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Currencies of the World

Country Currency ISO 421 Codes Symbol Sub-Currency

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Afghanistan Aghani AFN 004 A A 1 = 100 pulsAlbania Lek ALL 008 L L1 = 100 qintarsAlgeria Algerian Dinar DZD 012 DA DA1= 100 centimesAmerican Samoa U.S. Dollar USD 840 US$ US$1 = 100 cents

Andorra E.U. Euro EUR 978 1 = 100 centsAngola Kwanza AOA 024 Kz Kz1 = 100 lweiAnguilla East Caribbean Dollar XCD 951 EC$ EC$1 = 100 centsAntigua & Barbuda East Caribbean Dollar XCD 951 EC$ EC$1 = 100 centsArgentina Argentine Peso ARS 032 $ $1 = 100 centavosArmenia Armenian Dram AMD 051 n/a 1 Dram = 100 lumaAruba Aruban Florin AWG 533 A. A.1 = 100 centsAustralia Australian Dollar AUD 036 A$ A$1 = 100 centsAustria E.U. Euro EUR 978 1 = 100 centsAzerbaijan Manat AZM 031 n/a 1 Manat = 100 gopik Bahamas Bahamian Dollar BSD 044 B$ B$1 = 100 centsBahrain Bahraini Dinar BHD 048 BD BD1 = 100 flsBangladesh Taka BDT 050 Tk TK1 = 100 poishaBarbados Barbadian Dollar BBD 052 Bds$ Bds$ = 100 centsBelarus Belarusian Ruble BYR 974 BR BR1 = 100 kopeks

Belgium E.U. Euro EUR 978 1 = 100 centsBelize Belizean Dollar BZD 084 BZ$ BZ$1 = 100 centsBenin CFA Franc BCEAO XOF 952 CFAF CFAF1 = 100 centimes (discontinued)Bermuda Bermudian Dollar BMD 060 Bd$ Bd$1 = 100 centsBhutan Ngultrum BTN 064 Nu Nu1 = 100 chetrumsBolivia Boliviano BOB 068 Bs Bs1 = 100 centavosBosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark BAM 977 KM KM1 = 100 peningBotswana Pula BWP 072 P P1 = 100 thebeBouvet Island Norwegian Krone NOK 578 NKr NKr1 = 100 reBrazil Real BRL 986 R$ R$1 = 100 centavosBritish Indian Ocean Terr. Pound Sterling GBP 826 1 = 100 penceBrunei Darussalam Bruneian Dollar (ringgit) BND 096 B$ B$1 = 100 cents (sen)Bulgaria Bulgarian Lev BGN 975 Lv Lv1 = 100 stotinki

The table below lists the currencies and subcurrencies formore than 200 countries and territories around the world.

Country NameWe have used the popular rather than the ormal names ocountries and territories. For example, we list Korea, South,rather than Republic o Korea.

Currency NameIn many cases a number o countries share the same currencyname, but not the same currency. To lessen conusion, wehave included the country name in the currency column (e.g.,

Australian Dollar, U.S. Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar).ISO CodesThe International Organization or Standardization (ISO, not IOS)has established alpha and numeric codes or all currencies.These are the ormal codes that banks and currency dealers use.

SymbolsNearly every currency in the world has a symbol or abbreviationthat is more commonly used than the ormal ISO codes. Forexample, $ (Dollar), (Pound), (Euro) and (Yen).

The EuroOn January 1, 2002, the Euro replaced the national currencieso 12 European Union (EU) countries including Austria,Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. At thesame time, many other countries and territories that used theormer currencies o these countries converted as well. For

example, French Guiana used the French ranc but now alsouses the Euro.

Country Currency ISO 421 Codes Symbol Sub-Currency

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Burkina Faso CFA Franc BCEAO XOF 952 CFAF CFAF1 = 100 centimes (discontinued)Burundi Burundi Franc BIF 108 FBu FBu1 = 100 centimesCambodia Riel KHR 116 CR CR1 = 100 senCameroon CFA Franc BEAC XAF 950 CFAF CFAF1 = 100 centimes (discontinued)Canada Canadian Dollar CAD 124 Can$ Can$1 = 100 centsCape Verde Cape Ver dean Escudo CVE 132 C.V.Esc. C.V.Esc.1 = 100 centavosCayman Islands Cayman Islands Dollar KYD 136 CI$ CI$1 = 100 cents

Central African Republic CFA Franc BEAC XAF 950 CFAF CFAF1 = 100 centimes (discontinued)Chad CFA Franc BEAC XAF 950 CFAF CFAF1 = 100 centimes (discontinued)Chile Chilean Peso CLP 152 Ch$ Ch$1 = 100 centavosChina Yuan (Renminbi) CNY/RMB 156 1 = 10 jiao, 100 enChristmas Island Australian Dollar AUD 036 A$ A$1 = 100 centsCocos (Keeling) Islands Australian Dollar AUD 036 A$ A$1 = 100 centsColombia Colombian Peso COP 170 Col$ Col$1 = 100 centavosComoros Comoran Franc KMF 174 CF CF1 = 100 centimes (discontinued)Congo CFA Franc BEAC XAF 950 CFAF CFAF1 = 100 centimes (discontinued)Congo-Kinshasa (Dem.Republic of the Congo)

Congolese Franc CDF 976 Fc Fc1 = 100 centimes

Cook Islands New Zealand Dollar NZD 554 NZ$ NZ$1 = 100 centsCosta Rica Costa Rican Coln CRC 188 C 1 Coln = 100 centimosCte dIvoire CFA Franc BCEAO XOF 952 CFAF CFAF1 = 100 centimes (discontinued)Croatia Kuna HRK 191 HRK HRK1 = 100 lipas

Cuba* Cuban Peso CUP 192 Cu$ Cu$1 = 100 centavosCyprus E.U. Euro EUR 978 1 = 100 centsCyprus, Northern Turkish Lira TRL 792 TL TL1 = 100 kurusCzech Republic Czech Koruna CZK 203 Kc Kc1 = 100 haleruDenmark Danish Krone DKK 208 Dkr Dkr1 = 100 reDjibouti Djiboutian ranc DJF 262 DF DF1 = 100 centimesDominica East Caribbean Dollar XCD 951 EC$ EC$1 = 100 centsDominican Republic Dominican Peso DOP 214 RD$ RD$1 = 100 centavos

East Timor U.S. Dollar USD 840 US$ US$1 = 100 centsEcuador U.S. Dollar USD 840 US$ US$1 = 100 centsEgypt Egyptian Pound EGP 818 E E1 = 100 piasters, 1,000 milliemesEl Salvador U.S. Dollar USD 840 US$ US$1 = 100 centsEquatorial Guinea CFA Franc BEAC XAF 950 CFAF CFAF1 = 100 centimes (discontinued)Eritrea Naka ERN 232 Na Na1 = 100 centsEstonia Estonian Kroon EEK 233 KR KR1 = 100 senti

Ethiopia Birr ETB 230 Br Br1 = 100 centsE.U. European Union E.U. Euro EUR 978 1 = 100 centsFalkland Islands Falkland Pound FKP 238 F F1 = 100 penceFaroe Islands Danish Krone DKK 208 Dkr Dkr1 = 100 reFiji Fijian Dollar FJD 242 F$ F$1 = 100 centsFinland E.U. Euro EUR 978 1 = 100 centsFrance E.U. Euro EUR 978 1 = 100 centsFrench Guiana E.U. Euro EUR 978 1 = 100 cents

French Polynesia CFP Franc XPF 953 CFPF CFPF1 = 100 centimes

French Southern Terr. E.U. Euro EUR 978 1 = 100 cents

Gabon CFA Franc BEAC XAF 950 CFAF CFAF1 = 100 centimes (discontinued)

Gambia Dalasi GMD 270 D D1 = 100 butut


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P rague, Ruzyne Intl........................................ PRGDenmark,Aalborg, Aalborg............... .............. ....AAL Bil lund,Billund................................................ BLL Copenhagen,Copenhagen/Kastrup................ CPHDjibouti,DjiboutiCity, Djibouti-Ambouli lntl. .........JIBDominica,Roseau, Caneeld.............................. DCFDominican Republic,SantoDomingo, Las Amricas Intl.......................................... SDQEcuador,Cuenca, Mariscal Lamar...................... CUE Guayaquil, Jos Joaqun de Olmedo Intl. .........GYE Qui to ,Mariscal Sucre Intl................................. UIOEgypt,Alexandria, Alexandria/Borg El Arab Intl....HBE Alexandria, Alexandria/El Nouzha....................ALY Cai ro ,Cairo Intl................................................ CAI Hurghada, Hurghada Intl................................ HRG L ux or, Luxor Intl.............................................. LXR Sharmel-Sheikh,Sharm el-Sheikh Intl...........SSHEl Salvador,SanSalvador, El Salvador/ Comalapa Intl.................................................. SAL

Equatorial Guinea,Bata, Bata........................... BSG Malabo, Malabo/Saint Isabel.......................... SSGEritrea,Asmara, Asmara Intl./Yohannes IV Intl....ASM Asseb ,Asseb Intl........................................... ASAEstonia,Tallinn, Tallinn/lemiste......................... TLLEthiopia,AddisAbaba, Bole Intl..........................ADDFiji,Suva, Nausori Intl.......................................... SUV Nad i, Nadi Intl................................................ NANFinland,Helsinki, Helsinki-Vantaa........................ HEL Ou lu, Oulu...................................................... OUL Rovaniemi,Rovaniemi............... ............... ..... RVN Tampere,Tampere-Perkkala......................... TMP Turku, Turku................................................... TKU V aasa, Vaasa.................................................. VAAFrance,Biarritz, Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne/Parme...BIQ Bordeaux, Bordeaux Intl./Mrignac................. BOD B re st ,Brest Bretagne............... .............. .........BES Clermont-Ferrand,Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne.CFE LeHavre,Le Havre-Octeville........................... LEH Lyon ,Saint-Exupry Intl................................... LYS Marseille,Marseille Provence........................ MRS Montpellier,Montpellier-Mditerrane/ Frjorgues..................................................... MPL

Nantes, Nantes Atlantique............... ............... .NTE Ni ce, Cte dAzur Intl..................................... NCE Pa ri s, Paris-Beauvais-Till............... ............... .BVA Pa ri s, Charles de Gaulle Intl./Roissy................ CDG Pa ri s, Paris-Le Bourget................................... LBG Pa ri s, Orly...................................................... ORY Strasbourg,Strasbourg Intl./Entzheim............ SXB Toulouse, Toulouse Blagnac Intl...................... TLSFrench Guiana,Cayenne, Rochambeau.............. CAYFrench Polynesia,Aareitu, Moorea, Moorea Temae.............................................. MOZ MotuMute, Bora Bora, Bora Bora/Motu MuteBOB Papeete ,Tahiti, Faaa Intl................................ PPTGabon,Franceville, MVengue El Hadj O. Bongo Ondimba Intl.................................................. MVB Libreville,Libreville.......................................... LBV Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil Intl.............................. POGGambia,Banjul, Banjul Intl.................................. BJLGeorgia,Tbilisi, Tbilisi/Novo Alexeyevka Intl.......TBSGermany,Berlin, Berlin-Schneeld Intl...............SXF Ber li n, Berlin-Tegel Intl./Otto Lilienthal.............TXL Bremen, Bremen........................................... BRE Cologne-Bonn,Cologne-Bonn........................ CGN

Dresden,Dresden-Klotzsche/Dresden...........DRS FrankurtamMain, Frankurt Intl.....................FRA Dsseldor,Dsseldor Intl............................. DUS Hamburg,Hamburg...................................... HAM Hanover ,Hanover/Langenhagen Intl................HAJ Leipz ig,Leipzig/Halle....................................... LEJ Mun ich,Munich Intl...................................... MUC Nuremberg,Nuremberg............. ............... .....NUE Rostock,Rostock-Laage................................. RLG Saarbrucken, Saarbrucken............................. SCN Stuttgart,Stuttgart.......................................... STRGhana,Accra, Kotoka Intl................................... ACCGreece,Athens, Athens Intl./Eletherios VenizelosATH Chania, Crete, Chania Intl./I. Daskalogiannis...CHQ Heraklion,Crete, Heraklion Intl./N. Kazantzakis.HER Kerkyra ,Coru, Coru Intl./Ioannis KapodistriasCFU Kos, Kos Island Intl./Hippocrates.................... KGS Mykonos,Mykonos, Mykonos Isl. Natl./Delos.JMK Rhodes ,Rhodes, Rhodes Intl./Diagoras..........RHO Kamar i, Santorini, Santorini (Thira) Natl./ZeyrosJTR

Mytilene,Lesbos, Mytilene Intl./Odysseas ElytisMJT Thessaloniki,Mikra, Thessaloniki Intl./ Macedonia..................................................... SKG Zakynthos, Zakunthos, Zakynthos Intl./ Dionysios Solomos.......................................... ZTHGreenland,Nuuk/Godthab, Nuuk....................... GOHGrenada,St.Georges, Point Salines Intl............. GNDGuadeloupe,Grande-Terre, Pointe--Pitre Intl./ Le Raizet........................................................ PTPGuam,Tamuning, Guam/A. B. Won Pat Intl. ......GUMGuatemala,Flores, Mundo Maya Intl................... FRS GuatemalaCity,La Aurora Intl........................ GUA Quetzaltenango,Quetzaltenango.....................AAZGuinea,Conakry, Conakry/Gbessia Intl................CKYGuinea Bissau,Bissau, Osvaldo Vieira Intl. ........ OXBGuyana,Georgetown, Cheddi Jagan Intl.............GEOHaiti,Cap-Haitien, Cap-Hatien Intl....................... CAP Port-au-Prince,Port-au-Prince Intl..................PAPHonduras,LaCeiba, Goloson Intl./La Ceiba......... LCE

Roatan, Juan Manuel Galvez Intl./Roatan........RTB SanPedroSula,R. V. Morales/La Mesa Intl.....SAP Tegucigalpa, Toncontin Intl............................. TGUHungary,Budapest, Budapest Ferihegy Intl........BUD Debrecen, Debrecen Intl................................ DEB Sarmellek, Sarmellek Intl./FlyBalaton..............SOBIceland,Akureyri, Akureyri.................................. AEY Reykjavik,Kefavik Intl..................................... KEF Reykjavik,Reykjavik........................................ RKVIndia,Ahmedabad, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Intl.AMD Amritsar,Raja Sansi Intl..................................ATQ Bangalore,Bengaluru Intl. Airport....................BLR Chennai,Chennai Intl..................................... MAA Guwahati, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Intl.....GAU Hyderabad,Hyderabad Intl/Rajiv Gandhi Intl...HYD Indore, Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Intl....................... IDR Jaipur, Jaipur/Sanganer.............. ............... ...... JAI Kochi(Cochin), Cochin Intl./Kochi Intl./ Nedumbassery.............................................. COK Kolkata(Calcutta),N. S. Chandra Bose Intl.....CCU Mangalore, Mangalore Intl............................... IXE Mumbai, Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl.................... BOM Nagpur, Dr. B. Ambedkar Intl./Sonegaon........NAG

NewDelhi, Indira Gandhi Intl........................... DEL Srinagar, Srinagar.......................................... SXR Thiruvananathapuram, Trivandrum Intl............TRVIndonesia,Balikpapan, Kalimantan, Sepinggan Intl............... .............. ............... ....BPN BandahAceh,Sumatra, Sultan IskandarmudaBTJ B ima, Sumbawa, Bima/M. Salahuddin..........BMU Denpasar, Bali, Ngurah Rai/Bali Intl................ DPS K upang, E. Nusa Tenggara, El Tari................. KOE Jakar ta ,Soekarno-Hatta Intl. .............. ........... CGK Jayapura,Papua, Sentani............................... DJJ Makassar,Sulawesi, Hasanuddin Intl............. UPG Medan ,Sumatra, Polonia Intl......................... MES Padang, Sumatra, Minangkabau Intl.............. PDG Palembang, Sumatra, Sultan M. Badrudding.PLM Surabaya, Java, Juanda Intl........................... SUB Yogyakarta,Java, Adisucipto Intl.....................JOGIran,BandarAbbas, Bandar Abbas Intl............... BND Esahan, Isahan Intl./Isahan Shahid Beheshti Intl......................................... IFN Mashhad,Mashhad Intl./ Shahid Hashemi Nejad.................................. MHD Shiraz, Shiraz Intl. .......................................... SYZ

Tab ri z, Tabriz Intl............... ............... ............... TBZ Tehran, Imam Khomeni Intl.............................. IKA Tehran, Mehrabad Intl.................................... THRIraq,Baghdad, Baghdad Intl............................... SDA Basrah, Basrah Intl......................................... BSR E rb il ,Erbil Intl.................................................. EBL Mosul ,Mosul Intl........................................... OSB Sulaimaniyah, Sulaimaniyah Intl..................... OSOIreland,Dublin, Dublin.............. ............... ........... DUB Charlestown,Ireland West Airport Knock........NOC Cork, Cork/Aerort Chorcai............................. ORK Shannon,Shannon/Aerort na Sionna............ SNN Waterord,Waterord..................................... WATIsrael,Eilat, Eilat/J. Hozman................................ ETH Hai a ,Haia Intl................................................ HFA N egev ,Ovda Intl............................................. VDA TelAviv, Ben Gurion Intl.................................. TLV TelAviv, Sde Dov/Dov Hoz............................. SDVItaly,Bari, Bari K. Wojtyla Intl.//Palese Macchie.....BRI Bologna,Bologna/Guglielmo Marconi..............BLQ

Catania ,Catania-Fontanarossa....................... CTA Florence, Florence/Peretola/Amerigo VespucciFLR M il an ,Linate/Enrico Forlanini........................... LIN M il an ,Malpensa Intl.............. ............... ..........MXP Milan/Bergamo,Orio al Serio......................... BGY N ap le s, Naples Intl......................................... NAP Palermo,Palermo Intl./Falcone Borsellino/ Punta Raisi................................................... PMO Perugia ,SantEgidio.............. ............... ...........PEG Pis a, Gilileo Galilei Intl...................................... PSA Rome, Ciampino............................................. CIA Rome, Fiumicino/Leonardo Da Vinci................FCO Turi n, Turin Intl./Torino-Caselle...................... TRN V en ice, Marco Polo Venice.............. ............... .VCEJamaica,Kingston, Norman Manley Intl...............KIN MontegoBay,Sir D. Sangster/Sangster Intl....MBJJapan,Fukuoka, Fukuoka................................... FUK Hiroshima, Hiroshima.............. ............... ..........HIJ Nagoya, Chubu Intl........................................ NGO

Nah a,Okinawa, Naha.................................... OKA N iiga ta ,Niigata................................................ KIJ Osa ka ,Kansai Intl............................................ KIX Osa ka ,Osaka/Itami......................................... ITM Sapporo ,New Chitose.................................... CTS S enda i, Sendai................................................ SDJ Tokyo ,Tokyo Intl./Haneda.............................. HND Tokyo ,Narita Intl............................................ NRTJordan,Amman, Queen Alia Intl............... .........AMM Aqaba ,Aqaba/King Hussein Intl......................AQJKazakhstan,Aktau, Aktau/Akshukyr.................. SCO A lmaty, Almaty Intl.......................................... ALA Astana, Astana Intl.......................................... TSE A ty ra u, Atyrau............................................... GUWKenya,Mombasa, Moi Intl.............. ............... .... MBA Nairobi,Jomo Kenyatta Intl............................. NBOKiribati,Bonriki, Bonriki Intl................................. TRWKorea,North, Pyongyang, Sunan Intl................... FNJKorea,South, Daegu (Taegu), Daegu................... TAE Gwangju,Muan Intl............... ............... .........MWX Jeju(Cheju), Jeju Intl...................................... CJU Busan(Pusan),Gimhae Intl. (Kimhae Intl)...... PUS S eoul ,Incheon Intl.......................................... ICN

S eoul ,Gimpo................................................. GMPKosovo,Pristina, Pristina Intl.............................. PRNKuwait,KuwaitCity, Kuwait Intl........................... KWIKyrgyzstan,Bishkek, Manas Intl......................... FRU Osh, Osh....................................................... OSSLaos,LuangPrabang, Luang Prabang Intl...........LPQ Vientiane,Wattay Intl...................................... VTELatvia,Riga, Riga Intl............................................ RIXLebanon,Beirut, Beirut/Raq Hariri Intl................BEYLesotho,Maseru, Moshoeshoe Intl.................... MSULiberia,Monrovia, Roberts Intl............................ ROBLibya,Benghazi, Benina Intl................................ BEN Tripo li ,Tripoli Intl.............. ............... ............... ..TIPLithuania,Kanaus, Kanaus Intl.......................... KUN

Vilnius,VilniusIntl. .................... ............... ..... VNOMacedonia,Skopje, Skopje/Petrovec..................SKP

Madagascar,Antananarivo, Antananarivo/ Ivato Aerodrome............................................ TNR Mahajanga, Amborovy/Philibert Tsiranana......MJN Toamasina, Toamasina.............. ............... ....TMM Tol ia ra ,Toliara................................................ TLEMalawi,Balantyre, Chileka Intl............................ BLZ L ilongwe, Lilongwe/Kamuzu Intl..................... LLWMalaysia,Georgetown, Penang, Penang Intl......PEN KotaKinabalu, Kota Kinabalu Intl......................BKI KualaLumpur,Kuala Lumpur Intl....................KUL Kuching,Kuching Intl..................................... KCH Langkawi, Langkawi Intl.................................. LGK Sandakan,Sandakan..................................... SDKMaldives,Mal, Mal Intl................................... MLE

World Airports with IATA Codes

Afghanistan,Fayzabad, Fayzabad...................... FBD Hera t, Herat................................................... HEA Jalalabad, Jalalabad....................................... JAA Kabu l, Kabul Intl./Khwaja Rawash................... KBL Kandahar,Kandahar Intl................................. KDH Kunduz ,Kunduz............................................. UND Mazar-eShari,Mazar-e Shari...................... MZRAlbania,Tirana, Tirana Intl. Mother Teresa/ Rinas Intl.......................................................... TIAAlgeria,Adrar, Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir.......................................................... AZR Algie rs,Houari Boumediene............................ALG Annaba, Rabah Bitat....................................... AAE Constantine,Mohamed Boudia Intl.................CZL ElOued,Guemar............................................ ELU I ll iazi , Illizi........................................................ VVZ

Oran, Oran Es Senia...................................... ORNAmerican Samoa,PagoPago, Pago Pago Intl....PPGAngola,Benguela, Benguela.............................. BUG Huambo, Nova Lisboa.................................... NOV L uanda, 4 de Fevereiro................................... LAD Lubango,Lubango.............. ............... ............ SDD L uena ,Luena.................................................. LUO MbanzaCongo,Mbanza Congo...................... SSYAnguilla,TheValley, Anguilla Wallblake...............AXAAntigua & Barbuda,St.Johns, VC Bird Intl.......ANUArgentina,BahiaBlanca, Commandante..............BHI Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche Intl........... BRC BuenosAires/Ezeiza,Ezeiza/Pistarini Intl.......... EZE BuenosAires,Aeroparque Jorge Newbery......AEP Cordoba,Pajas Blancas Airport...................... COR MardelPlata,B.G. Bartolome de la Colina Intl./ Mar del Plata................................................ MDQ Mendoza,Gov. F.Gabrielli Intl./El Plumerillo Intl..MDZ PuertoIguazu,Cataratas del Iguazu Intl............IGR Rosar io ,Rosario Intl....................................... ROS Sa lt a, Martin Miguel de Guemes Intl................SLA Tucuman,Teniente Gen. B. Matienzo Intl........TUC Ushua ia ,Ushuaia-Malvinas Argentinas Intl.....USH

Armenia,Gyumri, Shirak.................................... LWN Yerevan,Zvartnots Intl................ ............... ......EVNAruba,Oranjestad, Queen Beatrix Intl.................AUAAustralia,Adelaide, Adelaide............................... ADL Bankstown,Bankstown................................. BWU Bil inga,Gold Coast/Coolangatta..................... OOL Brisbane, Brisbane Intl................................... BNE Broome, Broome Intl...................................... BME Cai rns, Cairns Intl................ ............... ............ CNS Darwin, Darwin Intl........................................ DRW Hobar t, Hobart Intl............... ............... ............ HBA Jandakot, Jandakot........................................ JAD Melbourne,Melbourne/Tullamarine................ MEL Pe rth, Perth Intl............................................... PER Sydney, Sydney Intl./Kingsord Smith............. SYD Townsville, Townsville Intl................................ TSV U lu ru ,Ayers Rock Airport............................... AYQAustria,Innsbruck, Innsbruck Kranebitten........... INN Salzburg, W.A. Mozart Airport......................... SZG V ie nna, Vienna Intl./Schwechat........................VIEAzerbaijan,Baku, Baku/Heydar Aliyev Intl.......... BAK Ganja(Gyandzha), Ganja (Gyandzha).............. KVDAzores,PontaDelgada, Ponta Delgada...............PDL

Bahamas,Freeport, Grand Bahama Intl..............FPO Na ssau ,Lynden Pindling Intl./Nassau Intl.......NASBahrain,Manama, Bahrain Intl.............. ............. BAHBangladesh,Chittagong, Shah Amanat Intl........CGP Dhaka, Zia Intl................................................ DACBarbados,Bridgetown, Grantley Adams Intl.........BGIBelarus,Minsk, Minsk Natl./Minsk-2................ MSQBelgium,Antwerp, Antwerp Intl./Deurne............ANR Bruges/Ostend,Ostend-Bruges Intl.................OST Brussels, Brussels South Charleroi..................CRL Brussels, Brussels Intl./Zaventem................... BRUBelize,BelizeCity, Philip S.W. Goldson Intl..........BZEBenin,Cotonou, Cotonou Cadjehoun.................. COOBermuda,Hamilton, Bermuda Intl...................... BDABhutan,Paro, Paro............................................. PBHBolivia,LaPaz, El Alto Intl................................... LPB SantaCruzdelaSierra,Viru Viru Intl................VVI Sucr e, Juana Azurduy de Padilla Intl................SREBosnia & Herzogovina,Sarajevo, Sarajevo Intl...SJJBotswana,Gaborone, Sir Seretse Khama Intl..... GBE

Mau n, Maun............. ............... .............. ....... MUBBrazil,Belem, Val de Caes Intl............................. BEL BeloHorizonte,Pampulha/Carlos Drummond de Andrade.............................................. PLU BeloHorizonte,Conns Intl./T. Neves Intl. ...... CNF Brasi lia, Brasilia Intl./Pres. J. Kubitschek........ BSB Cur it iba, Aonso Pena Intl.............................. CWB Fortaleza,Pinto Martins Intl............................ FOR Manaus, Manaus Intl./Eduardo Gomes Intl....MAO PortoAlegre,Salgado Filho Intl....................... POA Rec i e, Recie/Guararapes-Gilberto Freyre Intl.REC RiodeJaneiro, Jacarepagu...........................RIO RiodeJaneiro, Rio de Janeiro/Galeo Intl.........GIG RiodeJaneiro, Santos-Dumont..................... SDU Salvador,Dep. Lus Eduardo Magalhes Intl./ Dois de Julho Intl........................................... SSA

SaoPaulo,Congonhas Intl............................. CGH SaoPaulo,Guarulhos Intl............................... GRU SaoPaulo/Campinas, Viracopos Intl................VCPBrunei,BandarSeriBegawan, Brunei Intl..........BWNBulgaria,Bourgas, Burgas (Bourgas) Intl.............BOJ P lovdiv ,Plovdiv Intl.......................................... PDV Sofa, Soa/Vrazhdebna............. ............... ......SOF V arna, Varna Intl............................................. VARBurkina Faso,Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou.....OUABurundi,Bujumbura, Bujumbura Intl..................BJMCambodia,PhnomPenh, Phnom Penh Intl./ Pochentong................................................... PNH SiemReap,Siem Reap-Angkor Intl.................REPCameroon,Douala, Douala Intl............................ DLA Yaound,Yaound Nsimalen Intl. ....................NSI

Canada,Abbotsord, Abbotsord Intl....................YXX Calgary ,Calgary Intl........................................ YYC Charlottetown,Charlottetown..........................YYG Edmonton, Edmonton Intl................................YEG Fredericton/Lincoln,Greater Fredericton..........YFC Gander, Gander Intl............... ............... ...........YQX Hal iax ,Haliax Intl./HIA................................... YHZ Hamilton, ON, Hamilton/John C. Munro Intl....YHM Iqa luit , Iqaluit................................................... YFB Kelowna,Kelowna Intl.................................... YLW L ondon, London Intl........................................ YXU Moncton,NB, Moncton/Greater Moncton Intl.YQM Montreal,Montral-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl. .YUL O ttawa, Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier Intl..........YOW Quebec ,Quebec/Jean Lesage Intl.................. YQB Reg ina, Regina Intl......................................... YQR St.Johns, St. Johns Intl................................ YYT

Saskatoon, Saskatoon/J. G. Dieenbaker Intl...YXE ThunderBay,Thunder Bay Intl........................YQT Toronto ,Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl...........YYZ Vancouver, Vancouver Intl...............................YVR V ictoria, Victoria Intl............... ............... ...........YYJ Whitehorse, Whitehorse Intl............................ YXY Winnipeg, Winnipeg Intl.................................YWG Yellowknie, Yellowknie.................................. YZFCanary Islands,LasPalmas, Gran Canaria/ LasPalmas.....................................................LPA LaPalma, Santa Cruz de La Palma/La Palma..SPC PuertodelaCruz, Tenerie North/Los Rodeos.TFN GranadilladeAbona, Tenerie South/ Reina Soa..................................................... TFS Arrecie,Lanzarote.............. .............. ..............ACECape Verde,Espargos, Sal, Sal/A. Cabral Intl.......SID P ra ia, Santiago, Praia Intl................................. RAICen. African Rep.,Bangui, Bangui MPoko Intl...BGFChad,NDjamena, NDjamena/Hassan Djamous.NDJChile,Antoagasta, Cerro Moreno Intl................. ZUD

A ri ca, Chacalluta Intl........................................ ARI Concepcion,Carriel Sur Intl............................. CCP HangaRoa,Easter Island, Mataveri Intl./ Isla de Pascua................................................. IPC Iquique,Diego Aracena Intl............................. IQQ PuertoMontt,El Tepual Intl............................ PMC PuntaArenas,Carlos Ibanez del Campo Intl. ..PUQ Santiago, Com. A.M. Benitez Intl./Pudahuel/ Santiago Intl.................................................... SCLChina,Beijing, Beijing Capital Intl.........................PEK Changchun,Changchun Longjia Intl...............CGQ Changsha, Changsha Huanghua Intl...............CSX Chengdu,Chengdu Shuangliu Intl...................CTU Chongqing,Chongqing Jiangbei Intl............... CKG D al ia n, Dalian Zhoushuizi Intl................ ...........DLC F uzhou, Fuzhou Changle Intl........................... FOC

Guangzhou,Guangzhou Baiyun Intl................CAN G ui li n, Guilin Liangjiang Intl............................ KWL Guiyang,Guiyang Longdongbao..................... KWE Hai kou, Haikou Meilan Intl.............................. HAK Hangzhou, Hangzhou Xiaoshan Intl................ HGH Harb in ,Harbin Taiping Intl.............................. HRB Heei ,Heei Luogang Intl................................. HFE Hohhot ,Hohhot Baita Intl................................. HET HongKongS.A.R.,Hong Kong Intl./ Chek Lap Kok................................................ HKG Kunming,Kunming Wujiaba Intl.................... KMG Lanzhou,Lanzhou Zhongchuan/Lanzhou WestZGC L ha sa, Tibet, Lhasa Gonggar.......................... LXA MacauS.A.R.,Macau Intl............................. MFM Nanchang, Nanchang Intl................ ............... KHN Nanjing,Nanjing Lukou Intl............................. NKG Nanning,Nanning Wuxu Intl.............. .............NNG N ingbo, Ningbo Lishe Intl............................... NGB Qingdao,Qingdao Liuting Intl.......................... TAO S anya ,Sanya Phoenix Intl............................... SYX Shangha i, Shanghai Hongqiao....................... SHA Shangha i, Shanghai Pudong Intl...................... PVG Shenzhen, Shenzhen Baoan Intl.....................SZX

Shenyang, Shenyang Taoxian Intl................... SHE Shijiazhuang,Shijiazhuang Daguocun Intl.......SJW Tianj in,Tianjin Binhai Intl.............. ............... ... TSN U rumq i, rmqi Diwopu Intl........................... URC Wenzhou,Wenzhou Yongqiang..................... WNZ Wuhan ,Wuhan Tianhe Intl............................ WUH X iamen, Xiamen Gaoqi Intl............................ XMN X i an ,Xian Xianyang Intl.................................. XIY Zhengzhou,Zhengzhou Xinzheng Intl.............CGO Zhuha i, Zhuhai Sanzao Intl............................. ZUHColombia,Barranquilla, Ernesto Cortissoz Intl.....BAQ Bogot, El Dorado Intl..................................... BOG Cali ,Alonso Bonilla Aragon Intl.......................CLO Cartagena,Raael Nunez Intl........................... CTG Medel lin, Jos Mara Crdova Intl...................MDE SanAndresIsland,G. Rojas Pinilla Intl./ Sesquicentenario Intl............... ............... .........ADZComoros,Moroni, Prince Said Ibrahim Intl..........HAHCongo,Brazzaville, Brazzaville/Maya-Maya..........BZV PointeNoire,Antonio Agostinho Neto Intl........ PNRCongo Dem. Rep. of,Kinshasa, Kinshasa/ NDjili Intl......................................................... FIH Kisangani,Bangoka Intl.............. ............... .......FKI

Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi Intl........................ FBMCook Islands,Avarua, Rarotonga Intl................. RARCosta Rica,Liberia, Daniel Oduber Intl................. LIR L imon ,Limon Intl............................................. LIO SanJos, Juan Santamara Intl.......................SJO SanJos, Tobias Bolanos Intl............... .......... SYQ Tamarindo, Tamarindo............... ............... ..... TNOCte dIvoire,Abidjan, Abidjan/F. H. Boigny Intl...ABJ Yamoussoukro, Yamoussoukro...................... ASKCroatia,Pula, Pula.............................................. PUY R ij eka, Rijeka.................................................. RJK S pl it ,Split Kastela/Resnik............................... SPU Zagreb, Zagreb/Pleso..................................... ZAGCuba,Camaguey, Ignacio Agramonte Intl......... CMW Havana, Jos Mart Intl................................... HAV Holguin,Frank Pais........................................ HOGCyprus,Larnaca, Larnaca Intl.............. ............... .LCA Nicosia(TurkishRep.), Ercan Intl.................... ECN P apho s, Paphos Intl........................................ PFOCzech Republic,Ostrava, Ostrava Leos JanacekOSR

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Mens Dress shirt sizes (Collar)

au, Fc, Gm 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45J 97 102 107 112 117 122Usa, UK 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 19l s M M L L XL XL XXL XXL

Mensshirtsizesareotendisplayedwithcollarsizeollowedbyasleevelengthininchesorcentimeters.

Mens troUser sizes (Waist & inseaM/lenGth)

Waistic 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46

Cm 76 81 86 91 96 101 106 112 117l s S M M L L XL XL XXL XXL

Inseamic 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 36Cm 66 69 71 74 76 79 81 86 91o XShort Short Short Short Reg Reg Reg Long XLong

Mens sUit sizes

eu, au 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60J S M M L LLUsa, Cd, UK 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50

MenssuitsalsocomeinShort,Regular andTal lsizes,andsometimesin letter s izes.

Mens soCK sizes

eu 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47J 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 28UK 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 11Usa, Cd 7 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 12

Mens shoe sizes

eu 39 40 40 41 42 42 43 44 44 45 J 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29

UK 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10Usa, Cd, au 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 12

Mens UnDerWear (Waist sizes)

ic 30-32 32-24 34-36 36-38 38-40 40-42Cm 70-74 74-80 82-88 90-96 98-104 106-110l s S M L XL XXL XXXL

Mens hat sizes

Head MeasurementCm 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62ic 21 21 215/8 221/8 22 23 233/8 23 24 24

Sizes

UK 6 65/8 6 67/8 7 7 7 7 7Usa s 65/8 6 67/8 7 71/8 7 73/8 7 75/8 7l s XS S S M M L L XL XL XXL

World Clothing Size Guide: Men

General note

*Thesizingchartsshownhereserveasapproximateguides,butarenotdefnitive.Internationalordomesticstandardsdonotexistorsizingorconversions(exceptinSpain,whichinstitutedanewnationalpolicytostandardizesizingin2007).Country,manuacturer,andstorepracticevarieswidely.

World Clothing Size Guide: Women

WoMens BloUse & sWeater sizes

eu 40 42 44 46 48 50 53UK 34 36 38 40 42 44 46Usa, Cd 32 34 36 38 40 42 44

Womensblouseorsweatersizesmayalso(orinstead)reectthoseintheWomensDress,Suit,andCoatSizeschart.

WoMens pant sizes

l s XS S M L XLeu 28-30 32-34 36-38 40-42 44-46UK 0-2 4-6 8-10 12-14 16-18

Usa 0-2 2-4 4-6 8-10 10-12W (c) 23-24 25-26 27-28 30-32 33-35W (cm) 58-61 64-66 69-71 76-81 84-89im (c) 29 30 32 33 34im (cm) 74 76 81 84 86

Pantsizingvar ieswi ldlybymanuacturer ;thechartaboveisonlyaroughapproximation.

Inseam:usingpantsthatftwell,measureromthecrotchseamtotheinsidebottomothepantleg.

WoMens Dress, sUit, & Coat sizes

au 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20i 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52J 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21eu 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48swd 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46UK 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20Usa, Cd 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18Usa () XXS XS XS-S S M M L L-XL XL-1X 1X/2X

EuropeotenreerstoFranceandGermany,whileItaly,Switzerland,andothershavetheirownsizing. Theses iz es maya lso re er to pan ts ,sk ir ts , sweaters and tops.

WoMens hosiery

HeightF, ic 410 50 52 54 56 58 510 60 62Cm 147 152 157 163 168 173 178 183 188

Weightpud 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 165 180Kgm 41 45 50 54 59 64 68 75 82

Hosieryisusuallysizedaccordingtoheightandweight;eachmanuacturerassignsitsowncorrespondingsizechart.

WoMens shoe sizes

J 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26eu 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41UK 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8Usa, Cd, au 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10

Nointernationalornationalsizingstandardsexist.Sizeconversionsvaryromcountrytocountryandbetweenmanuacturersandevenbetweenstyleswiththesamemanuacturer.sizesintheU.K.indicatewidth,notlength.

WoMens Bra sizes

au 10A-D 12A-DD 14A-DD 16A-DD 18A-DDBgum, egd, Fc 85B-E 90B-F 95B-E 100B-E 105B-EeU, J 70B-E 75B-F 80B-F 85B-F 90B-Fi 2 3 4 5 6UK 32B-DD 34B-E 36B-E 38B-E 40B-EUsa 32A-D 34A-DD 36A-DD 38A-DD 40A-DD

Chart i sbasedon commonU.S. s iz es w ith thei r in ternat iona lequi va lents.


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W a siM Cd?ASIM(SubscriberIdentifcationModule)cardisadetachabledevicethat,wheninsertedintoaGSMcellphone,activatesthephonewithaccountinormation.Essentially,aSIMcardisthekeyenablingasubscribertoaccessanduseGSMnetworksaroundtheworld.

hw D siM Cd Wk?EachSIMcardhasasignifcant(64K)amountomemory

embeddedonacomputerchipthatstoresinormationrelatingtothesubscriber:phone

number,phonesettings,personalsecuritykeysaswellasaccountinormationsuchasrateplansandserviceeatures.TheSIMcardidentiiesthesubscribertothecellularnetworkandassuresproperbillingothe

usersaccount.OnceitisinsertedintoaGSMcellphone,thatphonebecomesthesubscribersphone.ThephonesnumberautomaticallychangestothenumberontheSIMcard.

siM scu FuMostSIMcardsuseaPersonalIdentifcationNumber(PIN)thatisstoredonthecardbythesubscriber.AtertheSIMcardisinsertedintoaGSMphone,thePINnumbermustbeenteredtoactivatethephone.Sincemanyusersdispensewiththe

optionohavingtoenteraPINnumbereverytimethephoneisturnedon,potentiallysensitivecontactinormationcanbecompromiseditheSIMcardorphoneislostorstolen.

pd siM CdPrepaidcellularserviceshavebecomeextremelypopular.AprepaidSIMcardallowsatravelertoinitiatecallsoraspecifc,cumulativenumberominutes.Itletsthesubscriberpayonlyortimespentmakingcallsandavoidsminimummonthlyeesandcostlyroamingees.Overusageisalsominimized,becausetheuserisremindedothelevelousageeverytimeanewcardispurchased.Oten,butnotalways,prepaidSIMcardsarelimitedtothecountryinwhichtheyarepurchased.Also,purchasemayrequireidentifcation.

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pd Cd v. U ow siM CdShouldtravelersabroadbringalongtheirownSIMcardorpurchaseprepaidcardsuponarrival?Answersdependonthetravelersneeds.ThemainadvantagetousingonesownSIMcardisthatanycalltothetravelershomecellphonenumberwill

automaticallyconnecttothetravelersoverseascellphone.Nooneneedstobenotifedothetravelerswhereaboutsoroaspecialnewphonenumber.ThedrawbacktousingonesownSIMcardabroadisamuchhighercostevenorlocalin-countrycallsandtheneedoraninternationalroamingagreementwiththetravelershomeprovider.Theseagreementsareusuallymorecostlythancallsmadeusingprepaidcardsprovidedbytheoverseasnetworks(i.e.,US$2.95perminute).

Also,underroamingagreements,incomingcallsarechargeabletothetraveler,butree,oratverylowcost,whenusingaprepaidcard.Somesavvytravelersrecommendacompromise:bringalongthehomeSIMcardandkeepitinsertedinthephonemostothetime.Whenoutgoingcallsaremade,removethehomeSIMcardandinserttheprepaidcard.

rg v. pucgIthetravelersownGSMcellphoneisincompatiblewithnetwork(s)intheoreigncountries,theusermusteitherpurchaseorrentacompatiblephone.Experiencedtravelersrecommendthepurchase,notrental,oacompatiblephone.Insomeinstances,rentingaphoneoroneweekcostsasmuchasthepurchaseothattypeophone.

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Cell Phone SIM Cards

1. ob Cmb GsM p. Purchase, rent orborrow a phone that is compatible with the GSM

network(s) in the countries you plan to visit.

2. puc siM Cd. Purchase online rom manycellular carriers or wait until you arrive and purchase

cards at a convenience store. Make sure the card

you purchase will ft into your phone. I you purchase

an in-country prepaid SIM card, you may not be able

to activate it until ater your reach that country.

3. i siM Cd. Make a note o the phone numberassociated with the card. The number is usually

displayed on the packaging, not on the SIM card itsel.

4. e a Cd. SIM cards come withbrie instructions on what to do when inserting and

activating your GSM cell phone.

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W i GsM?GSMisanacronymorGlobalSystemorMobileCommunica-tions.GSMwasoriginallyaEuropeanstandardestablishedinthemid1980s.Itisnowthemostwidelyuseddigitalcellulartechnologyintheworldwith80percentothemarket.

W D GsM Wd p D f U?Unlikeothercellphoneswheretheidentityothephoneispartotheinstrumentitsel,theidentity(andphonenumber)oaGSMphoneisinauser-removablesmartcardknownastheSIMcard(SubscriberIdentiicationModule).ThisenablesaGSMcellphoneuserto:carryaSIMcardandinsertitintoanin-countrypurchasednewphone,(or)

purchaseanewSIMcardoranexistingphone,(or)useaphoneandSIMcardasis,(or)buybothinthecountrybeingvisited.

AGSMcellphoneallowsauserwithextensiveroamingagreementstotraveltheworldwithoutchangingphones.Otherphonesystemsmayallowtheuserthiscapability,butnotaswellasGSM.ThisisespeciallythecaseinEurope,theUSA,MiddleEast,Russia,IndiaandChina.BewareoroamingplansthatcanchargeUS$2.50ormoreperminute.

tcc suffTechnically,GSMusesamodifedandveryefcientcombinationoFDMA(FrequencyDivisionMultipleAccess)andTDMA(TimeDivisionMultipleAccess)technologyatitsbase.Earlier

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COUNTRY ELECTRICITY TELEPHONE/MODEM

Volts Frequency Plug Type Plug Type

Diego Garcia 110/220V 60 Hz EP-1, 3 TP-A

Djibouti 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7 TP-C

Dominican Rep. 110V 60 Hz EP-1, 3 TP-A

Ecuador 120V 60 Hz EP-1, 3, 4, 10 TP-A

Egypt 220V 50 Hz EP-4 TP-A, C

El Salvador 115/120V 60 Hz EP-1, 3 TP-A

Equatorial Guinea 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 7 TP-A, C

Eritrea 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 11 TP-A,B

Estonia 220V 50 Hz EP-6 TP-D

Ethiopia 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 TP-J

Fiji 240V 50 Hz EP-15 TP-I

Finland 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7 TP-NN

France 220/230V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7 TP-C

French Guiana 230V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7 TP-A, C

Gabon 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-C

Gambia, The 220V 50 Hz EP-12 TP-C

Georgia 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-D

Germany 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-A, N, O, P, Q, R

Ghana 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 10, 11, 12 TP-A, B, H

Greece 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7, 10 TP-A, SGuam 110V 60 Hz EP-1, 3 TP-A

Guatemala 120V 60 Hz EP-1, 3, 12, 15 TP-A

Guinea 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-A

Guinea Bissau 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-A

Guyana 110V 50/60 Hz EP-1, 3, 4, 10, 12 TP-A

Haiti 110V 60 Hz EP-1, 3 TP-A

Honduras 110V 60 Hz EP-1, 3 TP-A

Hong Kong 220V 50 Hz EP-10, 12 TP-A, B

Hungary 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-Y, EE

Iceland 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-A

India 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 10, 12 TP-H

Indonesia 110/220V 60/50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7 TP-A, I

Iran 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-A, EE, FIraq 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 10, 12 TP-A, F

Ireland 220V 50 Hz EP-6, 12 TP-A, B

Israel 220V 50 Hz EP-3, 4, 6 TP-FF, GG

Italy 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 9 TP-J, K

Jamaica 110V 50 Hz EP-1, 3 TP-A

Japan 100V 60 Hz EP-1, 3 TP-A, HH

Jordan 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7, 10, 12 TP-A, B, U

Kazahkstan 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-D

Kenya 220/240V 50 Hz EP-10, 12 TP-A, B, H

Korea, North 110V 60/50 Hz EP-1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 15 TP-V

Korea, South 110/220V 60/50 Hz EP-1, 4, 6, 10, 12, 15 TTP-A, V

Electric & Phone Plug Chart

Note: Suppliers may use different plug type naming conventions. Refer to images on pp.165-167 for assistance.

COUNTRY ELECTRICITY TELEPHONE/MODEM

Volts Frequency Plug Type Plug Type

Afghanistan 220V 50 Hz EP-4,10 TP-D

Albania 220V 50 Hz EP-4 TP-D, S

Algeria 127/220V 50 Hz EP-4,6 TP-C

Angola 220V 50 Hz EP-4 TP-A, L

Argentina 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 15 TP-A, X

Armenia 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-D

Australia 220/240V 50 Hz EP-15 TP-A, I

Austria 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-Y

Azerbaijan 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 10 TP-D

Bahamas 120V 60 Hz EP-1, 3 TP-A

Bahrain 220V 50 Hz EP-10, 12 TP-A,B

Bangladesh 220V 50 Hz EP-1, 4, 6, 10, 12 TP-A, H

Belarus 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-A, B

Belgium 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7 TP-A, Z

Belize 110/220V 60/50 Hz EP-1, 3, 12 TP-A, B

Benin 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 5 TP-C, E

Bermuda 120V 60 Hz EP-1, 3, 12, 15 TP-A

Bolivia 110/220V 60/50 Hz EP-1, 3, 4, 6 TP-A

Bosnia & Herzegovina 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 10, 12 TP-G

Botswana 230V 50 Hz EP-10, 12 TP-BBrazil 110/220V 60/50 Hz EP-1, 3, 4, 10, 12 TP-A, C, AA

Brunei 220V 50 Hz EP-11, 12 TP-A, B

Bulgaria 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-D

Burkina Faso 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 7 TP-C

Burundi 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7 TP-E

Cambodia 120V 50 Hz EP-4 TP-A

Cameroon 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7, 10, 12 TP-C, E

Canada 110V 60 Hz EP-1, 3 TP-A

Central African Republic 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 7 TP-E

Chad 220V 50 Hz EP-6, 7, 10 TP-C

Chechnya 220V 50 Hz EP-5 TP-D

Chile 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 9 TP-A

China 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 12, 15 TP-A, BBColombia 110/220V 60/50 Hz EP-1, 3, 4 TP- A, CC

Comoros 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 7 TP-C

Congo, Rep. of (Brazzaville) 230V 50 Hz EP-4, 5 TP-C

Congo, Dem. Rep. of (Kinshasa) 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 7 TP-C

Costa Rica 110/120V 60 Hz EP-1, 3 TP-A

Cte dIvoire 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 7 TP-A, E

Croatia 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6 TP-G

Cuba 110V 60 Hz EP-1, 3, 6 TP-A, D

Cyprus 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 7, 12 TP-A, B

Czech Republic 220V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7 TP-DD

Denmark 230V 50 Hz EP-4, 6, 7 TP-L

The table below lists electricity standards and plug-type requirements for over 165 countries/territories.


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P L A C E S

Airport Aeroporto Ah-eh-roh-POHR-toh

Bank Banca BAHN-kah

Busstation Stazioneautobus

Stah-tsee-OH-nehow-toh-boos

Church Chiesa Kee-YEH-zah

Doctor Medico MEH-dee-koh

Hospital Ospedale Ohs-peh-DAH-leh

Hotel Albergo Ahl-BEHR-goh

Pharmacy Farmacia Far-mah-CHA

Policestation Commissariatodipolizia

Koh-mee-sah-ree-AH-tohdeepo-lee-TSEE-ah Postofce Uciopostale(Posta)

Oo-ee-CHYOpoh-STAH-leh(poh-stah)

Railwaystation Stazioneerroviaria

Stah-tsee-OH-neheh-rroh-vee-AH-ree-ah

Restaurant Ristorante Reess-to-RAHN-teh

Taxi/Taxistand Taxi/Stazionedeitaxi

Tahs-see/Stat-zee-OH-nehdaytahs-see

Toilet Bagno/Servizi

Bahn-yoh/sehr-VEE-tsee

F O O D

Eggs Uova Oo-WOH-vah

Bee Manzo MAHN-zoh

Chicken Pollo POHL-loh

Pork Carnedimaiale

KAR-nehdeemah-YAH-leh

Fish Pesce PEH-sheh

Vegetables Verdure Vehr-DOO-reh

Fruit Frutta FROOT-tah

Salad Insalata Een-sah-LAH-tah

Soup Minestra Mee-NEHSS-trah

Rice Riso REE-soh

Potato Patate Pah-TAH-teh

Bread Pane PAH-neh

Cheese Formaggio For-MAHj-yoh

Milk Latte LAHT-teh

Coee Ca Kah-FE

Tea T Teh

Beer Birra BEE-rrah

Wine Vino VEE-noh

Juice Succo SOOK-kohCheers Salute Sah-LOO-teh

Boiled Bollito Bohl-LEE-toh

Fried Fritto FREET-toh

Grilled Arrosto Ahr-ROH-stoh/

Vegetarian Vegetariano Veh-eh-tah-ree-YAH-noh

Allergy(against) Allergia(contro)

AHL-lehr-jEE-yah(kohn-troh)

Wheat Grano GRAH-noh

Nuts Fruttasecca FROOT-tahsehk-kah

Shellfsh Fruttidimare

FROOT-tahdeeMAH-reh

Bill Conto KOHN-toh

Tip Mancia MAHN-cha

B A S I C T E R M S

Yes S SEE

No No Noh

Hello(daytime) Buongiorno BwohnjOR-noh

Hello(evening) Buonasera Bwohn-ahSEH-rah

Hello(telephone) Pronto PROHN-toh

Good-bye Arrivederci

Ah-rree-veh-DEHR-chee

Please Peravore Pehrah-VOH-reh

Thankyou Grazie GRAH-tsee-eh

Pleasedtomeetyou Piacere Pee-ah-CHE-reh

Excuseme Scusi SCOO-zeeMynameis Michiamo MEEkee-YAH-moh

Idontunderstand Noncapisco Nohnka-PEESS-koh

DoyouspeakEnglish? Parlainglese?

PARH-laheen-GLEH-zeh?

Help! Aiuto! Aye-YOO-toh!

Emergency Urgenza Oor-jEN-tsa

Stop! Stop! Stowp!

Whattimeisit? Cheoresono? KehOH-rehSO-no?

Iamsick Sonoammalato

SOH-nohah-mah-LAH-toh

I N T E R R O G A T I V E T E R M S

How? Come? KOH-meh?

Howmuch? Quanto? KWAN-toh?

What? Che? Keh?

When? Quando? KWAN-doh?Where? Dove? DOH-veh?

O P P O S I T E T E R M S

Cheap Economico Eh-ko-NO-mee-koh

Expensive Caro KAH-roh

Good Buono Bwoh-no

Bad Diettoso Dee-eh-TOH-zoh

Hungry Fame FAH-meh

Thirsty Sete SEH-teh

Hot Caldo KAHL-doh

Cold Freddo FREHD-doh

Open Aperto Ah-PEHR-toh

Closed Chiuso Kee-YOO-zoh

Entrance Entrata Ehn-TRAH-tah

Exit Uscita Oo-SHE-tah

Right Destra DEHSS-trahLet Sinistra See-NEESS-trah

Straightahead (Sempre)diritto

SEHM-prehdee-REE-toh

T H I N G S

Food Damangiare Damahn-jAH-reh

Water Acqua AH-kwah

Money Soldi SOHL-dee

Creditcard Cartadicredito

KAR-tahdeeKRE-dee-toh

Baggage Bagaglio Bah-GAL-yo

Clothes Vestiti Ves-TEE-tee

Telephone Teleono Teh-LEH-oh-noh

ItalianistheofciallanguageoItalyandeightothercountries.

P L A C E S

Airport Flughaen FLOOG-ha-en

Bank Bank BAHNK

Busstation Bushaltestelle BOOS-hal-te-SHTEH-le

Carrental Autoverleih OW-toe-air-laiy

Church Kirche KEER-heh

Doctor Arzt Ahr-zzt

Downtown Stadtzentrum SHTAT-cent-room

Foreignexchange Geldwechsel GELD-veh-zel

Hospital Krankenhaus KRAHNK-ehn-house

Hotel Hotel Hoh-TEL

Pharmacy Apotheke Ah-poh-TEH-kehPolicestation Polizeistation

Po-lee-TSAIY-staht-TSEE-OHN

Postofce Post POH-st

Railwaystation Bahnho BAHN-hoh

Restaurant Restaurant Reh-sto-RAHNT

Subway U-Bahn OO-Bahn

Taxi Taxi Tak-see

Taxistand Taxistelle Tak-see-SHTEHL-eh

Toilet Toilette Toy-LET-eh

F O O D

Eggs Eier EYE-ehr

Bee Rindfeisch Rint-faiysh

Chicken Huhn HOON

Pork Schweinefeisch SHVAIY-ne-faiysh

Lamb Lammfeisch LAHM-faiysh

Fish Fisch Fish

Vegetables Gemse Ge-MEU-ze

Fruit Obst Obst

Salad Salat Zah-LAHT

Soup Suppe ZOO-pe

Rice Reis RICE

Potato Kartoeln Kar-TOFF-ehln

Bread Brot BROT

Cheese Kse KEH-zeh

Milk Milch Millh

Coee Kaee Kah-FEH

Tea Tee Teh

Beer Bier Beer

Wine Wein Vaiyn

Juice Sat ZahtCheers gutenAppetit GOO-tenah-peh-TEET

Boiled gekocht Geh-KOHT

Fried gebraten Geh-BRA-ten

Grilled gegrillt Geh-GRILLT

Vegetarian vegetarisch(adj.) Veh-geh-TAH-rish

Vegetarier(noun) Veh-geh-TAH-ree-er

Allergy(against) Allergie(au) Ah-lair-gee(ow)

Wheat Weizen VAI-tzen

Gluten Gluten GLUE-ten

Nuts Nsse Nues-se

Shellfsh Schalentiere SHAH-len-tee-re

Bill Rechnung Wreh-nung

Tip Trinkgeld TREENK-gelt

B A S I C T E R M S

Yes Ja Yah

No Nein Naiyn

Goodmorning gutenMorgen GOOT-ehnMORE-gun

Hello Hallo HAH-loh

Good-bye auWiedersehen

OwVEE-dehr-ZEH-yehn

Please Bitte BIT-te

Thankyou Danke DAHN-ke

Pleasedtomeetyou Esreutmich,Siekennenzulernen

EhsFROYTmeeh,zeeKEN-en-tsu-LAIR-nen

Excuseme Entschuldigung Ent-SHUL-dee-goongMynameis Ichheie EEHHIGH-seh

Idontunderstand IchversteheSienicht

EEHFAIR-shtay-zeeNEEHT

DoyouspeakEnglish? SprechenSieEnglisch?

SHPRE-henzeeEHN-glish?

Help! Hile! HIL-e!

Emergency Notall NOT-all

Stop! Stop! SHTOP!

Whattimeisit? Wiesptistes? VEEshpehtistes?

Iamsick Ichbinkrank EEHbinkrahnk

I N T E R R O G A T I V E T E R M S

How? Wie? VEE?

Howmuch? Wieviel? Vee-FEEL?

What? Was? Vahs?

When? Wann? Vahn?Where? Wo? Voe?

Who? Wer? Vehr?

O P P O S I T E T E R M S

Cheap billig BIL-eeh

Expensive teuer TOY-ehr

Good gut Goot

Bad schlecht Schleht

Hungry hungrig HOON-greeh

Thirsty durstig DOOER-shteeh

Hot hei Haiyss

Cold kalt Kahlt

Open oen O-en

Closed zu TSOO

Entrance Eingang EIN-gahng

Exit Ausgang AUS-gahngRight rechts Rehtz

Let links Lynx

Straightahead Geradeaus Gheh-RAH-deh-AUS

T H I N G S

Food Nahrungsmittel NAH-rungs-MIT-tel

Water Wasser VASS-er

Money Geld Gehld

Creditcard Kreditkarte KREH-deetkar-te

Map Plan,Karte PLAHN,KAR-te

Baggage Gepck Geh-PEHK

Clothes Kleider KLY-dehr

Telephone Teleon TEH-leh-ohn

gErman

GermanistheofciallanguageoGermanyandsixothercountries.


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C ount ry S ite

Tongariro National ParkNiger Air & Tnr Natural ReservesNorway West Norwegian Fjords: Geirangerjord &

NryjordPanama Darien National Park

Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves/LaAmistad National Park*

Peru Historic Sanctuary o Machu PicchuHuascarn National ParkRo Abiseo National Park

Philippines Puerto-Princesa SubterraneanRiver National ParkTubbataha Ree Marine Park

Poland Belovezhskaya Pushcha/Biaowieza Forest*South Korea Jeju Volcanic Island & Lava TubesRomania Danube DeltaRussianFederation

Lake Baikal

Virgin Komi ForestsVolcanoes o Kamchatka

Saint Lucia Pitons Management AreaSenegal Djoudj National Bird SanctuarySeychelles Aldabra Atoll

Valle de Mai Nature ReserveSlovenia kocjan Caves

South Africa Greater St. Lucia Wetland ParkuKhahlamba/Drakensberg ParkSpain Doana National Park

Garajonay National ParkPyrnesMont Perdu*Teide National Park

Sweden Laponian AreaSwitzerland Jungrau-Aletsch-BietschhornThailand Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wild lie Sanctuar iesTurkey Greme Natl. Park; Rock Sites o Cappadocia

Hierapolis-PamukkaleUganda Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Rwenzori Mts. National Park

C ount ry Si te

UnitedKingdom

Giants Causeway & Causeway Coast

Gough & Inaccessible IslandsHenderson IslandSt Kilda

Tanzania Kilimanjaro National ParkNgorongoro Conservation AreaSerengeti National Park

USA Carlsbad Caverns National ParkGrand Canyon National Park

Great Smoky Mts. National ParkKluane/Wrangell-St Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek*Mammoth Cave National ParkOlympic National ParkRedwood National & State ParksWaterton Glacier International Peace Park*

Yellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park

Venezuela Canaima National ParkVietnam Ha Long BayZambia Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls*Zimbabwe Mana Pools National Park,

Sapi & Chewore Saari AreasMosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls*

* transboundary property. Source: UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The Pitons, St. LuciaThe soaring primeval twin volcanic peaks are the most amous

landmark o St. Lucia, a well-touristed island in the Caribbean Sea.

The rising 2,000-oot peaks are named Gros Piton and Petit Piton

(Big Piton and Little Piton, respectively). The volcanic complex hostsa geothermal feld complete with hot springs, while the marine area

is home to an large array o marine lie and coral rees.

UNESCO

TheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientifcandCulturalOrganization

(UNESCO)seekstoencouragetheidentifcation,protectionand

preservationoculturalandnaturalheritagearoundtheworld

consideredtobeooutstandingvaluetohumanity.

UNESCO Natural Heritage Sites

The 120 properties listed in the table above are UNESCO Natural HeritageSites, which are deemed to contain superlative natural phenomenaor areas o exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. Thecomplete World Heritage List comprises 851 properties that orm parto the cultural and natural heritage that the World Heritage Committeeconsiders as having outstanding universal value. To fnd out more aboutthe World Heritage sites, visit the website at: http://whc.unesco.org.

C ount ry S ite

Algeria Tassili nAjjerArgentina Iguazu National Park

Los GlaciaresAustralia Fraser Island

Great Barrier ReeKakadu National ParkLord Howe Island GroupMacquarie IslandPurnululu National ParkShark Bay, Western Australia

Tasmanian WildernessWet Tropics o QueenslandUluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Belarus Belovezhskaya Pushcha/Biaowieza Forest*Belize Belize Barrier Ree Reserve SystemBrazil Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves

Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando deNoronha & Atol das Rocas ReservesIguau National ParkPantanal Conservation Area

Bulgaria Pirin National ParkCanada Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

Dinosaur Provincial ParkGros Morne National ParkKluane/Wrangell-St Elias/Glacier Bay/

Tatshenshini-Alsek*Nahanni National ParkWaterton Glacier International Peace Park*Wood Bualo National Park

China Huanglong Scenic & Historic Interest AreaJiuzhaigou Valley Scenic &Historic Interest AreaMount HuangshanMount TaishanMount WuyiSouth China KarstThree Parallel Rivers o Yunnan Protected AreasWulingyuan Scenic & Historic Interest Area

C ount ry Si te

Colombia Malpelo Fauna & Flora SanctuaryCongo, Dem.Rep. of

Garamba National Park

Costa Rica Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves/LaAmistad National Park*

Cte dIvoire Ta National ParkCroatia Plitvice Lakes National ParkCuba Desembarco del Granma National Park

Salonga National ParkVirunga National Park

Ecuador Galpagos IslandsSangay National ParkEthiopia Simien National ParkFrance Gul o Porto: Calanche o Piana, Gul o

Girolata, Scandola ReservePyrnesMont Perdu*

Greece MeteoraMount Athos

Honduras Ro Pltano Biosphere ReserveIndia Manas Wildlie Sanctuary

Nanda Devi & Valley o Flowers National ParksIndonesia Komodo National Park

Tropical Rainorest Heritage o SumatraUjung Kulon National Park

Japan Yakushima

Kenya Mount Kenya National Park/Natural ForestMacedonia Natural & Cultural Heritage o the Ohrid regionMadagascar Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveMalawi Lake Malawi National ParkMalaysia Gunung Mulu National ParkMali Cli o Bandiagara (Land o the Dogons)Mexico Islands & Protected Areas o the

Gul o CaliorniaSian Kaan

Montenegro Durmitor National ParkNepal Royal Chitwan National Park

Sagarmatha National ParkNew Zealand Te Wahipounamu South West New Zealand

UNESCO Natural Heritage Sites

Cliff of Bandiagara, MaliSet in a antastic terrain o clis and sandy plateaus, unique archi-tectural heritage sites o the Dogon people include houses, altars,

shrines, and meeting places. The clis, plain, and plateau make up

three distinct topographical regions o the area. Approximately 700Dogon villages are built within the sandstone clis, some reaching

up to 2,000 eet (600 meters).


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BENIN The city o Allada is considered the cradle o voodoo in Arica. Benins oating village o Ganvie was established to thwart

the rapacious Fon warriors who were orbidden by taboo romentering the water.

BERMUDA The Bermudan archipelago covers only 20 square miles but

has 181 named islands. Bermuda is the oldest British colony. Bermuda shorts were originally designed or the British Armys

tropical weather uniorm.

BOLIVIA

Bolivia was not landlocked until 1884, when it lost the coastalregion o Atatcama to Chile. Bolivias amous amingo ocks are born white but turn pink

over time due to pigments in their diet.

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA The ag o Bosnia-Herzegovina is the only ag in the world to

contain hal-stars. There is no commonly recognized line dividing Bosnia

and Herzegovina.

BOTSWANA Botswana is a world leader in diamond production, though

diamonds were not discovered there until 1967. The Kalahari Desert, inhabited by the San people or 30

millennia, covers 84 percent o Botswanas territory. One citizen o Botswana is called a Motswana, but multiple

citizens are called Batswana.

BRAZIL Brazils Amazon River produces 20 percent o the worlds

resh water. Brazil became the only Portuguese colony in South America

because the Pope divided the New World longitudinally betweenSpain and Portugal in 1494.

The terms or the amous Brazilian musical exports samba,bossa nova and lambada mean stumble, new tendencyand a beating, respectively.

Brazils national motto is Ordem E Progress (Order andProgress).

BRUNEI The Sultan o Brunei heads the worlds oldest continuous

monarchy with the same amilial blood line having ruled orover 600 years.

BULGARIA The amous upstart slave, Spartacus, was originally rom the

Thracian region, located in present-day Bulgaria. Bulgarias King Simeon II, who let as a child-king o 8 years

old in 1946, returned as Prime Mi nister in 2001.

BURKINA-FASO The name o the capital city, Ouagadougou, comes rom the

old Moorish phrase wogodogomeaning You are welcomehere at home with us.

The people o Burkina-Faso believe that stuttering can be curedby drinking exclusively rom snail shells or several months.

BURUNDI Although French is the only non-indigenous ofcial language o

Burundi, the country was originally a German colony. The pygmy people known as the Twa were the original

settlers o Burundi, thoughthey only make up 1 per-cent o todays Burundianpopulation.

Burundi was known asUrundi until it split romRwanda in 1962.

CAMBODIA Angkor Wat, originally a

Hindu temple dedicated toVishnu, is now a Buddhisttemple and the most visitedsite in Cambodia.

Cambodians rememberthe atrocities o the PolPot regime each year inMay with a national holidayknown as The Day o Hate.

Cambodians do not celebrate their birthdays; when askedor speciics, they only reer to the season in which theywere born.

CAMEROON The name Cameroon is derived rom the Portuguese word or

prawns, camoroes, still a local delicacy in good supply.

Cameroon was frst a Portuguese colony, then Dutch, thenGerman, then British and inally French beore achievingindependence in 1960.

CANADA Canada has a smaller population than Caliornia but the ninth

largest economy worldwide. When the 1999 creation o the territory o Nunavut gave the

public an opportunity to choose a new name or the NorthwestTerritories, some Canadian citizens proposed to name it Bob.The name Northwest Territories remained unchanged.

Canada is an Indian word meaning Big Village.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR) The CAR has the highest concentration o pygmy tribes in Arica.The ofcial name or a CAR citizen is Central Arican, although

most citizens preer to use their tribal afliation.

CHAD Rural Chadians believe that taking some o the dried mucous

ound in the corner o a dogs eye and placing it i n your owneye will allow you to see demons.

Newly married men must till their ather-in-laws felds or threeyears and build their mother-in-law a new house.

CHILE The name Chile comes rom the native Mapuche word chilli

meaning where the land ends. The Spanish called the hotpeppers rom this country chili peppers.

Chilean couples exchange wedding rings when they becomeengaged but move them rom the right hand to the let oncethe wedding takes place.

Angkor Wat is the architectural

masterpiece of the Khmer Empire.

World Trivia

AFGHANISTAN The Minaret o Jam, located in Aghanistans Ghor province,

is the second tallest minaret in the world at 213 t (65m). Thetallest is in Morocco.

The amed wol-hunting Aghan hound was not sold outside othe country until the early part o the 20th century.

ALBANIA In a traditional Albanian marriage, the couple moves into the

home o the grooms amily ater the honeymoon and the bridebecomes her mother-in-laws new servant.

An angry bull will charge a vegetarian is a avorite Albanian

saying meaning that Lie isnt air.

ALGERIA International soccer superstar, Zinedine Zidane, was originally

rom Algeria but was turned down by its national team orbeing too slow.

Each year, Algerias daily newspapers celebrate the countrysstrict deamation laws by shutting down or the inormal holidayknown as The Day Without Newspapers.

ANGOLA The name Angola is derived rom a local dialects designation

or a ruler or chie, ngola. The word jumbo entered the English language rom theAngolan Bantu word nzamba, meaning elephant.

ARGENTINA Argentina derives its name

rom the Latin or o silver(argentinus), and Buenos

Aires is located on the Riode la Plata (Spanish orsilver river).

The traditional close em-brace (abrazo)o Argentinasnational dance, the Tango,is derived rom a responseto the overcrowding o urbandance oors.

ARMENIA Armenia was the frst coun-

try to be ofcially converted

to Christianity (301 A.D.), 90 years beore the Roman Empireofcially converted.

Due to its proximity to Mount Ar arat in neighboring Turkey, theArmenian Tourist Board has adopted the slogan o NoahsRoute, Your Route to attract travelers.

AUSTRALIA Australians reer to young children as nippers, deri ved rom the

nickname or boys that used to work on board ships nippingthe ends o untidy ropes.

The rich ossil felds at Riversleigh include ossils o such uniquecreatures as marsupial lions and esh-eating kangaroos.

The name Australia derived rom terra australismeaningthe southern land.

AUSTRIA It is a generally held belie in Austria that Austrians have a

better sense o humor than the Germans. It is considered very rude in Austria to appear in public with

your hands in your pockets. The average Austrian household consumes 5 cups o coee

per day, making Austria ourth in per capita coee consumptionworldwide ater Finland, Denmark and Norway.

AZERBAIJAN Ancient travelers called Azerbaijan the land o fres because

ames arose rom natural gas seeping rom fssures in the earth. The 8,000 square meter cave at Azykh is considered to be the

frst cave settlement ever inhabited by humans.

BAHAMAS The frst Royal Governor o the Bahamas was Woodes Rogers,

a retired pirate. The long extinct Lucayans, the original Bahamians, gave

English the words canoe, cannibal, hammock, hurricaneand tobacco.

BAHRAIN Bahrain has no income or capital gains taxes, nor an

inheritance tax. Beore Bahrain became a wealthy oil kingdom, its main source

o export wealth was pearls.

BANGLADESH Between 1947 and 1971, Bangladesh was known as East

Pakistan, its frst post-colonial name. Beore 1947, it wasknown as the Bengali region o India.

Bengal tigers, the Bangladesh national symbol, kill 10 peopleper year on average.

BELARUS The name Belarus means White Russia. Although the Chernobyl disaster in nearby Ukraine happened

in 1986, it is still considered inadvisable to eat mushroomsand berries in Belarus due to residual radioactivity.

BELGIUM The rench ry is actually a Belgian invention with the English

name coming rom the cooking term to rench, meaning toslice into small stick-like pieces.

Every two years, the central market place in Brussels, the GroteMarkt, is carpeted in owers to celebrate its ounding.

Brussels amous manneken pis (little peeing man) ountain hasa emale counterpart called jeanneke pis set up in 1989.

Belgium produces over 400 separate types o beer.

BELIZE The worlds second longest barrier ree is located o the

coast o Belize. The national motto o Belize is Sub Umbra Floreo (I ourish

in the shade). Almost 30 percent o Belizean citizens live outside o the

country and o the citizens that remained home, 33 percentlive in Belize City.

Tango refers to both a dance and the

musical style to which it is performed.

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