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COUNTRIES WITH SAME NAME CPITALS

COUNTRIES WITH SAME NAME CPITALS The names of countries having same name of their capitals: No. Country Capital City No. Country Capital City 1. Andorra Andorra la Vella                 2. Djibouti Djibouti 3. Guatemala Guatemala 4. Kuwait Kuwait City 5. Luxembourg Luxembourg 6. Mexico Mexico City 7. Monaco Monaco Ville 8. Panama Panama City 9. San Marino San Marino 10. Sao Tome And Principe Sao Tome 11. Singapore Singapore 12. Tunisia Tunis 13. Vatican State Vatican

TEN SMALLEST COUNTRIES

TEN SMALLEST COUNTRIES Area No. Name Area (sq. miles) No. Name Area (sq. miles) 1 Vatican City 0.17 2 Monaco 0.73 3 Nauru 8.00 4 Tuvalu 9.25 5 San Marino 24.00 6 Liechtenstein 62.00 7 Maldives 115.00 8 Malta 122.00 9 Grenada 133.00 10 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 150.00 Population No. Country Population No. Country Population 1 Vatican City 800 2 Nauru 9,945 3 Tuvalu 11,264 4 Palau 20,770 5 San Marino 32,382 6 Monaco 36,136 7 Liechtenstein 36,842...

TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES

TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES Area No. Name Area (sq. miles) No. Name Area (sq. miles) 1 Russia 6,592,812 2 Canada 3,851,808 3 China 3,693,100 4 United States 3,679,192 5 Brazil 3,284,426 6 Australia 2,967,909 7 India 1,222,559 8 Argentina 1,072,156 9 Kazakhstan 1,052,100 10 Sudan 966,757 Population No. Country Population No. Country Population 1 China 1,354,040,000 2 India 1,220,800,359 3 USA 316,143,000 4 Indonesia 237,641,326 5 Brazil 193,946,886 6 Pakistan 183,528,000 ...

ARCHITECTURAL TERMS

ARCHITECTURAL TERMS Adobe: A house made from sun-dried bricks of clay and straw. Arch: A curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and supporting the weight of bridge, roof wall. Architecture: The word Architecture came to be used in English in 1563 and in 1581. An English writer defined architecture as science of building structure. Barracks: A large building used to house soldiers. Cantilever Bridge: A bridge supported by cantilevers or long arms projecting from the banks. Chimney: A passage for the escape of smoke. Colossus: A statue of very large size. Column: A vertical, cylindrical support. Court Yard: Paved space enclosed by a building. Cupola: A small dome on a base crowning a roof. Demolition: Dismantling or razing  of all or part of an existing improvement. Dome: A rounded vault forming the roof of a building or structure. Facade: The main exterior face of a building. Frame: The stationary portion of window unit that is a...

ETYMOLOGY OF THE DAYS

ETYMOLOGY OF THE DAYS ·       Monday: Is a shortened form of “day of the moon”. ·       Tuesday: Foer both the Romans and Anglo-Saxons was the day dedicated to the god of war.Tuesday it self is derived from Tui or Tiw. ·       Wednesday: Comes from the Anglo-Saxon chief god woden or Odin. ·       Thursday: Derives from Thor, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of married love. ·       Saturday: Is a shortened form of Saturn day. In Roman mythology it was the god of the harvest. ·       Sunday: Was the day of sun.

ETYMOLOGY OF THE MONTHS

ETYMOLOGY OF THE MONTHS 1.   J anuary: It is named after the mythological god Janus of gates and doorways. 2.   F ebruary: It was named after a Latin word februalius. 3.   M arch: It took its name after Roman god Mars, the god of war. 4.   A pril: It is derived from a Latin word aperire (to open). 5.   M ay: It was named after Maia, the goddess of growth of plants. 6.   J une: It is derived from a Latin word juvenis, which means “Youth”. 7.   J uly: It was named after Julius Caesar, the first Roman Emperor. 8.   A ugust: It took its name from Agustus Caesar, the first Roman Emperor. 9.   S eptember: It was derived from Latin Word septem, which means “Seven”. 10.              O ctober: It was derived from a Latin word octo, which means “eight”. 11.              N ovember: It was d...