tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212551252012-02-04T12:30:17.719+09:00You may already know much. Add this more. People can steal your credit cards and passwords. But not your knowledge.ybrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635995478285822763noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21255125.post-58115664097491125152011-07-30T01:16:00.003+09:002011-08-17T19:40:45.602+09:00<table border='4'><tr><td bgcolor = '#ffaa88'> <br /><b>HAPPY ADDITION</b> <br />Here is a link to a single MCQ Test on global GK. As on date it has 201 questions. I am trying to add more questions on daily basis. The new method seems to be convenient. <br /> <br /><a href='http://www.ayyo.zxq.net/mcqworldgk.php' target='_blank'>http://www.ayyo.zxq.net/mcqworldgk.php</a>. <br /> <br /><i>The test will open in a new window.</i> <br /> <br />I invite you to try it and write your criticism here in the comments. <br /> <br /></td></tr></table> <br /> <br /> <br /><form id ='fo' name='foname' method='POST' ><table border='4'>Here is a 20 MCQs Objective Type Questions test. Just , click the answer which you consider as the best. Press the 'get score button' when you are done. You can press the 'get score' button any number of times even in the midst of test. Press 'reset' if you want to try afresh.<br> <tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />1.World Top consumers of pharmaceuticals : <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp0'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q1'/>USA, Japan <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q1'/>USA, UK <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q1'/>USA, Germany <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q1'/>USA, France <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />2.The MNC 'Merck' is associated with the business of <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp1'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q2'/>cars <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q2'/>pharma <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q2'/>IT <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q2'/>Investments <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />3.The greenhouse gas 'hydroflurocarbons' are widely used in <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp2'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q3'/>air-conditioners and refrigerators <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q3'/>TVs <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q3'/>computers <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q3'/>mobiles <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />4.The immediate predecessor of humans was <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp3'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q4'/>langoor <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q4'/>chimpanzee <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q4'/>Neanderthal <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q4'/>Yeti <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />5.Which of the following is NOT a Coffee producer? <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp4'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q5'/>Colombia <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q5'/>Guatemala <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q5'/>Honduras <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q5'/>Mexico <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />6.The drug 'Thalidomide' was used as <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp5'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q6'/>anti-coagulant <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q6'/>hypnotic and sedative <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q6'/>antacid <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q6'/>stimulator <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />7.World's largest cave 'Hand son doong' is in <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp6'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q7'/>Cambodia <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q7'/>Laos <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q7'/>Thailand <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q7'/>Vietnam <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />8.Prozac and Seroxat - these two drugs are used as <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp7'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q8'/>antihistamine <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q8'/>antidepressant <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q8'/>excitant <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q8'/>anti-coagulant <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />9.Which of the following is a less indebted country? <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp8'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q9'/>Japan <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q9'/>Thailand <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q9'/>Australia <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q9'/>Italy <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />10.1798: U.S. had its quasi-war with <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp9'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q10'/>Britain <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q10'/>France <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q10'/>Canada <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q10'/>Mexico <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />11.U.S. fought with which country, in both the World Wars? <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp10'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q11'/>France <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q11'/>Germany <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q11'/>Italy <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q11'/>Austria <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />12.Which of the following was not a part of Henry Clay's Program for American National Economy <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp11'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q12'/>Protective Tariffs <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q12'/>A separate Bank <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q12'/>Marketing arrangements for agriculture <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q12'/>None of these <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />13.World's highest circulated English newspaper: <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp12'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q13'/>The Sun <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q13'/>New York Times <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q13'/>Washington Post <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q13'/>Guardian <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />14.FAO (Food and Agricultural Organisation) is run by <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp13'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q14'/>U.S. Government <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q14'/>UNO <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q14'/>UNCTAD <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q14'/>U.K. Government <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />15.Light travels fastest in <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp14'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q15'/>air <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q15'/>Hydrogen <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q15'/>Helium <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q15'/>Vacuum <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />16.Amino Acids are also known as <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp15'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q16'/>starches <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q16'/>proteins <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q16'/>fats <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q16'/>micronutrients <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />17.Identify the mismatch: <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp16'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q17'/>kangaroo-Australia <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q17'/>Elephants -Africa and India <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q17'/>Camels-Gulf <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q17'/>Penguins -U.K. <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />18.Oldest City in the world: <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp17'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q18'/>Bagdad <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q18'/>Basra <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q18'/>Damascus <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q18'/>Mecca <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />19.Three Gorges Dam, the World's Largest Hydro-Electric Project is in <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp18'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q19'/>China <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q19'/>India <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q19'/>Russia <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q19'/>United States <br><tr><td bgcolor='#dfffdf'> <br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />20.Which is the most drough-resistant cereal crop? <Input type='hidden' value='a.' id ='foinp19'/> <br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q20'/>Barley <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q20'/>Paddy <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q20'/>Wheat <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q20'/>Bajra <br><Input type='button' onClick='fgetscore(this.form)' value='get score'><br><Input type='RESET' value='reset'></table></form> <br /><p id='presult'>.</p><br><div class="blogger-post-footer">pub-7493605992805218<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21255125-5811566409749112515?l=worldswotyb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ybrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635995478285822763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21255125.post-80156647459397535142011-07-27T20:55:00.001+09:002011-07-27T20:56:20.114+09:00<form id ='fo' name='foname' method='POST' ><table border='4'>Here is a 20 MCQs Objective Type Questions test. Just , click the answer which you consider as the best. Press the 'get score button' when you are done. You can press the 'get score' button any number of times even in the midst of test. Press 'reset' if you want to try afresh.<br> <tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />1.According to G.S.L.I. (Global Services Location Index) compiled by Cairne, the top three countries in providing outsourcing services are <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp0'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q1'/>India-China-Malaysia <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q1'/>Thailand-Indonesia-S. Korea <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q1'/>Brazil-Mexico-South Africa <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q1'/>France-Germany-Italy <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />2.World's top pepper producer <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp1'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q2'/>China <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q2'/>India <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q2'/>Malaysia <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q2'/>Vietnam <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />3.The highest international credit rating which a country can get, for attracting investments into that country: <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp2'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q3'/>triple-A <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q3'/>triple-A+ <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q3'/>tripleA++ <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q3'/>A+++ <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />4.Michael Phelps 14times Olympic Goldmedalist is associated with <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp3'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q4'/>sprint <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q4'/>swimming <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q4'/>weight-lifting <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q4'/>boxing <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />5.World Investment Report 2011 released by UNCTAD placed which country at the top of Investment-Receivers? <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp4'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q5'/>China <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q5'/>U.K. <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q5'/>United States <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q5'/>S. Korea <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />6.UNCTAD is connected with <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp5'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q6'/>Taxes and Duties <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q6'/>Tourists and Destinations <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q6'/>Tariffs and Development <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q6'/>Trade and Development <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />7.'Yonhap' is an International News Agency from : <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp6'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q7'/>S. Korea <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q7'/>Japan <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q7'/>N. Korea <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q7'/>Taiwan <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />8.Not an American State which allows gay marraiges (as at July 2011): <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp7'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q8'/>Massachusetts <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q8'/>New Hampshire <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q8'/>Iowa <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q8'/>Michigan <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />9.Anders Breivik is <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp8'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q9'/>footballer <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q9'/>mass-murderer <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q9'/>rapist <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q9'/>champion cyclist <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />10.Cadel Evans is <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp9'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q10'/>footballer <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q10'/>mass-murderer <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q10'/>rapist <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q10'/>champion cyclist <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />11.Yellow Shirts and Red Shirts are political groups which operate in <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp10'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q11'/>Cambodia <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q11'/>Vietnam <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q11'/>Thailand <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q11'/>Phillippines <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />12.Top four Rank Order - in Oil Consumption: United States, ___, ___, India. <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp11'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q12'/>China-Japan <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q12'/>Japan-Germany <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q12'/>France-Japan <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q12'/>France-Germany <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />13.Country with highest public debt as PERCENTAGE OF GDP: <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp12'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q13'/>U.S. <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q13'/>Japan <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q13'/>Germany <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q13'/>Russia <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />14.Country with lowest public debt as PERCENTAGE OF GDP: <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp13'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q14'/>U.S. <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q14'/>Libya <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q14'/>Saudi Arabia <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q14'/>Italy <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />15.The top crop/product in Afghanistan: <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp14'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q15'/>grapes <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q15'/>mutton <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q15'/>opium <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q15'/>wheat <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />16.The Founder of American Postal Service was <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp15'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q16'/>George Washington <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q16'/>John Adams <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q16'/>Thomas Jefferson <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q16'/>Benjamin Franklin <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />17.'Bing' is a search engine owned by <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp16'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q17'/>Rediff <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q17'/>Hotmail <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q17'/>Microsoft <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q17'/>Twitter <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />18.Zinc Acetate is believed to be a cure for <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp17'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q18'/>asthma <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q18'/>acidity <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q18'/>cold <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q18'/>insomnia <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />19.Myeloma is a cancer which affects <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp18'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q19'/>blood <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q19'/>bones <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q19'/>brain <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q19'/>bowels <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />20.Impeachment is the formal procedure for removal of the <Input type='hidden' value='d.' id ='foinp19'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q20'/>President of France <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q20'/>Chancellor of Germany <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q20'/>PM of Britain <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q20'/>President of US <br><Input type='button' onClick='fgetscore(this.form)' value='get score'><br><Input type='RESET' value='reset'></table></form><br /><p id='presult'>.</p><br><div class="blogger-post-footer">pub-7493605992805218<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21255125-8015664745939753514?l=worldswotyb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ybrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635995478285822763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21255125.post-4825843428082908122011-07-25T02:04:00.001+09:002011-07-25T02:05:42.595+09:00<form id ='fo' name='foname' method='POST' ><table border='4'>Here is a 20 MCQs Objective Type Questions test. Just , click the answer which you consider as the best. Press the 'get score button' when you are done. You can press the 'get score' button any number of times even in the midst of test. Press 'reset' if you want to try afresh.<br> <tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />1.Mustafa Kamal Pasha, who abolished the caliphate was the founder of <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp0'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q1'/>Jordan <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q1'/>Syria <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q1'/>Bulgaria <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q1'/>Turkey <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />2.Prag is the Capital of <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp1'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q2'/>Bosnia <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q2'/>Czech Republic <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q2'/>Romania <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q2'/>Slovakia <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />3.Stalactite mainly contains <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp2'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q3'/>Calcium Carbonate <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q3'/>Calcium bicarbonate <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q3'/>Calcium Carbide <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q3'/>Calcium Oxide <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />4.Walmart, Carrefour, Tesco and Metro, among these Retail Chains, Metro operates from <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp3'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q4'/>France <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q4'/>Germany <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q4'/>U.K. <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q4'/>U.S.A. <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />5.Oslo experienced the worst massacre on the 23rd July 2011. Oslo is the Capital of <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp4'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q5'/>Denmark <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q5'/>Netherlands <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q5'/>Norway <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q5'/>Sweden <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />6.Jens Stoltenberg is the Prime Minister of <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp5'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q6'/>Denmark <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q6'/>Finland <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q6'/>Lithuania <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q6'/>Norway <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />7.Carl XVI Gustaf is the King of <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp6'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q7'/>Norway <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q7'/>Sweden <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q7'/>Denmark <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q7'/>Netherlands <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />8."Carbon Pricing" which is being actively pursued in Australia relates to <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp7'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q8'/>pricing coal <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q8'/>pricing antiques on the basis of carbon dating <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q8'/>taxing polluters <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q8'/>fixing prices of carbohydrates <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />9.How many elemental metals are liquid at room temperature? <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp8'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q9'/>four <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q9'/>five <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q9'/>six <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q9'/>seven <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />10.The hazardous radio-active metal 'Caesium (Cesium)' has been found in the cattle of <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp9'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q10'/>Denmark <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q10'/>Netherlands <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q10'/>Australia <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q10'/>Japan <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />11.Gunshots rattled the Pakisthan's largest City in 2011. Pak's largest City is: <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp10'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q11'/>Hyderabad (Sindh) <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q11'/>Islamabad <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q11'/>Karachi <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q11'/>Quetta <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />12.Jean Claude Trichet, the President of European Central Bank is peeved at ____ in European Union. <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp11'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q12'/>Unemployment <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q12'/>Insufficient Growth <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q12'/>Failure to grasp the importance of economic governance <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q12'/>all <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />13.$14.29 trillion is the American Government's 'ceiling' of <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp12'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q13'/>borrowing <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q13'/>spending <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q13'/>lending to other countries <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q13'/>subscribing to UN and its bodies <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />14.The American State which has the Grand Canyon on the Colarado River <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp13'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q14'/>Alabama <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q14'/>Arkansas <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q14'/>Arizona <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q14'/>Alaska <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />15.The popular 'Flash' Player was first produced by <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp14'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q15'/>Adobe <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q15'/>Google <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q15'/>Microsoft <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q15'/>YouTube <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />16.Narcolepsy is a health disorder relating to <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp15'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q16'/>breathing <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q16'/>eating <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q16'/>sex <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q16'/>sleep <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />17.Hepatitis B is an ailment which affects <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp16'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q17'/>arteries <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q17'/>bones <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q17'/>liver <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q17'/>pancreas <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />18.Amy Jade Winehouse who passed away in July 2011 was a/an <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp17'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q18'/>author <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q18'/>astronaut <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q18'/>Parliamentarian <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q18'/>singer <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />19.Which of the following elements is not photo-sensitive? <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp18'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q19'/>Antimony <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q19'/>Gallium <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q19'/>Indium <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q19'/>Silicon <br><tr><td bgcolor='#ffabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />20.Bears and Bulls are terms of <Input type='hidden' value='c.' id ='foinp19'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q20'/>licensing <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q20'/>leasing <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q20'/>stock-trading <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q20'/>factoring <br><Input type='button' onClick='fgetscore(this.form)' value='get score'><br><Input type='RESET' value='reset'></table></form><br /><p id='presult'>.</p><br><div class="blogger-post-footer">pub-7493605992805218<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21255125-482584342808290812?l=worldswotyb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ybrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635995478285822763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21255125.post-67557516579433432862011-07-19T00:04:00.000+09:002011-07-19T00:05:02.698+09:00<form id ='fo' name='foname' method='POST' ><table border='4'>It is difficult to say whether this world is really static or really dynamic. It, sometimes, pretends to change every minute. It can also pretend to be unmoving. Persons and Nations who/which do not bother to notice the changes in the behavior of this world, may end up as losers or slaves. <br> <tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />1.'Don Quixote', author of the book was <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp0'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q1'/>Cervantes <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q1'/>Jonathan Swift <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q1'/>Charles Dickens <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q1'/>Victor Hugo <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />2.'Dawn' the spacecraft is now in the orbit of <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp1'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q2'/>Mars <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q2'/>Saturn <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q2'/>Vesta <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q2'/>Ceres <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />3.Ceres is a <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp2'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q3'/>asteroid <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q3'/>dwarf planet <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q3'/>dwarf star <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q3'/>NOT <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />4.Palaeontology is the science of <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp3'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q4'/>dinasours <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q4'/>titanosaurs <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q4'/>fossils <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q4'/>eggs <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />5.David Beckham is a sports person of <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp4'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q5'/>Gold <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q5'/>cycling <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q5'/>football <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q5'/>tennis <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />6.Los Angeles is in <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp5'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q6'/>Alabama <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q6'/>Michigan <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q6'/>Texas <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q6'/>California <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />7.Karachi Port is on the ___ Sea. <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp6'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q7'/>Arabian <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q7'/>Black <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q7'/>Red <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q7'/>Caspian <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />8.NATO seems to have started withdrawing its forces from <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp7'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q8'/>Afghanistan <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q8'/>Iraq <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q8'/>Libya <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q8'/>Egypt <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />9.Mr. Essam Sharaf, in 2011 July, is the PM of <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp8'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q9'/>Ecuadar <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q9'/>Egypt <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q9'/>Ethiopia <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q9'/>El Salvador <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />10.El Nino relates to <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp9'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q10'/>seasonal winds <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q10'/>ocean currents <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q10'/>continental drifts <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q10'/>vulcanic eruptions <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />11.Dalai Lama is not connected with <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp10'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q11'/>Buddhism <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q11'/>Tibet <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q11'/>Dharmasala <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q11'/>Vegetarianism <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />12.Country which does not have rubber plantations <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp11'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q12'/>Malaysia <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q12'/>India <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q12'/>Indonesia <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q12'/>Maldives <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />13.October 3 , is the Unity Day of <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp12'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q13'/>France <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q13'/>Germany <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q13'/>Greece <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q13'/>Italy <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />14.Which of the following sets is incorrect: <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp13'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q14'/>Iraq-Bagdad <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q14'/>Jordan-Amman <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q14'/>Iran-Teheran <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q14'/>Syria-Zabadani <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />15.Volcanic Mount Lokon erupted in 2011. It is in <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp14'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q15'/>Indonesia <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q15'/>Italy <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q15'/>Ecuadar <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q15'/>Zaire <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />16.Archipelago is a group of islands. The largest archipelago in the world is : <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp15'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q16'/>Greenland <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q16'/>Mauritius <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q16'/>Indonesia <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q16'/>Cuba <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />17.Hugo Chavez is the President of <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp16'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q17'/>Cuba <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q17'/>France <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q17'/>Spain <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q17'/>Venezuela <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />18.Ang Saan Suu Kyi is the democratic leader in <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp17'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q18'/>Thailand <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q18'/>Cambodia <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q18'/>Vietnam <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q18'/>Myanmar <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />19.Ayatolla Khomenei is the supreme leader of <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp18'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q19'/>Iran <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q19'/>Iraq <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q19'/>Islam <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q19'/>Israel <br><tr><td bgcolor='#eeabcd'><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />20.Leukaemia is a ___ disease. <Input type='hidden' value='d.' id ='foinp19'/><br /><tr><td><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q20'/>Communicable <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q20'/>Life-style <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q20'/>Geriatric <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q20'/>NOT <br><Input type='button' onClick='fgetscore(this.form)' value='get score'><br><Input type='RESET' value='reset'></table></form><br /><p id='presult'>.</p><br><div class="blogger-post-footer">pub-7493605992805218<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21255125-6755751657943343286?l=worldswotyb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ybrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635995478285822763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21255125.post-3543804160122334202011-07-13T15:41:00.001+09:002011-07-13T15:46:20.204+09:00<br><br><form id ='fo' name='foname' method='POST' ><table border='4'>This world is not stagnant or static. This world everyday undergoes change, sometimes too fast, sometimes too slow and some times in a bizarre way. Hence it is necessary for us to keep abreast of the latest global developments in science, technology political scenario and economic area. Here is a small MCQ Test to hone our GK skills. Click the appropriate answer. Press the 'get score' button at the buttom to see your score. You can press the 'get score' button any number of times and at any time. The Test is quite flexible.<br> <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />1.Andre Greipel and Mark Cavendish are associated with <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp0'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q1'/>cycling <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q1'/>boxing <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q1'/>canoeing <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q1'/>swimming <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />2.Ping pong is another name for <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp1'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q2'/>lawn tennis <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q2'/>badminton <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q2'/>table tennis <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q2'/>football <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />3.Rupert Murdoch is a ____tycoon. <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp2'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q3'/>steel <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q3'/>shipping <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q3'/>timber <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q3'/>media <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />4.Deuterium which is expected to be an important future source of energy, is an isotope of <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp3'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q4'/>Helium <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q4'/>Hydrogen <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q4'/>Nitrogen <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q4'/>Oxygen <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />5.CSP Technology is used in the production of ___ power. <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp4'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q5'/>Hydro-electric <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q5'/>Nuclear <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q5'/>Solar <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q5'/>Thermal <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />6.Which of the following diseases is not obesity related? <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp5'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q6'/>T.B. <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q6'/>Heart disease <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q6'/>kidney failure <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q6'/>diabetes <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />7.What percentage of Earth's surface is urbanised? <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp6'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q7'/>1 to 5% <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q7'/>5.1 to 10% <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q7'/>10.1 to 20% <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q7'/>20.1 to 30% <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />8.Excess use of iodised salt can cause <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp7'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q8'/>eunuchoidism <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q8'/>hyperthyroidism <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q8'/>hypothyroidism <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q8'/>NOT <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />9.Scientific study of languages can be called <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp8'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q9'/>lexicology <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q9'/>limnology <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q9'/>linguistics <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q9'/>lingua franca <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />10.The American President who declared that Dollar would not be converted into gold: <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp9'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q10'/>Theodore Roosevelt <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q10'/>Franklin Roosevelt <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q10'/>Richard Nixon <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q10'/>Harry Truman <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />11.Which of the following countries is not rich in oil reserves? <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp10'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q11'/>Iraq <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q11'/>Afghanistan <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q11'/>Sudan <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q11'/>Venezuela <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />12.Baath Party is a political party in <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp11'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q12'/>Iraq <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q12'/>Jordan <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q12'/>Syria <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q12'/>Turkey <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />13.The Atlantis ISS which operated nearly for 30 years has closed recently. ISS full form is International Space <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp12'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q13'/>Shuttle <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q13'/>Station <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q13'/>Saloon <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q13'/>Ship <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />14.The last Expedition of Atlantis to ISS was <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp13'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q14'/>Expedition 26 <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q14'/>Expedition 27 <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q14'/>Expedition 28 <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q14'/>Expedition 28 <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />15.1. U.S. 2.Germany 3.Japan 4.China. If we rank these countries according to the size of the foreign direct investments they have made above abroad, the rank will be: <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp14'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q15'/>1-3-2-4 <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q15'/>3-1-2-4 <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q15'/>4-1-3-2 <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q15'/>4-3-1-2 <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />16.Shortselling and heavy leveraging techniques involve <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp15'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q16'/>high risk <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q16'/>low risk <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q16'/>insider trading <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q16'/>hedging <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />17.VAT is levied on <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp16'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q17'/>cost of production <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q17'/>selling price <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q17'/>market price <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q17'/>difference between cost of production and sales price <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />18.Which of the following organisations is the successor of GATT? <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp17'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q18'/>FDA <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q18'/>FAO <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q18'/>WHO <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q18'/>WTO <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />19.The only industrialised Nation which does not use the Metric system of Weights and Measurements? <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp18'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q19'/>U.K. <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q19'/>U.S.A. <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q19'/>Uganda <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q19'/>Ukraine <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />20.Yousuf Raza Gilani is Pakistan's 2011-July <Input type='hidden' value='b.' id ='foinp19'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#ffffee'><br><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q20'/>President <br><Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q20'/>Prime Minister <br><Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q20'/>Chief of Army <br><Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q20'/>Chief Jutice <Input type='button' onClick='fgetscore(this.form)' value='get score'><br><Input type='RESET' value='reset'></table></form><br /><p id='presult'>.</p><br><div class="blogger-post-footer">pub-7493605992805218<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21255125-354380416012233420?l=worldswotyb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ybrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635995478285822763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21255125.post-50279037584345994222011-07-07T14:32:00.003+09:002011-07-07T14:38:07.634+09:00<br><br><form id ='fo' name='foname' method='POST' ><table border='4'> <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />1.Which of the following glands need salt for maintenance? <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp0'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q1'/>adrenal <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q1'/>liver <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q1'/>kidneys <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q1'/>all <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />2.K is the chemical name of <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp1'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q2'/>magnesium <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q2'/>potassium <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q2'/>sodium <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q2'/>NOT <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />3.CAN - the Andean Community of Nations is in <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp2'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q3'/>Africa <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q3'/>Asia <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q3'/>Australian Continent <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q3'/>South America <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />4.The country with the second largest number of airports: <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp3'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q4'/>Canada <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q4'/>Russia <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q4'/>Brazil <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q4'/>China <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />5.The smallest of the World's Oceans: <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp4'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q5'/>Atlantic <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q5'/>Arctic <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q5'/>Antarctic <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q5'/>Indian <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />6.Argentina, Bolivia, Peraguay and Uruguay were colonies of <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp5'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q6'/>Britain <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q6'/>France <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q6'/>Portugal <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q6'/>Spain <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />7.The first Nation in history to formally adopt Christianity: <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp6'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q7'/>Armenia <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q7'/>Germany <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q7'/>Italy <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q7'/>Israel <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />8.Sara Jessica Parker is a/an : <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp7'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q8'/>actor <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q8'/>author <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q8'/>tennis star <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q8'/>astronaut <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />9.Juba is the Capital of the newly formed: <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp8'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q9'/>North Sudan <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q9'/>South Sudan <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q9'/>Libya <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q9'/>Tunisia <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />10.The total membership of UNO as at July 2011 is: <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp9'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q10'/>190 <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q10'/>191 <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q10'/>192 <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q10'/>193 <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />11.The second largest producer of electricity in the world: <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp10'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q11'/>China <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q11'/>Germany <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q11'/>Russia <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q11'/>Japan <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />12.Cayman Islands a tax-haven is controlled by <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp11'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q12'/>France <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q12'/>Spain <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q12'/>UK <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q12'/>US <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />13.Common salt is necessary in the production of the acid: <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp12'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q13'/>Acetic <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q13'/>Hydrochloric <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q13'/>Nitric <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q13'/>Sulphuric <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />14.The Republican Presidential Aspirant Mr. Mitt Romney is former Governor of <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp13'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q14'/>Alabama <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q14'/>Montana <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q14'/>Massachusetts <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q14'/>Michigan <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />15.Acid Rains may mainly consist of <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp14'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q15'/>Nitrogen Oxide <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q15'/>Sulfur di oxide <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q15'/>a and b <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q15'/>NOT <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />16.Ozone Shield protects us from <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp15'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q16'/>infra-red radiation <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q16'/>ultraviolet radiation <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q16'/>a and b <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q16'/>NOT <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />17.Which of the following diseases is not associated with mosquitoes: <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp16'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q17'/>Dengue <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q17'/>Malaria <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q17'/>Japanese Encephalitis <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q17'/>Trypanosomiasis <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />18.Country which has world-topping share-trading volumes: <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp17'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q18'/>China <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q18'/>Japan <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q18'/>Russia <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q18'/>United States <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />19.Which of the following mathematical means uses reciprocals? <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp18'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q19'/>Arithmetic <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q19'/>Geometric <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q19'/>Harmonic <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q19'/>NOT <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />20.The Czar Dynasty ended in Russia in <Input type='hidden' value='d.' id ='foinp19'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q20'/>1789 <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q20'/>1776 <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q20'/>1843 <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q20'/>1917 <Input type='button' onClick='fgetscore(this.form)' value='get score'><br><Input type='RESET' value='reset'></table></form><br /><p id='presult'>.</p><br><div class="blogger-post-footer">pub-7493605992805218<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21255125-5027903758434599422?l=worldswotyb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ybrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635995478285822763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21255125.post-43522067616446694692011-07-06T20:00:00.001+09:002011-07-06T20:01:44.797+09:00<br><br><form id ='fo' name='foname' method='POST' ><table border='4'> <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />1.Find the oddman out: <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp0'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q1'/>abscess <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q1'/>sore <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q1'/>ulcer <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q1'/>swab <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />2.Identify the synonym of 'strum': <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp1'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q2'/>thrum <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q2'/>glide <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q2'/>cruise <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q2'/>float <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />3.AKROTIRI is a country in <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp2'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q3'/>Africa <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q3'/>Asia <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q3'/>Australia <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q3'/>Europe <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />4.Country not making any territorial claim on Antarctica: <Input type='hidden' value='d' id ='foinp3'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q4'/>Australia <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q4'/>New Zealand <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q4'/>United Kingdom <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q4'/>None of these <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />5.Hayasthan is another name for the country: <Input type='hidden' value='b' id ='foinp4'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q5'/>Algeria <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q5'/>Armenia <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q5'/>Honduras <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q5'/>Sudan <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />6.How many members, does the European Monetary Union (EMU) have?: <Input type='hidden' value='c' id 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/><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />14.Which of the following is the oldest Organisation? <Input type='hidden' value='c' id ='foinp13'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q14'/>UNO <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q14'/>World Bank <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q14'/>BIS (Bank for International Settlements) <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q14'/>EU <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />15.Which of the following was not a member of Big Seven economic countries group? <Input type='hidden' value='a' id ='foinp14'/><br /><tr><td bgcolor='#09aaff'><Input type='radio' value ='a' name ='q15'/>Australia <Input type='radio' value='b' name ='q15'/>Canada <Input type='radio' value='c' name ='q15'/>Italy <Input type='radio' value='d' name ='q15'/>Japan <tr><td><br /><Input type='hidden' id='queshid' name= 'queshid' />16.Which of the following countries can be considered as the least urbanised European 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value='get score'><br><Input type='RESET' value='reset'></table></form><br /><p id='presult'>.</p><br><div class="blogger-post-footer">pub-7493605992805218<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21255125-4352206761644669469?l=worldswotyb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ybrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635995478285822763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21255125.post-33623300609247604012009-07-26T16:25:00.010+09:002011-06-25T21:01:31.767+09:00<table width='60%' bgcolor="#eeffee" border="1"><tbody><tr><th align="left" colspan="4">AUSTRALIA, NEWZEALAND , TASMANIA, PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES<a href="#Oceania1" name="Oceania">OCEANIA</A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td colspan="4">Smallest Continent. </td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="magenta" >COUNTRY</th><th bgcolor="magenta">CAPITAL</th><th bgcolor="magenta" >STRENGTHS</th><th bgcolor="magenta">THREATS</th></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffdd55">Australia and New Zealand</th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td bgcolor="wheat"></td><td bgcolor="cornsilk"></td><td></td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55"><a href="#AUSTRALIA" name="AUSTRALIA1">AUSTRALIA</A> </th><td bgcolor="lime">Canberra </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Export led Growth; Fiscal Surpluses; Low Inflation; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Trade Deficits;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">New Zealand (Aotearoa) </th><td bgcolor="lime">Wellington </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Export Oriented Economy; High Per Capita Income;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on Agricultural Exports;</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ff5555">Melanesia</th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td bgcolor="wheat"></td><td bgcolor="cornsilk"></td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Fiji </th><td bgcolor="lime">Suva </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Fishing; Tourism;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Budget Deficits; Excess Dependence on Sugar Exports; Internal Political Instability;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">New Caledonia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Noumea </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Nickel Ore Rich;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on Nickel Exports; Food Imports;</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Papua New Guinea </th><td bgcolor="lime">Port Moresby </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Metals; Oil; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on Australian Aid; Poor Infrastructure; Subsistence Agriculture; </td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Solomon Islands </th><td bgcolor="lime">Honiara </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Metallic Ores; Mining Potential;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Fuel Imports; Prone to Ethnic Violence;</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Vanuatu </th><td bgcolor="lime">Port Vila </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Agriculture, Livestock Farming, Fishing;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Poor Natural Resources; Dependence on Commodity Exports;</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ff5555">Micronesia</th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td bgcolor="wheat"></td><td bgcolor="cornsilk"></td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Guam </th><td bgcolor="lime">Hagatna </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Tourism</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on US military spending;</td></tr>&nbsp<br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Kiribati </th><td bgcolor="lime">Tarawa </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Copra, Fisharies; Tourism;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Survival on Foreign Aid; Paucity of Natural Resources; Remoteness of Location;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Marshall Islands </th><td bgcolor="lime">Majuro </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Coconut and Copra; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Sustenance on US Aid</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Federated States of Micronesia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Palikir </td><td bgcolor="wheat"></td><td bgcolor="cornsilk"></td></tr>&nbsp<br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Nauru </th><td bgcolor="lime">nauru </td><td bgcolor="wheat">World's smallest Independent Republic;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on Australian Aid; Exhausted Phosphate Reserves</td></tr>&nbsp<br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Northern Mariana Islands </th><td bgcolor="lime">Saipan </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Coconuts; Dairies; Garments Exports; Japanese Tourism; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on US AID;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Palau </th><td bgcolor="lime">Koror </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Tourism;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on US assistance; Subsistence Agriculture; </td></tr>&nbsp<br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ff5555">Polynesia</th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td bgcolor="wheat"></td><td bgcolor="cornsilk"></td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">American Samoa </th><td bgcolor="lime">Pago Pago </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Tuna Fish Exports; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on US; Hurricaneprone; Remote Location; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Cook Islands </th><td bgcolor="lime">Avarua </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Citrus Fruits; Copra; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on New Zealand; External Debt;</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">French Polynesia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Papeete </td><td bgcolor="wheat"></td><td bgcolor="cornsilk"></td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Niue </th><td bgcolor="lime">Alofi </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Hundreds Sq.km.; Thousands Population; Millions Economy;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on New Zealand; Isolated Location</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Pitcairn Islands </th><td bgcolor="lime">Adamstown </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Fishing; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Population less than 50;</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Samoa </th><td bgcolor="lime">Apia </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Hundred Thousands Population; Thousands Sq.km.; Billion Economy; Copra; Tourism; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Depletion of Fishing Reserves;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Tokelau</th><td bgcolor="lime">tukelau </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Thousands Population; Tens Sq.km., Million economy; Postal Stamps;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on New Zealand; Outmigration to New Zealand;</td></tr>&nbsp<br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Tonga </th><td bgcolor="lime">Nuku'alofa </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Hundreds sq.km.; Hundred Thousands Population; Hundreds Millions Economy; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence for Food on New Zealand; Monarchy; Unemployment;</td></tr>&nbsp<br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd55">Tuvalu </th><td bgcolor="lime">Funafuti </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Thousands Population; Deca sq.km.; Deca Million Economy; Farming; Fishing; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">No Natural Resources;</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer">pub-7493605992805218<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21255125-3362330060924760401?l=worldswotyb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ybrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635995478285822763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21255125.post-46760987807325676822009-07-26T16:23:00.001+09:002009-07-26T16:23:56.932+09:00<!------------------------------------------------------><br /><table bgcolor="aliceblue"><tbody><tr><th align="left" colspan="3"><a href="#SouthAmerica1" name="SouthAmerica">SOUTH AMERICA</A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th width="20%" bgcolor="magenta"><br />COUNTRY</th><th width="15%" bgcolor="magenta">CAPITAL</th><th width="30%" bgcolor="magenta">STRENGTHS/OPPORTUNITIES</th><th width="35%" bgcolor="magenta">THREATS/WEAKNESSES</th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td>Argentina</td><td>Buenos Aires </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Export Oriented Agricultural Sector; Highly Literate Manpower; Well Spread Industrial Base;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Budget Deficits; Exchange Rate Instability; External Debt; Inflation;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td>Bolivia</td><td>Sucre (judicial), La Paz (administrative) </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Natural Gas;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">External Debt; Fiscal Deficits; Landlocked;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td>Brazil</td><td>Brasilia </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Strong Agricultural Development; Amazon Forests; Amazon River System; Trillion Dollar Economy;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Huge Domestic Debt; External Debt; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td>Chile </td><td>Santiago </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Fishing, Forestry and Mining Income; Low Inflation; Strong Foreign Trade Orientation; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on Copper;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td>Colombia</td><td>Bogota </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Controlled Government Spending; Internal Armed Conflicts; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Domestic Debt; Excess Dependence on Coffee Exports; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td>Ecuador</td><td>Quito </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Exchange Rate Instability; Oil Reserves;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on Petroleum; Weak Banks; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td>French Guiana</td><td>Cayenne </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Dense Equatorial Forests; Fishing; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Overdependence on France; Food Imports; Unemployment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td>Guyana</td><td>Georgetown </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Bauxite Reserves; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Exporter of Raw Material; Grappling with External Debt; Fuel Imports; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td>Paraguay</td><td>Asuncion </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Market Economy;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Corruption; External Debt Burden; Internal Debt; Landlocked; Low Per Capita Income; Subsistence Agriculture; Weak Infrastructure; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td>Peru</td><td>Lima </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Fishing Grounds; Mining; Textiles;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on Export of Ores; Poverty; Unemployment; Weak Infrastructure; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td>Surinam</td><td>Paramaribo </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Bauxite; Gold; Oil Exploration; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on Mineral Exports; Mineral Price Instability susceptible;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td>Uruguay</td><td>Montevideo </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Literate Manpower; Stress on Social Welfare;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on Commodity Exports; Internal Debt; External Debt; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td><a href="#Venezuela1" name="Venezuela">VENEZUELA</A></td><td>Caracas </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Petroleum Rich; Taxation savvy;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on Oil Exports; Inflation; Unemployment;</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer">pub-7493605992805218<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21255125-4676098780732567682?l=worldswotyb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ybrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635995478285822763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21255125.post-1151937805159363242006-07-03T23:41:00.007+09:002011-07-08T11:35:15.901+09:00<table bgcolor="yellow"><tr><th align="left" colspan="3"><a name="CONTINENTS">CONTINENTS</A></th></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th width="25%" bgcolor="magenta">CONTINENT</th><th width="37%" bgcolor="magenta">STRENGTHS</th><th width="37%" bgcolor="magenta">WEAKNESSES/PROBLEMS</th></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="wheat"><a href="#Africa" name="Africa1">AFRICA</A></th><td bgcolor="lime">Forests</td><td>Hot climate</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="wheat"><a href="#AsIA" name="Asia1">ASIA</A></th><td bgcolor="lime">Young Population</td><td>Technological backwardness</td></tr><tr align="left"><th bgcolor="wheat"><a href="http://www2.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=21255125&postID=115193780515936324#AUSTRALASIA" name="AUSTRALASIA1">OCEANIA, AUSTRALIA, NEWZEALAND, TASMANIA, PACIFIC ISLANDS</A></th><br /><td>Vast area</td><td>In a corner of the world</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="wheat"><a href="#EUROPE" name="EUROPE1">EUROPE</A></th><td>Technological Progress</td><td>Aging Population</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="wheat"><a href="#NorthAmerica" name="NorthAmerica1">NORTH AMERICA</A></th><td bgcolor="lime">Technological Advancement</td><td>Materialistic outlook of population</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="wheat"><a href="#SouthAmerica" name="SouthAmerica1">SOUTH AMERICA</A></th><td bgcolor="lime">Forest and Mineral Rich</td><td>Corrupt and Dictatorship Governments</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th valign="top" bgcolor="wheat"><a href="#UNO" name="UNO1">U.N.O</A></th><td><a href="#SecurityCouncil" name="SEcurityCouncil1">Security Council</A></td><td> </td></tr><br /></table><br /><!-- end of contents table--><br /><table bgcolor="wheat"><tr><th bgcolor="magenta" colspan="3"><a href="#WORLDECONOMICAFFAIRS1" name="WorldEconomicAffairs">WORLD ECONOMIC AFFAIRS</A></th><tr valign="top" align="left"><th width="25%" bgcolor="magenta">AREA</th><th width="25%" bgcolor="magenta">ISSUES</th><th width="50%" bgcolor="magenta">ANALYSIS</th></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><td><a name="INFLATION">INFLATION</A></td><td><a name="IMF">IMF</A></td><td>IMF is worried about global inflation. Finds economy resilient.</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><td></td><td>Employment of Statistical tools and mathematical methods in investment decisions</td><td>Hitherto in investment decisions, there is an element of emotional element. It involved sentiments. Human thinking. If computer nerds decide where to invest and where not to, what will happen? No body will be concerned about the physical existence of the Companies concerned.<br /></td></tr></table><br /><!-------------------------------------------------------><br /><table bgcolor="yellow"><tbody><tr><th colspan="4"><a href="#AUSTRALIA1" name="AUSTRALIA">AUSTRALIA</A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th width="20%" bgcolor="magenta">PROVINCE</th><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="magenta"><h4>CAPITAL</h4></th><br /><th width="60%" bgcolor="magenta"><h4>ANALYSIS/DESCRIPTION</h4></th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="green">STATES </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">New South Wales </th><td bgcolor="lime">Sydney </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Queensland </th><td bgcolor="lime">Brisbane </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">South Australia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Adelaide </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Tasmania </th><td bgcolor="lime">Hobart </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Victoria </th><td bgcolor="lime">Melbourne </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Western Australia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Perth </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="green">Territories </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="green">Mainland </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Australian Capital Territory </th><td bgcolor="lime">Canberra </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Jervis Bay Territory </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Northern Territory </th><td bgcolor="lime">Darwin </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="green">External </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Ashmore and Cartier Islands </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Australian Antarctic Territory </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Norfolk Island </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Christmas Island </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Cocos (Keeling) Islands </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Coral Sea Islands Territory </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f66699">Heard and McDonald Islands</th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th width="20%" bgcolor="#ffaaaa"><h4>AREA</h4></th><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="#ffaaaa"><h4>ISSUES</h4></th><th width="60%" bgcolor="#ffaaaa"><br /><h4>ANALYSIS</h4></th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="yellow"> </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><!-------------------------------------------------------><br /><table><br /><tr><th align="left" colspan="3"><a href="#canada1" name="Canada">CANADA</A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="magenta"><h4>PROVINCE</h4></th><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="magenta"><h4>CAPITAL</h4></th><br /><th width="60%" bgcolor="magenta"><h4>ANALYSIS/DESCRIPTION</h4></th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f99faa">Ontario1</th><td bgcolor="lime">Toronto </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f99faa">Quebec </th><td bgcolor="lime">Quebec City </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f99faa">Nova Scotia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Halifax </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f99faa">New Brunswick</th><td bgcolor="lime">Fredericton </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f99faa">Manitoba </th><td bgcolor="lime">Winnipeg </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f99faa">British Columbia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Victoria </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f99faa">Prince Edward Island</th><td bgcolor="lime">Charlotte Town</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f99faa">Saskatchewan </th><td bgcolor="lime">Regina </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f99faa">Alberta </th><td bgcolor="lime">Edmonton</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f99faa">Newfoundland and Labrador</th><td bgcolor="lime">St. John's</td><td> </td></tr><br 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Asbestos is highly carcinogenous.<br /><p><A HREF='HTTP://WWW.FREETHINKINGWORLDYB.BLOGSPOT.COM#CANADABUYINGTANKS' TARGET='_BLANK'>CANADA IS BUYING WAR TANKS FROM GERMANY</A><br /><br /><p>|||||<A NAME='CHINA'>CHINA</A>|||||<br /><table><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#feefdd"><a href="#People%27s_Republic_of_China">People's Republic of China</A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><br /><a href="#Political_divisions_of_China">First-level administrative regions</A><br /></td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#feefdd"><a href="#Beijing_Municipality">Beijing Municipality</A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Beijing1" name="beijing">Beijing</A></td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#feefdd"><a href="#Jilin_Province">Jilin Province</A> </th><td bgcolor="lime"><br /><a href="#Changchun">Changchun</A><br /></td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#feefdd"><a href="#Hunan_Province">Hunan Province</A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><br /><a 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href="#Xi%27an">Xi'an</A><br /></td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#feefdd"><a href="#Qinghai_Province">Qinghai Province</A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><br /><a href="#Xining">Xining</A><br /></td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#feefdd"><a href="#Ningxia_Hui_Autonomous_Region">Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region</A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><br /><a href="#Yinchuan">Yinchuan</A><br /></td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#feefdd"><a href="#Henan_Province">Henan Province</A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><br /><a href="#Zhengzhou">Zhengzhou</A></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><!------------------------------------------------------><br /><table bgcolor="#eeffee" border="1"><tbody><tr><th align="left" colspan="3"><a href="#GERMANY1" name="GERMANY">GERMANY</A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th width="25%" bgcolor="magenta">PROVINCE/STATE</th><th width="25%" bgcolor="magenta">CAPITAL</th><th width="50%" bgcolor="magenta">DESCRIPTION/FEATURES/COMMENTS</th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Berlin">Berlin </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Berlin">Berlin </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Bremen">Bremen </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Bremen">Bremen </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Dresden">Dresden </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Saxony">Saxony </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Dusseldorf">Düsseldorf </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#North_Rhine-Westphalia">North Rhine-Westphalia </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Erfurt">Erfurt </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Thuringia">Thuringia </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Hamburg">Hamburg </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Hamburg">Hamburg </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Hanover">Hanover </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Lower_Saxony">Lower Saxony </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Kiel">Kiel </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Schleswig-Holstein">Schleswig-Holstein </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Magdeburg">Magdeburg </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Saxony-Anhalt">Saxony-Anhalt </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Mainz">Mainz </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Rhineland-Palatinate">Rhineland-Palatinate </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Munich">Munich </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Bavaria">Bavaria </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Potsdam">Potsdam </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Brandenburg">Brandenburg </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Saarbrucken">Saarbrücken </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Saarland">Saarland </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Schwerin">Schwerin </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Mecklenburg-Western_Pomerania">Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Stuttgart">Stuttgart </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Baden_Wurttemberg">Baden-Württemberg </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffeedd"><a href="#Wiesbaden">Wiesbaden </A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Hesse">Hesse </A></td><td> </td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><!-------------------------------------------------><br /><table bgcolor="#ffdd55" border="1"><tbody><tr><th align="left" colspan="3"><a href="#Italy1" name="Italy">ITALY</A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th width="20%" bgcolor="#ff1099"><h4>AREA</h4></th><th width="20%" bgcolor="#ff1099"><h4>ISSUES</h4></th><th width="60%" bgcolor="#ff1099"><h4>ANALYSIS</h4></th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="blue" rowspan="3">CITIES</th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td><a name="Venice">Venice</A></td><td>The resident population of Venice is falling. The tourist rush is blooming. Venice is a water-borne city.</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td><a name="Genoa">GENOA</A></td><br /><td>Facing Downward Population Spiral.</td></tr></table><br /><p>||||||||||||||||||<br /><br /><table bgcolor="yellow"><tr><th colspan="3"><a href="#Mexico1" name="Mexico">MEXICO</A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th width="20%" bgcolor="magenta">PROVINCE</th><th width="15%" bgcolor="magenta">CAPITAL</th><br /><th width="30%" bgcolor="magenta">STRENGTHS/OPPORTUNITIES</th><th width="35%" bgcolor="magenta">THREATS/WEAKNESSES</th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Aguascalientes </th><td bgcolor="lime">Aguascalientes</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Baja California </th><td bgcolor="lime">Mexicali</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Baja California </th><td bgcolor="lime">Sur La Paz</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Campeche </th><td bgcolor="lime">Campeche</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Chiapas Tuxtla </th><td bgcolor="lime">Gutiérrez</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Chihuahua </th><td bgcolor="lime">Chihuahua</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Coahuila </th><td bgcolor="lime">Saltillo</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Colima </th><td bgcolor="lime">Colima</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Durango </th><td bgcolor="lime">Durango</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Guanajuato </th><td bgcolor="lime">Guanajuato</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Guerrero </th><td bgcolor="lime">Chilpancingo</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Hidalgo </th><td bgcolor="lime">Pachuca</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Jalisco </th><td bgcolor="lime">Guadalajara</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Mexico </th><td bgcolor="lime">Toluca</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Michoacan Morelia</td> <td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Morelos </th><td bgcolor="lime">Cuernavaca</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Nayarit </th><td bgcolor="lime">Tepic</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Nuevo Leon </th><td bgcolor="lime">Monterrey</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Oaxaca </th><td bgcolor="lime">Oaxaca</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Puebla </th><td bgcolor="lime">Puebla</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Querétaro </th><td bgcolor="lime">Santiago de Querétaro</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Quintana Roo </th><td bgcolor="lime">Chetumal</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">San Luis Potosí </th><td bgcolor="lime">San Luis Potosí</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Sinaloa </th><td bgcolor="lime">Culiacán</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Sonora </th><td bgcolor="lime">Hermosillo</td><td> </td></tr><br />A <tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Tabasco </th><td bgcolor="lime">Villahermosa</td><td> </td></tr><br />B <tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Tamaulipas </th><td bgcolor="lime">Ciudad Victoria</td><td> </td></tr><br />C <tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Tlaxcala </th><td bgcolor="lime">Tlaxcala</td><td> </td></tr><br />D <tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Veracruz </th><td bgcolor="lime">Xalapa</td><td> </td></tr><br />E <tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Yucatán </th><td bgcolor="lime">Mérida</td><td> </td></tr><br />F <tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Zacatecas </th><td bgcolor="lime">Zacatecas</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f777f7">Federal District </th><td bgcolor="lime">Mexico City</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><!-------------------------------------------------------><br /><table bgcolor="#dcffcd" border="1"><tr><th align="left" colspan="3"><a href="#PAKISTAN1" name="PAKISTAN">PAKISTAN</A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th width="25%" bgcolor="magenta">STATE/PROVINCE/TERRITORY</th><th width="25%" bgcolor="magenta">CAPITAL</th><th width="50%" bgcolor="magenta">DESCRIPTION/ANALYSES</th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#eeeedd"><a href="#IslamabadCapitalTerritory">Islamabad CAPITAL TERRITORY</A></th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Islamabad">Islamabad '></A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#eeeedd"><a href="#Sindhprovince">Sindh Province</A> </th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Karachi"></A><th bgcolor="#eeeedd"><a href="#Punjab">Punjab Province</A> </th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Lahore">LAHORE</A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#eeeedd"><a href="#North=West">North West Frontier Province</A> </th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Peshawar">PESHAWAR</A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#eeeedd"><a href="#Balochistanprovince">Balochistan Province</A> </th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Quetta">QUETTA</A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#eeeedd"><a href="#Northern">Northern Areas Territory</A> </th><td bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Gilgit">GILGIT</A></td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#eeeedd"><a href="#Tribal">TRIBAL AREAS TERRITORY</A> </th></TR></TABLE><br /><br /><p><a href='#CONTENTS'>BACK TO TOP</A><br /><p><a NAME='Thailand'>THAILAND</A><br /><br /><p>Thailand's military coup apparently has the support of the king and the civilians. Military juntas once take over, do not easily relent and vacate the power.<br /><p><a hREF='HTTP://FREETHINKINGWORLDYB.BLOGSPOT.COM#$25000MEAL' TARGET='_BLANK'>DOLLARS 25,000 MEAL AT BANGKOK</A><br /><p>|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||<br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#eeffef" border="1"><br /><tbody><tr><th align="left" colspan="3"><a href="#UnitedKingdom1" name="Unitedkingdom">UNITED KINGDOM</A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="magenta"><h4>COUNTRY</h4></th><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="magenta"><h4>UNITS</h4></th><br /><th width="60%" bgcolor="magenta"><h4>CITIES</h4></th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#eeaacd">England </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#eeaacd">Scotland </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#eeaacd">Wales </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#eeaacd">Northern Ireland</th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th width="20%" bgcolor="#ff0099"><h4>AREA</h4></th><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="#ff0099"><h4>ISSUES</h4></th><th width="60%" bgcolor="#ff0099"><br /><h4>ANALYSIS</h4></th></tr><br /><tr onmouseover="this.bgColor=" onmouseout="this.bgColor="><br /><td><a name="Uk"><h4>UNITED KINGDOM</h4></A></td><br /><td><a name="British Cabinet"><h4>British Cabinet</h4></A></td><br /><td>Sep. 2006. British Cabinet, hitherto occupying a prestigious position of a model for democratic convention, has become a seat for power struggles. Four ministers resigning and asking the PM to schedule his departure is a rare event. </td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#eeff99" border="1"><br /><tbody><tr><th align="left" colspan="3"><br /><a href="#Contents">Back to Contents</A><br /><a name="Uno"><h4>U.N.O.</h4></A><br /></th><br /><br /><tr onmouseover="this.bgColor=" onmouseout="this.bgColor="><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="#ff0099"><br /><h4>AREA</h4><br /></th><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="#ff0099"><br /><h4>ISSUES</h4><br /></th><br /><th width="60%" bgcolor="#ff0099"><br /><h4>ANALYSIS</h4><br /></th><br /></tr><br /><br /><tr onmouseover="this.bgColor=" onmouseout="this.bgColor="><br /><td><br /><a name="GuantanamoJails"><h4>Guantanamo Jails</h4></A><br /></td><td><a name="SecurityCouncil"><h4>Security Council</h4></A></td><td>Sep. 2006. Bush acknowledged existence of Guantanamo jails. Now what the Security Council will do?</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td><a name="SecurityCouncil"><h4>Security Council</h4></A></td><br /><td><a name="IndiasMembership"><h4>India's Permanent Membership</h4></A></td><td><br />China is hesitating to support Indian permanent membership of Security Council. But India supported Chinese membership, when China badly needed it. What is China's true nature?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table bgcolor="lightblue"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5"><a href="#USA1" name="USA">UNITED STATES</A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th width="15%" bgcolor="#ddddff">STATE</th><br /><th width="15%" bgcolor="magenta">CAPITAL</th><th width="15%" bgcolor="magenta">OTHER CITIES</th><th width="20%" bgcolor="magenta">STRENGTHS/OPPORTUNITIES</th><th width="30%" bgcolor="magenta">THREATS/WEAKNESSES</th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Alabama</th><td bgcolor="lime">Montgomery</td><td>Birmingham </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Cotton State with Falling Rank;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Government Spending; Hypertension; Diabetes; Property Crime; Need for Development of Rural Airports; Demand for more tax dollars for Education</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">California</th><td bgcolor="lime">Sacramento</td><td>Los Angeles </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Top in Population;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Power Crisis and Rolling Blackouts;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Colorado</th><td bgcolor="lime">Denver</td><td>Denver </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Denver-Wall Street of the West; Mineral Rich;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Budget Cuts and Spending Controls</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Connecticut</th><td bgcolor="lime">Hartford</td><td>Bridgeport </td><td bgcolor="wheat"></td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Depleted Uranium Stocks; Inome Inequalities; Unemployment</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Delaware</th><td bgcolor="lime">Dover</td><td>Wilmington </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Top in Chemicals; Liberal Corporate Laws; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Suburban Crowding;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Florida</th><td bgcolor="lime">Tallahassee</td><td>Jacksonville </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Top in Tourism</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Labor Scarcity;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Georgia</th><td bgcolor="lime">Atlanta</td><td>Atlanta </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Top in Peanuts; Second in Cotton;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Highway Safety; Population Growth;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Idaho</th><td bgcolor="lime">Dover</td><td>-- </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Top in Potatos</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Shortage of Family Doctors; Wastewater Management;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Illinois</th><td bgcolor="lime">Springfield</td><td>Chicago </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Top in Corn Production;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Population Growth; Urban Sprawls; Long Term Water Scarcity; Mismatch between Employer Needs and Skills of Available Workforce;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Indiana</th><td bgcolor="lime">Indianapolis</td><td>Indianapolis </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Top in Road Transportation</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Energy Vulnerability; Huge fiscal deficit; Traffic Congestion;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Iowa</th><td bgcolor="lime">Des Moines</td><td>Dubuqu</td><td bgcolor="wheat">Top in Tractor Industry;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Drug Use; Energy Shortages; Obesity; Teacher Shortages;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Kansas</th><td bgcolor="lime">Topeka</td><td>Wichita </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Corn, Wheat;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Federal College Aid Cuts</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Kentucky</th><td bgcolor="lime">Frankfort</td><td>Louisville</td><td bgcolor="wheat">Hardwood Forests; Tobacco; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Childhood Obesity; Plant Diseases; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Louisiana</th><td bgcolor="lime">Baton Rouge</td><td>New Orleans * </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Top in Sugar Industry; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Cash Crisis; Landloss due to erosion and subsidence; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Maine</td> <td>Portland</td><td>Bar Harbor; Ogunquit; Kennebunkport; </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Ship Building and Submarines; Timber and Woodpulp;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Drug Abuse; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Maryland</td> <td>Annapolis</td><td>Baltimore </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Fishing; Oyster breeding;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">CashStrapped Libraries; Unaffordable Housing;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Massachusetts</th><td bgcolor="lime">Boston</td><td>Boston </td><td bgcolor="wheat"></td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Gang Violence; Employees unable to bear cost of Health Insurance;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Michigan</th><td bgcolor="lime">Lansing</td><td>Detroit </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Automobiles; Pleasure boats and Tourism;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Inadequate Funding of Schools and Universities; Sagging State Economy</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Minnesota</th><td bgcolor="lime">Saint Paul</td><td>Minneapolis </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Wheat and Bread; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Air Pollution; Increasing Population;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Mississippi</th><td bgcolor="lime">Jackson</td><td>Jackson </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Third in Cotton; Iron and Steel</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Sedimentation of Minnesota River; Mercury Exposure; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Missouri</th><td bgcolor="lime">Jefferson City</td><td>Kansas City </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Lead Production</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Methamphetamine Abuse; Pathological Gambling; Street Crime; Scarcity of Capital for Small Businesses;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Montana</th><td bgcolor="lime">Helena</td><td>Billings </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Coal Deposits; Mining; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Budget Cuts; Shrinking Forests; Teacher Shortages</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Nebraska</th><td bgcolor="lime">Lincoln</td><td>Omaha </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Beef Industry;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Control of Insects and Pests; Labor Shortages; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Nevada</th><td bgcolor="lime">Carson City</td><td>Las Vegas </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Silver Mining;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Gambling; Metamphetamine Abuse; Nuclear Fuel Disposal;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">New Hampshire</th><td bgcolor="lime">Concord</td><td>Manchester </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Mountain Tourism; Granite Mining;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Air Pollution; Hazardous Wastes</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">New Jersey</th><td bgcolor="lime">Trenton</td><td>Newark </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Diversified Industrial Base; Gardens;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Alcoholism and Drug Dependence; Budget Problems; High Population Density; Resentment against Tax Rises; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">New Mexico</th><td bgcolor="lime">Santa Fe</td><td>Albuquerque </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Fine Particle Pollution; Multicultural heritage; Water scarcities</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk"></td></tr></table><br /><p>(Feb.11, 2007) ALBUQUERQUE: The City Mayor claims that their city is the "fittest" in US with large number of Gyms and woods. (Associated Press Report and Yahoo news).<br /><P style='color:red'>COMMENT: Smaller Cities have flexibility and manageability. A mayor can do something to change things.<br /><br /><table border='1'><br /><p>US States continued.<br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">New York</th><td bgcolor="lime">Albany</td><td>New York City </td><td bgcolor="wheat">World's Financial Capital</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Bad Schools; Non-affordable Housing; Runaway Insurance Rates;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">North Carolina</th><td bgcolor="lime">Raleigh</td><td>Charlotte </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Tourism</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Addiction Disease; Credit Problem of North Carolina Cropper Farmers; Parenting and Pregnanting Adolescents;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">North Dakota</th><td bgcolor="lime">Bismarck</td><td>Fargo </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Wheat ranches;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Anemia; Dental Cavities; Diabetes; Intestinal Parasites; Retaining Rural Health Professionals;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Ohio</th><td bgcolor="lime">Columbus</td><td>Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland; </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Diversified Industrial Base; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Basement Failures of Residential Buildings; Occupational illnesses and injuries of workers;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Oklahoma</th><td bgcolor="lime">Oklahoma City</td><td>Oklahoma City </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Multilinguistic Multi Tribal Environment; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Asthma; Breathing Problems; Workers' Compensation;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Oregon</th><td bgcolor="lime">Salem</td><td>Portland </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Forests, Plywood and Timber;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Water Resources; Inadequate Funding of Public Schools</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Pennsylvania</th><td bgcolor="lime">Harrisburg</td><td>Philadelphia </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Coal, Oil and Steel;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Rise of Trade Unionism</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Rhode Island</th><td bgcolor="lime">Providence</td><td>Providence </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Island Tourism</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Automobile Thefts; Coastal Resources Management; Insurance Frauds; Neglected Urban Schools;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">South Carolina</th><td bgcolor="lime">Columbia</td><td>Columbia </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Rice Farming; Beach Tourism; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Counterfeit Bills; Water Hyacinth</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">. South Dakota</th><td bgcolor="lime">Pierre</td><td>Sioux Falls </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Gold Mining; Mountain Tourism; Ranch Tourism;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Children Driving Bikes; Deficit State Budgets; Drunken Driving By Teenagers; Teen Tobacco Use; Voter Intimidation;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Tennessee</th><td bgcolor="lime">Nashville</td><td>Memphis </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Music Recording Business;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Obesity; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Texas</th><td bgcolor="lime">Austin</td><td>Dallas, Houston </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Beaf; Cotton; Oil Refining; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Budget Deficits; Lyme Disease; Rapidly growing population;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Utah</th><td bgcolor="lime"></td><td>Park City, Moab; Salt Lake City, St. George City </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Mountain Tourism, Skiing; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Industrial Plant Shut-downs; Personal bankruptcies; Underground Economy;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Vermont</th><td bgcolor="lime">Montpelier</td><td>Burlington </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Mountain Tourism; Skiing;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Aging Sewer Collection Systems; Water Quality Standards; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Virginia</th><td bgcolor="lime">Richmond</td><td>Norfolk; Virginia Beach, Williamsburg; </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Vacation Tourism</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Fiscal Problems; Tax Increases;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Washington</th><td bgcolor="lime">Olympia</td><td>Seattle </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Apple Orchards; Hydro Electric Power; Mountain Tourism; Rain Forests; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Antibiotics Resistance; Mad Cow Disease; Work related burns;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">West Virginia</th><td bgcolor="lime">Charleston</td><td>Charleston </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Mountains; Forests;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Cardiovascular Diseases; Obesity;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Wisconsin</th><td bgcolor="lime">Madison</td><td>Milwaukee </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Mountain Tourism; Top in Dairy Products: butter; cheese; milk; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Family Violence; High taxes; Nitrate Contamination of Ground Water; Sexual Assault; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#ffe2de">Wyoming</th><td bgcolor="lime">Cheyenne</td><td>Cheyenne, Jackson </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Tourism</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Artifact Looting; Occupational Lead Poisoning; Underage Drinking; Unemployment; </td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><table bgcolor="#ffeedd" border="1"><tbody><tr><th align="left" colspan="3"><br /><a href="#CrossBorderHigherEducation1" name="CrossBorderHigherEducation">CROSS BORDER HIGHER EDUCATION</A><br /><a href="#WorldEducationalAffairs1" name="WorldEducationalAffairs">WORLD EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS</A> </th><tr><th align="left" width="20%" bgcolor="#ddeeff">AREA</th><th align="left" width="20%" bgcolor="#ddeeff">EVENT/NEWS</th><br /><th align="left" width="60%" bgcolor="#ddeeff">COMMENT</th></tr><tr><th align="left" bgcolor="#ccddff"><a href="#FOREIGNUNIVERSITIES1" name="FOREIGNUNIVERSITIES">FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES</A></th><td><a href="#BOGUSUNIVERSITIES1" name="BOGUSUNIVERSITIES">BOGUS UNIVERSITIES</A><br /><a href="#BORDERLESSEDUCATION1" name="BorderlessEducation">BORDERLESS EDUCATION</A> </td><br /><td>UNESCO - REFORM, INNOVATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE SECTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION DIVISION initiated a process of establishing a website consisting list of accredited institutions recognised by NATIONAL AUTHORITIES. 1. Students can become INFORMED DECISION MAKERS. 2. Can get AUTHENTIC INFORMATION.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table bgcolor="#ffeedd" border="1"><br /><tbody><tr><th align="left" colspan="3"><br /><a href="#WORLDEDUCATION1" name="WORLDEDUCATION">WORLD EDUCATION</A></th><tr><th align="left" width="20%" bgcolor="#ddeeff">AREA</th><th align="left" width="20%" bgcolor="#ddeeff">EVENT/NEWS</th><th align="left" width="60%" bgcolor="#ddeeff">COMMENT</th></tr><tr><th align="left" bgcolor="#ccddff">STRENGTH</th><td>100 million students</td><td>China, India, US and Russia account for 53% of student strength</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------><br /><table bgcolor="#eef0f0" border="1"><br /><tbody><tr><th align="left" colspan="3"><a href="#Contents">Back to Contents</A><br /><a href="#Africa1" name="Africa">AFRICA</A><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1676/2148/1600/africa.gif"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1676/2148/320/africa.gif" border="0" /></A></th><br /><tr onmouseover="this.bgColor=" onmouseout="this.bgColor="><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="#bbddff">COUNTRY</th><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="#bbddff">STRENGTHS/OPPORTUNITIES</th><br /><th width="60%" bgcolor="#bbddff">WEAKNESSES/THREATS</th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Algeria</th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Income Disparities; Underemployment; Unemployment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Angola</th><td bgcolor="lime">Oil Rich.</td><td>Income disparities</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Benin </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Problems: Child Trafficking; Deforestation; Poverty; Prostitution;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Botswana </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Problems: Heavy dependence on Diamond Mining Industry; HIV; Illegal Zimbabwean Immigrants; Limited domestic markets; Unemployment</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Burkina Faso </th><td bgcolor="lime">Ouagadougou</td><td>Problems: Desertification; Droughts; External Debt; Filariasis; Helminthiasis; HIV; Illiteracy; Intestinal Parasites; Poverty; schistosomiasis</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Burundi </th><td bgcolor="lime">Bujumbara</td><td>Cholera outbreak (occasional); HIV; Illiteracy; water scarcity; Poor roads; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Cameroon </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Problems: Banditry; Cholera (occasional); Deforestation; Poverty; Slums; Violence against Women; Yellow Fever;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Cape Verde </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Problems: Child Abuse; Droughts; Disputes with Guinea Bissau; Flue; Juvenile Prostitution; Malaria; Malnutrition;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Central African Republic </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Problems: Corruption; Desertification; Measles; Poverty; TseTse Flies;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Chad </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Deforestation; Floods; Primary Education </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Comoros </th><td bgcolor="lime">Union of 3 islands</td><td>Poverty; Mercury Pollution; Population Growth; Volcanos; Water shortage;</td><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Congo-Brazzaville </th><td bgcolor="lime">Brazzaville</td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Congo-Kinshasa </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Hepatitis; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Côte d'Ivoire IVORY COAST</th><td bgcolor="lime">Tourism</td><td>Dumping of Toxic Chemical; Low Agricultural Prices; Waste</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Djibouti </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Drug Addiction (Narcotics: Khat); Ethnic tensions; Refugees Subsistence Farming;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Egypt </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Problems: Air Pollution; Heavy Taxation; HIV Monument Protection; Religious Extremism; Violence against children;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial guinia)</th><td bgcolor="lime">Oil Rich;</td><td>Absence of Drug Laws; Corruption of Rules; Subsistence Farming;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Eritrea </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Conflict with Ethiopia;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime"><a href="#Ethiopia1" name="Ethiopia">ETHIOPIA</A> </th><td bgcolor="lime">Addis Ababa</td><td>Conflict with Eritrea; Poverty; One of the poorest nations in the world. Amharic Language. 3.3 million year old fossil of a 3 year old female child found;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Gabon </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>External Debt; Amoebiasis; Cholera; HIV/AIDS; Leishmaniasis; Leprosy; Lymphatic Filariasis; Malaria; Meningitis; Onchocerciasis; Paragonomisis; Schistosomiasis; Trypanosomiasis; VERTEBRAL Tuberculosis; Typhoid Fever</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Gambia </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Gambia is very narrow just 35 kms. wide and 300 km. long, along the Gambia River. Gambia separates North and South Senegal. Gambia provides water transport to Senegal. Occasional differences arise.</td></tr><br /><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Ghana </th><td bgcolor="lime">Take Off stage of industrial development</td><td>Corruption in Army; Deforestation; Soil DegradationUnemployment</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Guinea </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>1. Poverty.</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Guinea-Bissau </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Corruption; Fake drugs; Low rice yields; Mosquitos; Smuggling; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Kenya </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Problems: 1. Refugees from Somalia.</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Lesotho </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Food Insecurity; Gender Inequality</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Liberia Capital:Monrovia </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Political Unrest</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Libya </th><td bgcolor="lime">Oil Rich</td><td>Disputes with Chad; Corruption</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Malawi </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Land Infertility; Plywood export problems; Shortage of Doctors and Nurses;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Mali </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>water pollution; Bilharzia (Schistosome)</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Mauritania </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM); Locusts; Malnutrition; Slavery;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Mauritius </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Monoculture; Poultry Diseases;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Morocco </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Deficient Housing; Drought; Illiteracy; Poverty; Unemployment </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Mozambique-Maputo </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Food Insecurity; Poor rail; Poor roads; Not much harmony with South Africa;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Namibia </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Not much harmony with Angola; Teenage pregnancies; South African domination; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Niger </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Archaeological thefts; Poverty; Vitamin A deficiency;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Nigeria </th><td bgcolor="lime">Oil Rich</td><td>Agricultural Credit; HIV; Rampant corruption; Solid Waste Management; Transnational Corporate Exploitation; Urban Design;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Rwanda </th><td bgcolor="lime">Kigali</td><td>Past history of genocide and its effects; Poverty; Urbanisation and displacement of poor;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime"><a href="http://www.sao-tome.com/englisch/index.htm" target="_blank">São Tomé and Príncipe </A></th><td bgcolor="lime">Exotic Birds; Golden Beaches; Tropical jungles; Volcanic Mountains;</td><td>Dependence on cocoa</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Senegal </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Anti Western Patriotism; Cross Border transport through Gambia; Droughts; Slum Upgradation;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Seychelles </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Sierra Leone -Free Town </th><td bgcolor="lime">Strategic Location on Atlantic Ocean; Tourism;</td><td>Low Average Life Span</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Somalia </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Excess Dependence on Cattle Grazing; Child mortality; Semi nomadic population;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">South Africa </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Not much harmony with Mozambique;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Sudan </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>1. Internal rebels. 2. Flight of refugees to Uganda.</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Swaziland </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Food Insecurity;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Tanzania </th><td bgcolor="lime">Dar Es Salaam</td><td>Problems: Cholera (occasional0, Diarrhoea (occasional); HIV; Malaria :</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Togo </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Problems: 1. Deforestation 2. Water Pollution 3. Dictatorship</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Tunisia </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>1. External debt.</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Uganda </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Problems: 1. AIDS</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Western Sahara (SADR) </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>1. Desertification and sand dunes.2. Hunger. </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Zambia </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Zambia's problems: 1. debt 2. poverty 3. shortage of clothing 4. small sized land holdings</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="lime">Zimbabwe </th><td bgcolor="lime"> </td><td>Zimbabwe's problems: 1. Inflation 2. Land scarcity and conflict with white farmers 3. Antipathy of Europe, particularly Britain</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><!--------------------------------------------><br /><table bgcolor="yellow"><tbody><tr><th bgcolor="magenta" colspan="4"><a href="#Asia1" name="Asia">ASIA</A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="magenta">COUNTRY</th><th width="15%" bgcolor="magenta">CAPITAL</th><th width="30%" bgcolor="magenta">STRENGTHS</th><th width="35%" bgcolor="magenta">WEAKNESSES/THREATS</th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Afghanistan</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Kabul</td><td> </td><td bgcolor="linen">Difficult Terrain; Drug Smuggling; Internal Strife, Landlocked; Landmin\es and Unexploded Ordnance; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Armenia</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Yerevan </td><td>Industrial Advancement; Non ferrous metals mining;</td><td bgcolor="linen">Landlocked; Lack of energy sources</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Azerbaijan</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Baku </td><td>Irrigated Land; Oil Rich</td><td bgcolor="linen"> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Bahrain</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Manama </td><td>Oil Rich</td><td bgcolor="linen">Overexploitation of Oil;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Bangladesh</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Dhaka </td><td>Irrigated Lands;</td><td bgcolor="linen">Frequent Floods; Poverty </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Bhutan</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Thimphu </td><td>Himalayan Forests</td><td bgcolor="linen">Landlocked;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Brunei-Darussalam</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Bandar-Seri-Begawan </td><td>Oil and Natural Gas</td><td bgcolor="linen">Excess Subsidisation</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Cambodia</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Phnom-Penh </td><td>Water resources</td><td bgcolor="linen">Frequent Floods; Illiteracy; Rampant Corruption;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold"><a href="#China" name="CHINA1">CHINA</A></th><td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="#Beijing">BEIJING</A> </td><td>MAINLAND CHINA</td><td bgcolor="linen">Raising Income disparities; Rural Poverty;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">East Timor</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Dili </td><td>Petroleum and Natural Gas Reserves</td><td bgcolor="linen">Exploitation by neighbors like Australia</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">India</th><td bgcolor="wheat">New Delhi </td><td>Crazy of inviting Foreign Direct Investment; Good Science and Technology Base; Newly Industrializing Country;</td><td bgcolor="linen"> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Indonesia</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Jakarta </td><td>Oil and Natural Gas;</td><td bgcolor="linen">High rate of inflation; Low Foreign Investment; Low GDP Growth Rate; Rampant Corruption; Weak Legal System;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Iran</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Tehran </td><td>Oil and Natural Gas</td><td bgcolor="linen"> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Iraq</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Baghdad </td><td>Oil and Natural Gas; Strategic Location</td><td bgcolor="linen">Shia Sunni Strife</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Israel</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Jerusalem </td><td>Technological advancement</td><td bgcolor="linen">External strife;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Japan</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Tokyo </td><td>Technological progress; Hardworking population with High Savings and Low Consumption habits</td><td bgcolor="linen">Deflation; Dysfunctional Politicla Economy; Jobless Rate; Slow growth of Exports</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Jordan</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Amman </td><td>Development of Light Industry; Succeeding in Population Control</td><td bgcolor="linen">Low Energy Sources; Low Water Sources; Excess dependence on exports of Phosphates and Potash; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Kazakhstan</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Astana </td><td>Oil and Natural Gas</td><td bgcolor="linen">Droughts</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Korea, North</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Pyongyang </td><td>Loyal Population</td><td bgcolor="linen">International Restrictions and Criticism</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Korea, South</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Seoul </td><td>Industrial Growth</td><td bgcolor="linen">Nuclear Capabilities of North Korea</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Kuwait</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Kuwait City </td><td>Better Feminine Rights; Oil and Natural Gas</td><td bgcolor="linen">Little Agriculture; Food Imports;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Kyrgyzstan</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Bishtek </td><td>Mineral Wealth; Water Wealth; </td><td bgcolor="linen">Landlocked; Mountainous Terrain; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Laos</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Vientiane </td><td>Water Transportation</td><td bgcolor="linen">Landlocked; Poor Communications; Rural Poverty; Subsistence Agriculture;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Malaysia</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Kuala Lumpur </td><td>Growing Economy; Low Inflation; Natural Resources; Skilled Workers; Stable Exchange Rate Policy; Strong Government Budget; </td><td bgcolor="linen">Diabetes; Ethnic Tensions; Flood Hazard Management; High Internal Debt; Low Rice yield; Renal Failures; Tuberculosis; Waste Recycling; Weak Banking System</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Maldives</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Male </td><td>Underexploited Fishing Grounds;</td><td bgcolor="linen">Excess Coral Mining; Excess Sand Mining; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Mongolia</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Ulaanbaatar </td><td> </td><td bgcolor="linen">Corruption; Grassland Desertification; Harsh Climate; High Government Debt; Landlocked; Small Domestic Market;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Myanmar</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Yangon </td><td>Strong Buddhism and Serenity; Tropical Forests; </td><td bgcolor="linen">Poverty; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Nepal</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Kathmandu </td><td></td><td bgcolor="linen">Excess Dependence on Foreign Aid;InternalStrife and Maois't Insurgence;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Oman</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Muscat </td><td>Oil and Natural Gas</td><td bgcolor="linen">Forced Labour; Gender Inequality; Human Trafficking; Poor Water Quality; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold"><a href="#Pakistan" name="PAKISTAN1">PAKISTAN</A></th><td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="#Islamabad" name="ISLAMABAD1">ISLAMABAD</A> </td><td>International Accounting Standards</td><td bgcolor="linen">Illiteracy; Militant Islamism;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Philippines</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Manila </td><td>Call Centres and Voice Work; </td><td bgcolor="linen">Corruption</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Qatar</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Doha </td><td>Oil and Natural Gas</td><td bgcolor="linen">Overexploitation of Groundwater Resources; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Russia</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Moscow </td><td>Engineering and Scientific Talent; OIl and Natural Gas</td><td bgcolor="linen">Chechenya; Crumbling Conventional Military System; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Saudi Arabia</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Riyadh </td><td>Oil and Natural Gas </td><td bgcolor="linen">Militant Islamism; Wahabism; Inadequate Water Resources and Improper Water Use; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Singapore</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Singapore </td><td>Disciplined Population; Rapid Industrialisation; </td><td bgcolor="linen">Alcohol Abuse; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Sri Lanka</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Colombo </td><td>Textile Industry; Apparel Manufacturing Industry; </td><td bgcolor="linen">Internal Strife from LTTE; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Syria</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Damascus </td><td>Chemical Weapons</td><td bgcolor="linen">Lack of Peace with Israel</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Taiwan</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Taipei </td><td>Technological Progress; Financial Resources</td><td bgcolor="linen">Excess dependence on China</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Tajikistan</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Dushanbe </td><td>Oil Exports</td><td bgcolor="linen">Inadequate Infrastructure; Internal Power Struggle; Poorest Post-Soviet Block Country;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold"><a href="#Thailand">THAILAND</A></th><td bgcolor="wheat">Bangkok </td><td>Investment Potential</td><td bgcolor="linen">Politicla Instability</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Turkey</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Ankara </td><td>Democratic Systems; Free Economy; Manmade Textiles; Secular Systems;</td><td bgcolor="linen">social modernisation</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Turkmenistan</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Ashgabat </td><td>Fascinating Handicrafts; </td><td bgcolor="linen">Excess Government Control</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">United Arab Emirates</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Abu Dhabi </td><td>Oil and Natural Gas; Well supervised banks;</td><td bgcolor="linen">Urban Explosion</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Uzbekistan</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Tashkent </td><td>Home Building Industry; Textile Industry;</td><td bgcolor="linen"> </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="gold">Vietnam</th><td bgcolor="wheat">Hanoi </td><td>Doi Moi Economic Reforms; Friendship with USA</td><td bgcolor="linen">Bankruptcy of State Owned Enterprises;</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><!-------------------------------------------------------><br /><table bgcolor="yellow"><tbody><tr><th bgcolor="coral" colspan="4"><a href="#Europe1" name="Europe">EUROPE</A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td colspan="4">Smallest Continent next to . Industrially most advanced.</td></tr><tr valign="top" align="left"><th width="20%" bgcolor="magenta">COUNTRY</th><th width="15%" bgcolor="magenta">CAPITAL</th><th width="30%" bgcolor="magenta">STRENGTH & OPPORTUNITIES</th><th width="35%" bgcolor="magenta">WEAKNESSES &amp; THREATS</th></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Albania </th><td bgcolor="lime">Tirana </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Low Inflation; Mineral Rich</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Brain Drain; Corruption; Large Informal Economy; Organised Crime; Power Shortages; Reproductive Health Problems; Unemployment; Water Quality;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Andorra </th><td bgcolor="lime">Andorra la Vella </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Tax Haven; Tourism</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Deforestation; Food Imports</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Austria </th><td bgcolor="lime">Vienna </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Balanced Budgets;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Aging Population</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Belarus </th><td bgcolor="lime">Minsk </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Good Growth Rate</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Inflation; Land locked; Low Foreign Investment</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Belgium </th><td bgcolor="lime">Brussels </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Developed Transport Network; Industrial Development;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Poor Natural Resources</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Bosnia and Herzegovina </th><td bgcolor="lime">Sarajevo </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Less Corruption</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Boundary Disputes; Current Account Deficit; Fragmentation of Agricultual Farms; Informal Economy; InterEthnic Strife; Unemployment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Bulgaria </th><td bgcolor="lime">Sofia </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Fixed Exchange Rates System; Good International Investment; Macro Economic Stability; Strong Economic Growth</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Antiquated Telephone System; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Croatia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Zagreb </td><td bgcolor="wheat">MacroEconomic Stabilisation</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Border Disputes with Bosnia; Unemployment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Czech Republic </th><td bgcolor="lime">Prague </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Strong Foreign Investment; Strong Domestic Investment;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Floodprone; Landlocked; Public Finance Gap; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Denmark </th><td bgcolor="lime">Copenhagen </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Budget Surpluses; High GDP per Capita; Market Economy; Low Gini Index (Better Distribution of Incomes) ; High Investment in Education and Public Health; Honesty and transparency in public management; State-of-the-Art Infrastructure;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Aging population; Flood Threats prevented by building dykes</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Estonia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Tallinn </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Balanced Budget; Low Public Debt;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Coastal Water Pollution; Current Account Deficit; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Finland </th><td bgcolor="lime">Helsinki </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Diversified Industrial Economy; Strong National Innovation Systems; Lake Dominated Terrain;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk"></td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">France </th><td bgcolor="lime">Paris </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Economy in Transition from Mixed Economy to Market Economy; Oil Seeds Production;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Budget Deficit; Economic Slow Down; High Taxation; Labour Rigidities; Unemployment; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00"><a href="#GERMANY" name="GERMANY1">GERMANY</A> </th><td bgcolor="lime">Berlin </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Oil Seed Production; Polymer Science; Progressive Capital Markets; Top Industrial Power in Europe;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Aging Population; Budget Deficits; Pollution of the Baltic Sea; Unemployment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Greece </th><td bgcolor="lime">Athens </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Largest Merchant Shipping Fleet in Europe; Public Sector Domination</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Budget Deficit; Disputes with Turkey; Inflation; Public Debt; Unemployment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Hungary </th><td bgcolor="lime">Budapest </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Strong Economic Growth; Economy in Transition; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Budget Deficit; Current Account Deficit; High Interest Rates; Landlocked;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Iceland </th><td bgcolor="lime">Reykjavík </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Geothermal Power; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Covered by Glaciers; No Natural Resources;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Ireland </th><td bgcolor="lime">Dublin </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Air Transportation; Export Driven Economy; High Per Capita GDP</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dispute with UK and Denmark over Faro Islands</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Italy </th><td bgcolor="lime">Rome </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Developed Economy; Oil Seed Producer;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Illegal Immigrants from Mediterranean; Corruption; Organised Crime; Stagnation of Growth; Unemployment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Latvia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Riga </td><td bgcolor="wheat"></td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Poor Quality of Drinking Water; Drainage and Sewerage;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Liechtenstein </th><td bgcolor="lime">Vaduz </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Low Taxation;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Landlocked;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Lithuania </th><td bgcolor="lime">Vilnius </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Market Economy</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">MusculoSkeletal Complaints of Workers; Slow growth of Housing Construction and Investment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Luxembourg </th><td bgcolor="lime">Luxembourg </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Easy Access to Belgium, France and Germany;Top in per Capita GDP; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Aging Society; Multilingual enviroment; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Macedonia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Skopje </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Low Inflation; MacroEconomic Stability;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Landlocked; Grey Economy;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Malta </th><td bgcolor="lime">Valletta </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Geographical Central Location; Productive Labour;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess dependence on Foeign Trade; Food Imports; Scarcity of Fresh Water;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Moldova </th><td bgcolor="lime">Chisinau </td><td bgcolor="wheat">-</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on Agriculture; Landlocked; Poor Energy Sources; Poverty; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Monaco </th><td bgcolor="lime">Monaco </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Tax Haven; Tourist Resorts; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Casinos and Gambling; Second Smallest Independent Country in the World; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Montenegro </th><td bgcolor="lime">Podgorica </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Democratic Reforms; Economic Reforms; Legislative Reforms; Public Administration Reforms Aims to be Efficient MicroState; Efforts towards fiscal discipline</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on External Support; Slack Banking Regulation; Severe Unemployment</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Netherlands </th><td bgcolor="lime">Amsterdam </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Basic Chemicals; Dairy Products; Genomics; Growth of Transport Services; Floriculture; High GDP per Capita; Horticulture; Molecular Biology; Naval Electronics </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Care of Elderly; Quality of Breathing Air;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Norway </th><td bgcolor="lime">Oslo </td><td bgcolor="wheat">HydroElectric Power; Oil and Natural Gas; Sea Food; Shipping; Strong Social Welfare Programmes </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Tertiary Education (Non University Higher Education); Use of Antibiotics in Fish Farms;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Poland </th><td bgcolor="lime">Warsaw </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Cut Glass, Pottery; Textiles; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Corruption; Dilapidated Infrastructure; Exchange Rate Volatility; Outmoded Telecommunication System; Surplus Labour in Agricultural Sector; Unemployment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Portugal </th><td bgcolor="lime">Libson </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Diversified Services Sector; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Budget Deficit; Low Foreign Direct Investment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Romania </th><td bgcolor="lime">Bucharest </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Strong Military, Police; Oil Seed Production</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Bureaucratic Delays; Persistent Corruption</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Russia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Moscow </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Metallurgy; Oil and Natural Gas; Falling Foreign Debt; Phenominal Rise in Foreign Reserves; Suspicions of Rising State Control</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Chechnya Violence; Inflation</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">San Marino </th><td bgcolor="lime">San Marino </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Tourism;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence for Food on Italy</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Serbia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Belgrade </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Chemicals, Electronics, Machine Building, PetroChemicals;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Restabilisation from past political uncertainties;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Slovakia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Bratislava </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Attracted good Foreign Direct Investment; Heavy Industries; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Banking Sector Domination by Foreign Banks; Unemployment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Slovenia </th><td bgcolor="lime">Ljubljana </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Consensus Politics; Modern Infrastructure; Social Discipline; Sports Goods Exports; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk"></td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Spain </th><td bgcolor="lime">Madrid </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Financial Management; Science and Technology; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">High level of wages; Slot Machine Gambling;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Sweden </th><td bgcolor="lime">Stockholm </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Engineering Industry; Fiscal Discipline; Hydro Power; Iron Ore; Timber; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Aging Population</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Switzerland </th><td bgcolor="lime">Bern </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Commitment to Neutrality; Strong Banking Practices; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Landlocked;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Ukraine </th><td bgcolor="lime">Kiev </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Ability to combine Russian Technology and Western Technologies; Multiethnic Society; Research and Development;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk"></td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00"><a href="#UNITEDKINGDOM" name="UNITEDKINGDOM1">UNITED KINGDOM</A> </th><td bgcolor="lime">London </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Public Health; Infectitious Disease Control; Science and Technology; BioTecnology; Commercial Development of University Funded Initiatives; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Stagnating Economy;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#dddd00">Vatican City </th><td bgcolor="lime">Vatican City </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Tourist Income</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Church Financial Problems</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><!--------------------------------------------------><br /><table bgcolor="#eeffee" border="1"><tbody><tr><th align="left" colspan="3"><a href="#NORTHAMERICA1" name="NORTHAMERICA">NORTH AMERICA </A></th><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><td colspan="3">Leading Continent along with Europe..</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><br /><th width="20%" bgcolor="#bbddff">COUNTRY</th><br /><th width="15%" bgcolor="#bbddff">CAPITAL</th><br /><th width="30%" bgcolor="#bbddff">STRENGTHS/OPPORTUNITIES</th><br /><th width="35%" bgcolor="magenta">PROBLEMS/WEAKNESSES/THREATS</th><br /></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Anguilla (UK)</th><td bgcolor="lime">The Valley </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Strong Self Reliant Government</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on Tourism; No Natural Resources;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Antigua and Barbuda</th><td bgcolor="lime">Saint John's </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Hotels and Tourism</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Bitter memories of Slavery</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Aruba ( Netherlands)</th><td bgcolor="lime">Oranjestad </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Oil Refining; Tourism</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Money Laundering and Narcotics</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Bahamas</th><td bgcolor="lime">Nassau </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Offshore Banking; Tourism;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on US; Lack of interest in Agriculture and Manufacturing;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Barbados</th><td bgcolor="lime">Bridgetown </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Offshore Banking; Tourism;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Decay of Sugar Industry; Excess Dependence on Tourism from US</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Belize</th><td bgcolor="lime">Belmopan </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Offshore Banking; Tourism</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">HIV AIDS; Smuggling Narcotics; Smuggling Illegal Immigrants; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Bermuda (UK)</th><td bgcolor="lime">Hamilton </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Abundant Rainfall; Financial Services Sector; High Per Capita Income;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Food Imports;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">British Virgin Islands (UK)</th><td bgcolor="lime">Road Town </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Offshore Banking; Tourism</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Corporate Financial Crime; Food Imports; Money Laundering;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db"><a href="#CANADA" name="CANADA1">CANADA</A></th><td bgcolor="lime">Ottawa </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Abundant Natural Resources; Large Size; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Budget Discipline; Excess Dependence on Exports to US; Public Funding of Health Care; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Cayman Islands (UK)</th><td bgcolor="lime">George Town </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Offshore Financial Center; Luxury Tourism;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Food Imports; Money Laundering</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Costa Rica</th><td bgcolor="lime">San José </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Agriculture; High Standard of Living; Technology; Tourism; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Budget Deficits; External Debt; Internal Debt;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Cuba</th><td bgcolor="lime">Havana<br />Dominica</th> <td bgcolor="wheat">Strict Communist Controls</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Droughts and Hurricanes</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Dominican Republic</th><td bgcolor="lime">Santo Domingo </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Coffee; Sugar; Tobacco; Tourism; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on Exports to US; Income Inequalities; Unemployment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">El Salvador</th><td bgcolor="lime">San Salvador </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Stagnating Economy, undergoing Economic Reforms</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on remittances from Expatriaots</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Greenland (Denmark)</th><td bgcolor="lime">Nuuk </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Very Large Geographical Areas</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on Fish Exports; Excess Reliance on Denmark; Public Sector Domination; Short Tourist Seasons;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Grenada</th><td bgcolor="lime">Saint George's </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Banana, Cocoa, Construction; Nutmeg; Offshore Financial Centre; Tourism; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk"></td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Guadeloupe (France)</th><td bgcolor="lime">Basse-Terre </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Tourism;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on France; Excess Dependence on Banana Exports; Food Imports; Fuel Imports; Hurricanes; </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Guatemala</th><td bgcolor="lime">Guatemala City </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Agricultural Sector Domination; Banana; Cocoa; Coffee;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Corruption; Drug Smuggling; High Trade Deficit; Money Laundering;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Haiti</th><td bgcolor="lime">Port-au-Prince </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Reliance on Soft Institutional External Debt from World Bank</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">HIV-AIDS; Political Violence;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Honduras</th><td bgcolor="lime">Tegucigalpa </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Export of Non Traditional Agricultural Commodities; MacroEconomic Discipline;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Border Disputes with El Salvadar; Excess Dependence on Exports to US; Income Disparities; Unemployment;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Jamaica</th><td bgcolor="lime">Kingston </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Alumina; Bauxite Exports; Strong Services Sector</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Exchange Rate Instability; Organised Crime; Unmanageable Internal Debt;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Martinique (France)</th><td bgcolor="lime">Fort-de-France </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Banana; Rum from Sugarcane brewing;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on France; Grain Imports; Meat Imports; Vegetable Imports;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db"><a href="#MEXICO" name="MEXICO1">MEXICO</A></th><td bgcolor="lime">Mexico City </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Economic Reforms; Liberalisation and Globalisation; Trillion Dollar Economy</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on Free Trade Agreements; Income and Wealth Disparities;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Montserrat (UK)</th><td bgcolor="lime">Plymouth (Brades) </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Open Economy;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on British Aid; Land unsuitable for Agriculture; Volcanic Eruptions </td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Navassa Island (USA)<br />Netherlands Antilles ( Netherlands)</th><td bgcolor="lime">Willemstad </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Biodiversity; Scope for Commercial Trawlers;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Subsistence Fishing;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Nicaragua</th><td bgcolor="lime">Managua </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Metallic Minerals</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">External Debt; Heavily indebted Poor Country; Low Annual Growth;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Panama</th><td bgcolor="lime">Panama City </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Strong Export Oriented Services Sector; Registration of Ships;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Unemployment</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Puerto Rico (USA)</th><td bgcolor="lime">San Juan </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Domination of Industry over Agriculture; Tourism;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Excess Dependence on US;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Saint Kitts and Nevis</th><td bgcolor="lime">Basseterre </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Export Oriented Manufacturing; Luxury Tourism; Offshore Tax Haven; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Atrophy of Sugarcane cultivation and Sugar Industry;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Saint Lucia</th><td bgcolor="lime">Castries </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Good Foreign Investment; Offshore Banking and Tourism; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Unemployment</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (France)</th><td bgcolor="lime">Saint-Pierre </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Fishing Grounds;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Disputes with Canada; Excess Dependence on France;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</th><td bgcolor="lime">Kingstown </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Offshore Banking; Tax Haven; </td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Illegal Narcotics like marijuana; Hurricanes and Storms</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Trinidad and Tobago</th><td bgcolor="lime">Port of Spain </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Oil and Natural Gas; Tourism;</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Crime;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db">Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)</th><td bgcolor="lime">Cockburn Town </td><td bgcolor="wheat">Offshore Financial Centre; Fishing; Tourism</td><td bgcolor="cornsilk">Dependence on US; Food Imports;</td></tr><br /><tr valign="top" align="left"><th bgcolor="#f1e1db"><a href="#USA" name="USA1">USA</A></th><td bgcolor="lime">Washington, D.C. </td><td bgcolor="wheat"></td><td bgcolor="cornsilk"></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer">pub-7493605992805218<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21255125-115193780515936324?l=worldswotyb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ybrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635995478285822763noreply@blogger.com2