Locked by only one Country i.e. Italy)
Mongolia Asia (Locked by two countries namely Russia & China)
Bhutan Asia (Locked by two countries namely India & China)
Nepal Asia (Locked by two countries namely India & China)
Andorra Europe (Locked by two countries namely France & Spain)
Liechtenstein Europe (it is one of the double landlocked countries
between Switzerland & Austria)
Moldova Europe (Locked by two countries namely Ukraine &
Romania)
Swaziland Africa (Locked by two countries namely South Africa &
Mozambique)
Uzbekistan Asia (it is double landlocked country surrounded by
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Asia
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Laos

Austria, Belarus, Hungary, Kosovo, Europe

Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova,
Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland
Bolivia South America
Paraguay
Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Africa
Central African Republic, Chad, Czech
Republic, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Niger,

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Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda,
Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries with Most land Boundaries

• China - 14
• Russian Federation -14
• Brazil - 10
• Congo, Germany and Sudan - 10
• Austria, France, Tanzania, Turkey and Zambia - 8

Old & New Name of Various Places

Old New Old New

Abyssinia Ethiopia (East Africa) Leopoldville Kinshasa (Democratic

Republic of the Congo)

Angora Ankara (Turkey) Mesopotamia Iraq (South-West Asia)

Basutoland Lesotho (South Africa) Mahmoodpur Lahore (Pakistan)
Batavia Jakarta (Indonesia) New Hebrides Vanuatu (South Pacific
Ocean)
Burma Myanmar (Asia) Nippon Japan (East Asia)
Ceylon Sri Lanka (South Asia) Northern Rhodesia Zambia (South-Central
Africa)
Christina Oslo (Norway) Nyasaland Malawi (South-Central
Africa)
Congo Zaire (Central Africa) Oea Tripoli (North Africa)
Constantinople Istanbul (Turkey) Peking Beijing (China)
Dacca Dhaka (Bangladesh) Persia Iran (South-West Asia)
Dutch East Indonesia (South-East Rangoon Yangon (Myanmar)
Indies Asia)
Dutch Guyana Surinam (South Raj Shahi Islamabad (Pakistan)
America)
Edo Tokyo Rhodesia Zimbabwe (South-
Central Africa)
Ellice Islands Tuvalu (South Pacific Saigon Ho Chi Minh City
Ocean) (Vietnam)
Formosa Taiwan (East Asia) Salisbury Harare (Zimbabwe)
Gold Coast Ghana (West Africa) Sandwich Wands Hawaiian Islands (The
United States)
Greenland Kalaallit Nunaat Siam Thailand (Asia)

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 Holland The Netherlands (West South West Africa Namibia (South-West)
Europe)
Kampuchea Cambodia (Asia) Spanish Guinea Equatorial Guinea
(West Africa)
Turicum Zürich (Switzerland) Stalingrad Volgograd (Russia)

Sobriquets/Nicknames/Epithets of Places

Blue Mountains Nilgiris

Britain of the East Japan
Britain of the South New Zealand
Battle field of Europe Belgium
City of Cycles Beijing
City of Dreaming Spires Oxford
City of Eternal Springs Quito (Ecuador)
City of Golden Gate San Francisco (USA)
City of Palaces Kolkata
City of Seven Hills Rome (Italy)
City of Sky Scrapers New York (USA)
City of the Golden Gate San Francisco
Cockpit of Europe Belgium
Copper Country Zambia
Dark Continent Africa
Emerald Island Ireland
Empire City New York
Eternal City Rome (Italy)
Forbidden City Lhasa (Tibet, China)
Gateway of Tears Strait of Bab-el Mandeb
George Cross Island Malta
Gift of Nile Egypt
Golden Fleece Australia
Granite City Aberdeen (Scotland)
Great White Way Broadway, NewYork
Hermit Kingdom Korea
Herring Pond Atlantic Ocean
Holy Land Palestine
Island of Cloves Madagascar
Island of Cloves Zanzibar
Island of Fire Iceland
Island of Pearls Bahrain
Land of Canals Netherlands
Land of Eagles Albania
Land of five rivers Punjab
Land of Golden Pagoda Myanmar
Land of Humming Bird Trinidad
Land of Lakes Scotland
Land of Lilies Canada
Land of Maple Canada
Land of Midnight Sun Norway
Land of Morning Calm Korea

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Land of Perpetual Greenery Natal
Land of Rising Sun Japan
Land of Setting Sun Britain
Land of the Kangaroo Australia
Land of the Tulips Netherlands
Land of Thousand Elephants Laos
Land of Thousand Lakes Finland
Land of Thunder Bolt Bhutan
Land of Thunder Dragon China
Land of White Elephant Thailand
Land of Windmills Netherlands
Manchester of the Orient Osaka
Nation of Thousand Hills Rwanda
Never Land Prairies, North Australia
Paradise of Earth Kashmir
Pearl of Antilles Cuba
Pearl of Arabia Bahrain
Pillars of Hercules Strait of Gibraltar
Pink City Jaipur
Playground of Europe Switzerland
Port of five Seas Moscow
Queen of Arabian Sea Cochin, India
Queen of the Adriatic Venice, Italy
Roof of the World Pamirs
Sick Man of Europe Turkey
Sorrow of China Huang Ho River
Sugar Bowl of the World Cuba
White City Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Windy City Chicago, USA
World Loneliest Islands Trisdan Da Cu
World's Bread Basket Prairie of North America

Cities & Rivers

City (World) River

Baghdad Tigris
Bangkok Chao Phraya
Belgrade Danube
Berlin Spree, Havel
Budapest Danube
Cairo Nile
Dhaka Buriganga
Frankfurt Main
Karachi Indus
Kathmandu Bagmati

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 Lahore Ravi
Lisbon Tagus
London Thames
Montreal St. Lawrence
Moscow Moskva
New York Hudson
Paris Seine
Rome Tiber
Shanghai Huangpu
Vienna Danube

Country, Capital & Official Language:

Highlighted countries are more important for the admission test.

Country Capital Language

Afghanistan Kabul Pashto
Dari (Persian)
Albania Tirane Albanian
Algeria Algiers Araic
Angola Luanda Portuguese
Antigua Saint John’s English
Barbuda Saint John’s English
Argentina Buenos Aires Spanish
Armenia Yerevan Armenian
Australia Canberra English
Austria Vienna German
Azerbaijan Baku Azerbaijani
Bahrain Manama Arabic
Bangladesh Dhaka Bengali
Barbados Bridgetown English
Belarus Minsk Belarusian
Russian
Belgium Brussels Dutch
French
German
Bhutan Thimphu Dzongkha
Bolivia Sucre (constitutional); Spanish
La Paz (administrative) Quechua
Aymara
Bosnia Sarajevo Bosnian
Croatian
Serbian

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Herzegovina Sarajevo Bosnian
Croatian
Serbian
Botswana Gaborone English
Setswana
Brazil Brasilia Portuguese
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Bahasa Melayu
Bulgaria Sofia Bulgarian
Cambodia Phnom Penh Khmer
Cameroon Yaounde French
English
Canada Ottawa French
English
Cape Verde Praia Portuguese
Central African Republic Bangui French
Sango
Chad N’Djamena French
Arabic
Chile Santiago Spanish
China Beijing Standard Chinese
Colombia Bogota Spanish
Comoros Moroni Comorian
Arabic
French
Congo (Congo- Brazzaville French
Brazzaville)
Democratic Republic of Kinshasa French
the Congo
Costa Rica San Jose Spanish
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Yamoussoukro French
Coast)
Croatia Zagreb Croatian
Cuba Havana Spanish
Cyprus Nicosia Greek
Turkish
Czech Republic Prague Czech
Denmark Copenhagen Danish
Djibouti Djibouti French
Arabic
Dominica Roseau Spanish
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Spanish
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Dili Portuguese
Tetum
Ecuador Quito Spanish
Egypt Cairo Arabic
El Salvador San Salvador Spanish
Equatorial Guinea Malabo Spanish
French
Portuguese

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Eritrea Asmara Tigrinya
English
Arabic
Estonia Tallinn Estonian
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Amharic
Fiji Suva
Finland Helsinki Finnish
Swedish
France Paris French
Gabon Libreville French
Gambia Banjul English
Georgia Tbilisi Georgian
Germany Berlin German
Ghana Accra English
Greece Athens Greek
Grenada Saint George’s English
Guyana Georgetown English
Haiti Port-au-Prince French
Honduras Tegucigalpa Spanish
Hungary Budapest Hungarian
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic
India New Delhi Hindi
English
Indonesia Jakarta Indonesian
Iran Tehran Persian
Iraq Baghdad Kurdish, Arabic
Ireland Dublin English
Irish
Israel Jerusalem Hebrew
Arabic
Italy Rome Italian
Jamaica Kingston English
Japan Tokyo Japanese
Jordan Amman Arabic
Kazakhstan Astana Kazakh
Russian
Kenya Nairobi Swahili
English
North Korea Pyongyang Korean
South Korea Seoul Korean
Kosovo Pristina Albanian
Serbian
Kuwait Kuwait City Arabic
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyz
Russian
Laos Vientiane Lao
Latvia Riga Latvian
Lebanon Beirut Arabic

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Lesotho Maseru English
Sesotho
Liberia Monrovia English
Libya Tripoli Arabic
Liechtenstein Vaduz German
Lithuania Vilnius Lithuanian
Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourgish
French
German
Macedonia Skopje Macedonian
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy
French
Malawi Lilongwe English
Chichewa
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysian
Maldives Male Maldivian
Mali Bamako French
Malta Valletta Maltese
English
Mauritania Nouakchott Arabic
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian Creole
French
English
Mexico Mexico City Spanish
Moldova Chisinau Moldovan
Monaco Monaco French
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolian
Montenegro Podgorica Montenegrin
Morocco Rabat Arabic
Berber
Mozambique Maputo Portuguese
Myanmar (Burma) Naypyidaw Burmese
Namibia Windhoek English
Nauru Yaren (de facto)
Nepal Kathmandu Nepali
Netherlands (Holland) Amsterdam Dutch
New Zealand Wellington Maori
New Zealand Sign
English
Nicaragua Managua Spanish
Niger Niamey French
Nigeria Abuja English
Norway Oslo Norwegian
Bokmål
Nynorsk
Oman Muscat Arabic
Pakistan Islamabad English
Urdu
Panama Panama City Spanish

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Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Paraguay Asuncion Spanish
Guaraní
Peru Lima Spanish
Philippines Manila Filipino
English
Poland*** Warsaw Polish
Portugal Lisbon Portuguese
Qatar Doha Arabic
Romania Bucharest Romanian
Russia Moscow Russian
27 others co-official
Rwanda Kigali Kinyarwanda
English
French
Saint Kitts Basseterre English
Nevis Basseterre English
Saint Lucia Castries English
Saint Vincent Kingstown English
Grenadines Kingstown English
Samoa Apia
San Marino San Marino Italian
Sao Tome Sao Tome Portuguese
Principe Sao Tome Portuguese
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Arabic
Senegal Dakar French
Serbia Belgrade Serbian
Seychelles Victoria Seychellois Creole
French
English
Sierra Leone Freetown English, Bangla
Singapore Singapore English
Chinese
Malay
Tamil
Slovakia Bratislava Slovak
Slovenia Ljubljana Slovene
Solomon Islands Honiara
Somalia Mogadishu Somali
Arabic
South Africa Pretoria (administrative); Afrikaans
Cape Town (legislative); English
Bloemfontein (judiciary) Southern Ndebele
Northern Sotho
Southern Sotho
Swazi
Tsonga
Tswana
Venda

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 Xhosa
Zulu
South Sudan Juba English
Spain Madrid Spanish
Catalan
Galician
Basque
Sri Lanka Sri Jayewardenepura Sinhala
Kotte (administrative); Tamil
Colombo (trade)
Sudan Khartoum Arabic
English
Suriname Paramaribo Dutch
Swaziland Mbabane (Administrative) / English
Lobamba (Royal and Swati
Legislative)
Sweden Stockholm Swedish

Switzerland Bern German

French
Italian
Romansh
Syria Damascus Arabic
Taiwan Taipei Standard Chinese
Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajik
Tanzania Dodoma (administrative); Swahili
Dar es Salaam English
Thailand Bangkok Thai
Togo Lome French
Tonga Nuku’alofa
Trinidad Port-of-Spain English
Tobago Port-of-Spain English
Tunisia Tunis Arabic
Turkey Ankara Turkish
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmen
Tuvalu Funafuti province
Uganda Kampala Swahili
English
Luganda
Ukraine Kyiv Ukrainian
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Arabic
United Kingdom London English
United States of Washington D.C. English
America
Uruguay Montevideo Spanish
Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbek
Vanuatu Port-Vila Bislama
French
English
Vatican City (Holy See) Vatican City Italian

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 Important Facts about Languages of World

The total number of languages in the world as recorded 7097

by Ethnologue, the journal that chronicles the languages of
the world
The languages having the highest number of speakers in Chinese (Mandarin)
the world
The languages having the second highest number of Spanish
speakers in the world
The languages having the third, fourth and fifth highest English, Hindi and Arabic
number of speakers in the world respectively
The language which has been adapted as the official English
language of maximum number of countries (59) is
The only other country which has Bangla as one its official Siera Leone
languages
The official language of Bhutan Dzongkha
The official language of Israel Hebrew
The official languages of Afghanistan Dari and Pashto
The official languages of Switzerland German, (63.7%), French (20.4%),
Italian (6.5%) and Romansch (0.5%)

Currency:

Australian Dollar

Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Norfolk Island, Tuvalu

CFA Franc

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial
Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo

CFP Franc

French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna

Dinar

Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia and Montenegro, Sudan, Tunisia

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Dollar

The Bahamas Bahamian dollar

Barbados Barbados dollar
Belize Belize dollar
Bermuda Bermuda dollar
Brunei Brunei dollar
Canada Canadian dollar
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands dollar
Fiji Fiji dollar
Guyana Guyanese dollar
Hong Kong Hong Kong dollar
Jamaica Jamaica dollar
Liberia Liberian dollar
Namibia Namibian dollar; South
African rand
Singapore Singapore dollar
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands dollar
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
dollar
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe dollar

East Caribbean Dollar

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Euro

Serbia and Montenegro dinar (1); euro (2)

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, French Guiana, Germany, euro
Greece, Guadeloupe, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Martinique, Mayotte,
Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San
Marino, Spain, The Hoy See (Vatican City State)

Franc

Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Guinea, Madagascar, Rwanda,
Liechtenstein, Switzerland

Krone

Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Greenland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden

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New Zealand dollar

Cook Islands, New Zealand, Niue Pitcairn Islands, Tokelau

Peso

Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Philippines, Uruguay

RUPEE

India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka

US DOLLARS

American Samoa, British Virgin Islands, Ecuador, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern
Marianas, Palau, Puerto Rico, Timor-Leste, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, US Virgin
Islands, El Salvador

Singular Currency countries

Country Currency Country Currency

Afghanistan Afghani Czech Republic Czech koruna (pl.
koruny)
Albania Lek Egypt Egyptian pound
Angola Kwanza Eritrea nakfa (inv.)
Armenia dram (inv.) Estonia Estonian kroon (pl.
krooni)
Aruba Aruban guilder Ethiopia Ethiopian birr (inv.)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani manat Falkland Islands Falkland Islands
pound
Bangladesh taka (inv.) Macedonia denar (inv.)
Belarus Belarusian rouble Georgia Lari
Bhutan ngultrum (inv.) Ghana Cedi
Bolivia Boliviano Gibraltar Gibraltar pound
Bosnia and Bosnian convertible mark Guatemala Guatemalan quetzal
Herzegovina
Botswana pula (inv.) Haiti Gourde
Brazil Brazilian real (pl. reais) Honduras Lempira
Bulgaria lev (pl. leva) Hungary forint (inv.)

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Cambodia Riel Iceland Icelandic króna (pl.
krónur)
Cape Verde Cape Verde escudo Indonesia Indonesian rupiah
(inv.)
China renminbi-yuan (inv.) Iran Iranian rial
Costa Rican colón (pl. Israel new shekel

Costa Rica colones) Japan yen (inv.)

Croatia kuna (inv.) Kazakhstan tenge (inv.)
Cyprus Cyprus pound Kenya Kenyan shilling
Kyrgyzstan Som Papua New Guinea kina (inv.)
Laos kip (inv.) Paraguay guaraní (pl.
guaraníes)
Latvia lats (pl. lati) Peru new sol
Lebanon Lebanese pound Poland Zloty
Lesotho loti (pl. maloti) Qatar Qatari riyal
Lithuania litas (pl. litai) Romania Romanian leu (pl.
lei)
Macau Pataca Russia Rouble
Malawi Malawian kwacha (inv.) Saint Helena Saint Helena pound
Malaysia Malaysian ringgit (inv.) Samoa tala (inv.)
Maldives Rufiyaa São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra
Malta Maltese lira Saudi Arabia Saudi riyal
Mauritania Mauritanian ouguiya Sierra Leone Leone
Moldova Moldovan leu (pl. lei) Slovakia Slovak koruna (pl.
koruny)
Mongolia Tugrik Slovenia Tolar
Morocco Moroccan dirham Somalia Somali shilling
Mozambique metical (pl. meticais) South Africa Rand
Myanmar Kyat South Korea South Korean won
(inv.)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antillean Suriname Suriname guilder
guilder
Nicaragua Córdoba Swaziland lilangeni (pl.
emalangeni)
Nigeria naira (inv.) Sweden Swedish krona (pl.
kronor)
North Korea North Korean won (inv.) Syria Syrian pound

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Oman Omani rial Tajikistan Somoni
Panama Balboa Tanzania Tanzanian shilling
Thailand baht (inv.) United Kingdom pound sterling
The Gambia dalasi (inv.) Uzbekistan sum (inv.)
Tonga pa'anga (inv.) Vanuatu vatu (inv.)
Turkey Turkish lira Venezuela Bolívar
Turkmenistan Turkmen manat (inv.) Vietnam Dong
Uganda Ugandan shilling Western Sahara85 Moroccan dirham
Ukraine Hryvnia Yemen Yemeni rial
United Arab Emirates UAE dirham Zambia Zambian kwacha
(inv.)

Different Tribes of the World

Tribes Homeland
Aeta Philippines
Ainu Japan
Aleuts Alaska, USA
Bedouin Arab (desert region)
Berbers North Africa (east to west)
Bindibu or Aborigins Australian Desert
Baruya Papua New Guinea
Bushmen/San Southern Africa (Kalahari Desert)
Chukchi Northern part of Russia
Eskimo North America
Fulani West Africa
Hausa North & west Africa
Hotten tots/Khoikhoi Southwestern Africa
Ibans Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia
India Tribes Amazon Rainforest (Brazil)
Inuit North America
Kalmyks Russia
Kazakhs Central Asia
Kirghiz Kyrgyzstan
Koryaks Russian Far East
Lapps Northern Finland
Maoris New Zealand
Masai Kenya and Tanzania
Orang Asli Peninsular Malaysia
Pygmies Central Africa
Red Indian North America
Samoyeds Siberia regions
Semangs Malay Peninsula
Tuareg North Africa

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 Yokuts South-west USA
Zulus Southern part of Africa
Naga Nagaland state of India
Drabir South Indian & Srilankan Non-Aryan race
Todu India

Details about Tribes and Races:

Afridis: A war-like race of hill men on the north-west frontier of Pakistan (tribal area of Waziristan).
Bedouins: Nomadic tribe of Arabia, spread over the whole of Northern Africa and Western Asia.
Bhils: a primitive Dravidian race inhabiting Central India.
Boer: a name applied to South Africans of Dutch or Huguenot descent, especially to early settlers of
Transvaal and the Orange Free State and their descendants.
Bushmen: They live in the Kalahari Desert. They are probably the descendants of the earliest inhabitants
of Africa. They rank among the most uncivilized and backward peoples in the world. Their food consists
almost entirely of meat, often raw or decomposed, and in times of scarcity they will eat insects, snakes etc.
Cossacks: Peasants of the south-eastern border land of Poland, or Ukraina are known as Cossacks. Many
of them belong to Turkic people while many others are of a mix descent.
Eskimos: Race living in the Arctic regions: Greenland, Alaska, Labradors and the extreme north-east
corner of Siberia.
Karbis: are natives of Assam.
Khasis: are a tribe inhabiting the Khasi and Jaintia hills in the north-eastern hilly tracts in Meghalaya
State of India. The Khasis have their own distinctive language and culture.
Kikuyu: are a race of Bantu Negroes who live in the north of Mount Kenya. They combine agriculture with
pastoralism.
Kirghiz: of Central Asia are an example of people adopted to a grassland environment. They are pastoral
nomads who move from pasture to pasture with the flocks and herds of horses, camels, oxen, sheep and
goats. Meat forms only a small portion of their food. The Kirghiz are fearless horsemen, and even their
children are expert riders.
Kiwis: inhabit New Zealand.
Lambadies: are concentrated in Karnataka State of India.
Lepchas: are aborigines of Sikkim and Darjeeling. They are one of the Scheduled Tribes of the Hills,
recognised by the Government of India.
Magyars: the Hungarian race who came to Eastern Europe from south-west Asia and settled in Hungary
in the 10th century.
Mahsud: Hill-tribe living in north-west of Pakistan.
Maoris: are the original inhabitants of New Zealand. The Maoris are tall, muscular, handsome people, with
brown skin and black hair. They are greatly skilled in stone and wood-carving.
Masai: of the east African Plateau are the example of pastoral people. They are tall, strong, warlike race,
partly negroid in type. They treat their cattle with great respect and affection and do not kill them for food or
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Moplas: A Muslim tribe of Malabar (Kerala, India).
Mayas: A large group of American Indians living in the highlands of Gauatemala.
Munda: They are mostly located in the State of Madhya Pradesh in India.
Nagas: Hill tribe of Nagaland (India).
Negritos: are the ancient tribes of Andamans.
Negro: A race of men distinguished by dark skin, fuzzy hair, broad and protruding lips, living in southwest
and Central Africa.
Red Indians: Race living in U.S.A. between the rocky Mountains and the Missouri River. They are original
inhabitants of America.
Santhals: Aboriginal natives of Orissa and Chhotanagpur.
Semangs: are tribal people living in Malaysia.
Todas: They are aboriginal tribe of the Nilgiris (India).
Zulus: are a race of negroid people in Natal (South Africa), having close ethnic, linguistic and cultural ties
with the Swazis and the Bantus.
Previous Colonies

• All the SAARC countries were British colonies.

• Only two Middle East countries were French Colonies: Lebanon & Syria
• Countries that were part of USSR: Tajikistan, Turkmenia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kirghizia, Kazakhstan,
Georgia, Byelorussia, Azerbaijan, Armenia
• Indo-China Countries were under French colony: Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia.
• All the South American countries except Brazil (Portuguese Colony), British Guiana, French Guiana,
Surinam (formerly Dutch Guiana) were Spanish colonies.
• All the Central American country except Panama (Colombian Colony) were Spanish colonies.
• Only Asian country that was a Spanish colony: Philippine.
• Never was a colony: Thailand
• All the Ohanian countries except Papua Neogene (Australian Colony) were British colonies.

Country/ Island/ Area Previously under Currently under

Hong Kong Britain China
Macao Portugal China
Tibet China

Gibraltar Britain

Corsica Island France

Falkland Island Britain (conflict with Argentina)

Crimea Ukraine Russia

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 National Emblem

Country Emblem Country Emblem

Australia Kangaroo Israel Candelabrum
Bangladesh Water Lily Italy White Lily
Barbados Head of a Trident Ivory Coast Elephant
Belgium Lion Japan Chrysanthemum
Canada White Lily Lebanon Cedar tree
Chile Candor and Huemul Luxembourg Lion with Crown
Denmark Beach Mongolia The Soyombo
Dominica Sisserou Parrot New Zealand Sothern Cross, Kiwi
France Lily Norway Lion
Germany Corn Flower Pakistan Crescent
Guyana Canje Pheasant Papua New Guinea Bird of paradise
Hong Kong Bauhinia Senegal Baobab Tree
India Sarnath Lion Capital Sierra leone Lion
Iran Rose Spain Eagle
Ireland Shamrock Sri Lanka Lion
Sudan Secretary Bird U.K Rose
Syria Eagle USA Golden Road
Turkey Crescent and Star Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bird

Parliament Names of Different Countries

In any democratic form of government, the supreme legislative body is called as parliament. Parliament,
Congress, National Assembly etc. are the common names used to represent the legislative body. Most
of the Islamic Countries use ‘Shora’ or ‘Majlis’ as the name of their parliament. The legislature can be
Unicameral or Bicameral. Smaller countries with smaller constituencies may prefer Unicameral
legislature but bigger countries generally have Bicameral type legislature. In Bicameral type legislature,
the Parliament have two houses- the Lower house & the Upper house.

Countries Parliaments
Afghanistan Shoora
Azerbaijan Melli Majlis
Bahrain Consultative Council
Bhutan Tshogdu
Britain Parliment (Lower: House of Common’s & Upper: House of Lords)
China National People’s Congress
Croatia Sabor
Cuba National Assembly of People’s Power
Denmark Folketing
Ecuador Natinal Congress
France Lower: Senate Upper: National Assembly
Finland Eduskusta

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Germany Bundestag (Lower House), Bundesrat (Upper House)
Greece Chamber of Deputies
Iceland Althing
Indonesia People’s Consultative Assembly
India Parliament [Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People)]
Iran Majlis
Israel Knesset
Italy Chamber of Deputies and Senate
Japan Diet (Lower: House of Representatives, Upper: House of councilors)
Korea (North) Supreme People’s Assembly
Korea (South) National Assembly
Lithuania Seimas
Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Malaysia Lower: Dewan Rakyat and Upper: Dewan Negara
Maldives Majlis
Mongolia Great People’s Khural
Myanmar Pyithu Hluttaw
Nepal National Panchayat
Netherlands The State General
Norway Storting
Pakistan Lower: National Assembly & Upper: Senate
Philippines The Congress
Poland Sejm
Russia Lower: Duma & Upper: Federal Council
South Africa Rep. House of Assembly
Spain Cortes
Sweden Riksdag
Saudi Arabia Majlis Al Shura
Syria People’s Council
USA Congress ((Lower: House of Representatives, Upper: Senate)

President or Prime Minister Houses

American President White House

Brazil President Palacio da Alvorada
Britain Prime Minister 10, Downing Street
Canada Prime Minister 24 Sussex Drive
French President Elysee Palace
Germany President Bellevue Palace
Indian President Rashtrapathi Bhavan
Indian Prime Minister No. 7, Race Course Road
Iran Sa'dabad Palace
King & Queen of Britain Buckingham Palace
Maldives President Muliaage
Nepal King Narayan Hithi Palace

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 Pakistan President Aiwan-e-Sadr
Pope Vatican Palace
Russia President Kremlin
South Korean President Blue House
Spain King Royal Palace
Sri Lankan President Temple Trees

List of Famous Countries and National Games/Sports

Country National Game
Australia Cricket
Bangladesh Kabaddi
Bhutan Archery
Brazil Football
Canada Ice Hockey
China Table Tennis
England Cricket
France Football
India Hockey
Indonesia Badminton
Japan Judo
Malaysia Badminton
New Zealand Rugby Union
Pakistan Field Hockey
Pakistan Hockey
Russia Football and Chess
Scotland Rugby Football
Spain Bulls Fighting
Sri Lanka Volley ball
Switzerland Shooting and Gymnastics
Turkey Wrestling and Jereed
USA Baseball

List of Important Festivals of Different Countries

Festival Region
Alba White Truffle Festival Alba, Italy
Baltic Herring Festival Helsinki, Finland
Burning Man Northern Nevada, United States
Chinchilla Melon Festival (Watermelon) Australia
Chocolate Festival London, UK
Holi Festival India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
International Mango Festival New Delhi, India
Ivrea Orange Festival Ivrea, Italy
Maine Lobster Festival Rockland USA
Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday in English) New Orleans, Louisiana
Maslenitsa Festival (Pancake Festival) Moscow, Russia
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Melbourne, Australia

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 Mistura Food Festival Lima, Peru
Monkey Buffet Festival Lopburi Province, Thailand
Oktoberfest Munich, Germany
Onion Eating Festival Spain
Orange Festival Poland
Pancake Festival Moscow, Russia
Potato Festival Sweden
San Francisco Street Food Festival San Francisco, USA
Tomato Festival Spain
Vegetarian Festival Thailand

Miscellaneous International GK Facts

1. The largest country in the world – Russia

2. The largest country in the world by population – China
3. The smallest country in the world – Vatican City
4. The smallest country in the world by population – Vatican City
5. Longest River in the world – The Nile (If jointly, Mississippi Missouri)
6. Warmest place in the world – Azizia (Libya)
7. Coldest place on earth – Vostok (Antarctica)
8. The largest continent in the world – Asia
9. The largest continent in the world by population – Asia
10. Largest country in Asia – China
11. Largest country in Asia by population – China
12. Smallest country in Asia – Maldives
13. Largest desert in Asia – Gobi
14. Largest country in Europe – Russia
15. Largest country in Europe by population – Russia
16. Longest River in Europe – Volga (Russia)
17. Largest country in Africa by population – Nigeria
18. Latest liberated country in Europe – Kosovo
19. Second largest continent in the world – Africa
20. Largest country in Africa – Algeria
21. Independent countries in Europe which aren’t members of UN – Vatican City and Kosovo
22. Length of the Nile – 6650 km
23. Largest desert in Africa and world – Sahara
24. Victoria Waterfall is situated – Between Zimbabwe and Zambia
25. Most densely populated country in North America – Mexico
26. Least densely populated country in North America – Canada
27. Largest country in North America by population – USA
28. Largest Island in the world – Greenland
29. Largest country in South America – Brazil
30. Largest country in South America by population – Brazil\

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31. Highest waterfall in the world – Angel (Venezuela)
32. Longest River in South America – Amazon
33. Highest capital in the world – La Paz (Bolivia)
34. Oceania is situated – The Southern Hemisphere
35. The southern-most city in the world – Puerto Williams (Chile)
36. The northern-most city in the world – Hammerfest (Norway)
37. When did India achieve independence – 15th August, 1947
38. Kashmir was made a part of India in – 1947
39. India became a republic in – 1950
40. Latest state of India – Telangana
41. India tested its nuclear weapon in – Pokhran, Rajasthan
42. First president of Pakistan – Iskandar Ali Mirza
43. First prime minister of Pakistan – Liakat Ali Khan
44. The first female prime minister of the Muslim world – Benzir Bhutto
45. Sindhu civilization is situated in – Mahenjadaro and Harappa in Pakistan
46. Taxila is situated in – Rawalpindi, Pakistan
47. Father of modern Bhutan – Ngultrum
48. First non-smoking country in the world – Bhutan
49. Maldives is situated in – The Indian Ocean
50. The country with the lowest per capita income in SAARC – Nepal
51. The country that exports most tea in the world – Sri Lanka
52. LTTE was established in – 19776
53. LTTE is the Tamil Tiger organization of – Sri Lanka
54. Elephant Pass in situated in – Sri Lanka
55. Myanmar gained independence in 1948
56. BGP is the – Border guard of Myanmar
57. Aung San SuuKyi won the noble peace prize in – 1991
58. The name of Aung San SuuKyi’s political party is – National League for Democracy
59. The Arab nations imposed the oil embargo on western nations in – 1973
60. The only country in Asia ruled by Sheas – Iran
61. The country in Middle East which doesn’t have a constitution or parliament – Saudi Arabia
62. Bali is situated in – Indonesia
63. The largest Muslim country in the world in terms of population – Indonesia
64. The largest archipelago nation in the world – Indonesia
65. Malaysia gained liberation in – 1957 (from Britain)
66. The architect of Modern Malaysia – Ex Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad
67. City State of Asia – Singapore
68. East Timor was a colony of which country until 1974- Portugal
69. Islamic Revolution in Iran took place in – 1979
70. Israel was founded in - 1948
71. Which declaration was the basis of the creation of Israel – Balfour declaration
72. The peace agreement in Camp David between Egypt and Israel on – 19th September, 1978

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73. Wailing Wall is situated in – Jerusalem (sacred to Jews)
74. The only country in the world which doesn’t have a telecommunication system with Bangladesh – Israel
75. The Land of the Rising Sun and Land of Earthquakes – Japan
76. Hong Kong became a part of China on – 1st July
77. Khilafat was abolished from Turkey in – 1924
78. The guerilla organization Hizbullah is – Lebanese
79. “Palace of Culture Theater” is in – Russia
80. “Iron Lady” of Europe – Margaret Thatcher
81. “Regent Park” is situated in – London
82. French Revolution took place on – 14th July, 1789
83. The king who signed Magna Karta – King John
84. French Revolution began by the attack on – Bastille
85. The king who was on the throne when the French Revolution took place – King Louis VVVI
86. Napoleon suffered defeat in – Waterloo (1815)
87. Berlin Wall was built in -1961
88. Napoleon died in – 1821 (Saint Helena Island)
89. The two Berlins were united on – 3rd October, 1990
90. Hitler’s secret police force was named – Gestapo
91. The Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution took place in – 1917
92. World famous football club Real Madrid is a – Spanish club
93. Swiss Guard is the security force of – Vatican City
94. Cultural capital of Europe – Porto (Portugal)
95. The agreement which was the basis of European Union – Maastricht agreement
96. African National Congress was founded in – 1912 (the political party of Nelson Mandela)
97. “Long Walk to Freedom” is the autobiography of – Nelson Mandela
98. The Indian leader who had significant contribution in the formation of ANC – Mahatma Gandhi
99. The country in Africa which has made Bangla its second language – Sierra Leone
100. The country that is called “Horn of Africa” – Ethiopia
Some of the recent events in detail:

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WORLD CUP 2022
1. Host country: Qatar
2. Dates: 20 November – 18 December
3. Teams: 32 (from 5 confederations)
4. Venue(s): 8 (in 5 host cities)
5. Champions: Argentina (3rd title)
6. Runners-up: France
7. Third place: Croatia
8. Fourth place: Morocco (First African and Muslim country to qualify in semifinal)
9. Tournament statistics
10. Matches played: 64
11. Goals scored: 172 (2.69 per match)
12. Attendance: 3,404,252 (53,191 per match)
13. Top scorer(s): Kylian Mbappé [France] (7 goals) also known as the golden boot winner.
14. Best player: Lionel Messi [Argentia], also known as the golden ball winner
15. Best young player: Enzo Fernández
16. Best goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez
17. Fair play award: England

2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

1. Host country: Australia
2. Dates: 16 Ocotber – 13 November
3. Teams: 16
4. Champions: England (2nd tittle)
5. Runners-up: Pakistan
6. Matches played: 45
7. Player of the series: Sam Curran (England)
8. Most Runs: Virat Kohli (296)
9. Most Wickets: Wanindu Hasaranga (15)
10. Bangladesh Ranked 5th in Group -2

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