Rank 1 |
Tokyo - Japan |
The Japanese capital city of Tokyo comes first on the list of most expensive cities to live in. In addition to being the top of the list of cities with the highest living costs, it is also the centre of the world's largest metropolitan area by both population and economy. This is probably what makes it the most expensive city in the world in which to live. The Tokyo stock exchange is one of the world's largest, and is the largest one in Japan. Many international companies are based in Tokyo, and yet more have regional offices in the city which leads to a lot of highly paid jobs. In addition, the large size of the population leads to massive demand for space, and this is further exacerbated by the fact that Tokyo is surrounded by the Bay of Tokyo and a lot of steep hills and mountains. All of these factors combine to make Tokyo the most expensive city in the world in which to live. |
Rank 2 |
Osaka-Kobe |
The second highest cost of living is for two linked cities in Japan - Osaka and Kobe. As with many Japanese cities, both of these have an extremely high population density, which leads to expensive housing and other costs. Both cities are very large with populations in excess of 1 million. In each city there are a number of different industries, with many large multinational companies having their headquarters in the respective cities. |
Rank 3 |
Paris |
Paris is the capital city of France, and comes in third on the list of most expensive cities in the world. The city of Paris is a rather compact area, although the metropolitan area is much larger and includes many satellite towns. The central area of Paris, and the area with which this cost of living list deals with, refers solely to the city of Paris. Paris is famous for tourism, and whilst this generates a large amount of money for the local economy, it does lead to demands for less development of the older parts of the city. |
Rank 4 |
Copenhagen |
Copenhagen is the fourth most expensive city in the world in which to live. Like Helsinki and Oslo which also appear in the top 10 most expensive cities in terms of cost of living, it too is the capital city of a Scandinavian country. In Copenhagen's case the country is Denmark, and like both Oslo and Helsinki, it is not only the political capital city but the dominant city in the country economically and culturally as well. Copenhagen is the location for many international head and regional offices which has head offices in Copenhagen and Microsoft, for which Copenhagen provides the regional headquarters. |
Rank 5 |
Oslo |
The city in the world with the fifth highest cost of living is the Norwegian capital city of Oslo. Oslo is Norway's biggest city, both economically and by population. Norway is one of the most developed countries in the world, with a large income from a variety of sources. These include the large offshore oil and gas reserves, maritime engineering and insurance and tourism. |
Rank 6 |
Zurich |
Zurich Located in Switzerland, Zurich comes sixth on the list of most expensive cities in the world by living costs. Zurich is to Switzerland like New York is to the USA, it is the commercial capital of the country but not the political one. Zurich is home to many top educational institutions, and this helps ensure that the top minds in Switzerland and further afield come to live in Zurich, and it is likely that many of these will spend at least some of their working lives here. |
Rank 7 |
Helsinki |
In terms of the cost of living, Helsinki is joint seventh most expensive along with Frankfurt. Helsinki is the capital city of Finland, and is located in the far south of the country next to the Gulf of Finland. Despite being at the south of Finland, it is still a very northerly city and so can get very cold in the winter. Helsinki is the economic centre of the Finnish economy, and this partly explains the high cost of living. Helsinki has traditionally had a large shipbuilding industry and this continues to this day, although there are now also more hi-tech industries such as Nokia which is located just outside the city. |
Rank 8 |
Frankfurt |
Frankfurt is joint seventh most expensive city to live in along with Helsinki. Frankfurt is a city in Germany, and is located on the Main River, which leads to it's full name Frankfurt am Main. When Germany was divided, it was located in west Germany, and so with berlin isolated became the economic powerhouse of west Germany, and upon re-unification it retained this position. It is the largest financial centre of mainland Europe, and both the European and German central banks are located here, as well as the Frankfurt stock exchange which is one of the biggest in the world. All of this wealth leads to Frankfurt being the joint seventh most expensive city in the world to live in. |
Rank 9 |
Geneva |
Geneva is a city nestled between Lake Geneva and The Alps in Switzerland. Although most of the city is in Switzerland, due to the high cost of living in the city proper many people commute in from nearby France. Geneva is famous for being the location where the Geneva Conventions were signed, which govern the handling of prisoners of war. Geneva is also home to the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and many United Nations departments are also based here. In addition to being a major city in humanitarian terms, Geneva is also the 6th most important financial centre in the world. |
Rank 10 |
Singapore |
Singapore is both a city and country located in south east Asia. The city of just under 5 million people takes up the majority of the country of 710km2, leading to an extremely high population density of almost 7000 people per km2. It is located on a small island, which lies in one of the busiest waterways in the world which connects east Asia with south Asia, Africa and Europe. |
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Thursday, July 8, 2010
Top 10 Most Expensive Cities of the World
Top 10 Cuisines of the World
Rank | Cuisines of the World |
1 | Chinese |
2 | French |
3 | Italian |
4 | Indian |
5 | Japanese |
6 | Moroccan |
7 | Spanish |
8 | Thai |
9 | Turkish |
10 | Indonesian |
Top 10 Wonders of the Africa Continent
Rank | Wonders of the Africa Continent |
1 | Pyramids of Egypt |
2 | Serengeti Migration |
3 | Ngorongoro Crater |
4 | Victoria Falls |
5 | Karnak Temple |
6 | Nile River Cruise |
7 | Egyptian Museum |
8 | Valley of the Kings |
9 | Abu Simbel |
10 | Sahara Desert |
Top 10 Wonders of the Asia Continent
Rank | Wonders of the Asia Continent |
1 | Great Wall of China |
2 | Taj Mahal |
3 | Bali |
4 | Angkor Wat |
5 | Forbidden City |
6 | Bagan Temples/Pagodas |
7 | Banaue Rice Terraces |
8 | Potala Palace |
9 | Qin Terra Cotta Warriors |
10 | Borobudur |
Top 10 Wonders of the South America Continent
Rank | Wonders of the South America Continent |
1 | Galapagos Islands |
2 | Machu Picchu |
3 | Iguazu Falls |
4 | Amazon Rain Forest |
5 | Easter Island |
6 | Rio Panoramic Views |
7 | Carnival in Rio |
8 | Angel Falls |
9 | Nazca Animal Figures |
10 | Torres del Paine |
Top 10 Wonders of the North America Continent
Rank | Wonders of the North America Continent |
1 | Grand Canyon |
2 | Teotihuacan |
3 | Chichen Itza |
4 | Carlsbad Caverns |
5 | Metropolitan Museum |
6 | Yellowstone |
7 | New York Skyline |
8 | Niagara Falls |
9 | Yosemite |
10 | Banff |
Top 10 Wonders of the Europe Continent
Rank | Wonders of the Europe Continent |
1 | Acropolis / Parthenon |
2 | Colosseum of Rome |
3 | Fjords of Norway |
4 | St. Peter's Basilica |
5 | Sistine Chapel |
6 | Alhambra |
7 | Louvre Museum |
8 | Canals of Venice |
9 | Versailles |
10 | Pompeii |
Top 10 Natural Wonders of the World
Rank | Natural Wonders of the World |
1 | Serengeti Migration |
2 | Galapagos Islands |
3 | Grand Canyon |
4 | Antarctica |
5 | Iguazu Falls |
6 | Amazon Rain Forest |
7 | Ngorongoro Crater |
8 | Great Barrier Reef |
9 | Victoria Falls |
10 | Bora Bora |
Top 10 Man Made Wonders of the World
Rank | Man Made Wonders of the World |
1 | Pyramids of Egypt |
2 | Great Wall of China |
3 | Taj Mahal |
4 | Machu Picchu |
5 | Bali |
6 | Angkor Wat |
7 | Forbidden City |
8 | Bagan Temples & Pagodas |
9 | Karnak Temple |
10 | Teotihuacan |
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Top 10 Car manufacturer of the world
RANK | CAR_MANUFATURER |
1. | Mercedes-Benz |
2. | Mitsubishi |
3. | Volkswagen |
4. | Aston Martin |
5. | Chevrolet |
6. | Chrysler |
7. | Land Rover |
8. | Lamborghini |
9. | Rolls-Royce |
10. | Nissan |
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Top 10 Bank of the World
Top 10 Bank Ranking all over the World from http://www.bankersalmanac.com/
Current Rank | Previous Rank | BANK | Assets US$m | + or - (local curr) | Capital US$m | Balance Sheet |
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1 | (4) | BNP Paribas SA , Paris , France | *2,891,948 | +22.49% | 19,267.10 | 31.12.08 |
2 | (1) | The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc , Edinburgh , UK | *2,739,361 | -29.36% | 23,623.45 | 31.12.09 |
3 | (5) | Crédit Agricole SA , Paris , France | *2,303,497 | +16.90% | 38,138.50 | 31.12.08 |
4 | (3) | Barclays PLC , London , UK | *2,226,593 | -32.83% | 4,606.81 | 31.12.09 |
5 | (2) | Deutsche Bank AG , Frankfurt am Main , Germany | *2,153,033 | -31.86% | 2,279.77 | 31.12.09 |
6 | (6) | UBS AG , Zürich , Switzerland | *1,881,246 | -11.43% | 273.58 | 31.12.08 |
7 | (-) | Lloyds Banking Group plc , London , UK | *1,658,736 | - | 16,909.41 | 31.12.09 |
8 | (-) | JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association , New York , USA | *1,627,684 | -6.79% | 1,785.00 | 31.12.09 |
9 | (8) | Société Générale , Paris La Défense , France | *1,574,478 | +5.43% | 1,011.56 | 31.12.08 |
10 | (9) | The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd , Tokyo , Japan | 1,494,350 | +6.67% | 12,000.15 | 31.03.09 |
11 | (10) | Bank of America NA , Charlotte , USA | *1,465,221 | -0.44% | 3,020.04 | 31.12.09 |
Friday, July 2, 2010
World University Ranking of Engineering Schools
Top 49 World University Ranking of Engineering Schools 2009 from http://www.universityportal.net
RANK | UNIVERSITY | COUNTRY | SCORES |
1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | United States | 100.0 |
2 | University of California, Berkeley | United States | 93.9 |
3 | Stanford University | United States | 85.3 |
4 | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | United States | 81.6 |
5 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | 76.2 |
6 | Carnegie Mellon University | United States | 71.6 |
7 | Imperial College London | United Kingdom | 70.9 |
8 | Georgia Institute of Technology | United States | 68.9 |
9 | University of Tokyo | Japan | 67.4 |
10 | University of Toronto | Canada | 66.0 |
11 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore | 64.5 |
12 | Tsinghua University | China | 63.4 |
13 | Eth Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) | Switzerland | 63.1 |
14 | University of Oxford | United Kingdom | 61.6 |
15 | Princeton University | United States | 61.5 |
16 | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | United States | 61.4 |
17 | Delft University of Technology | Netherlands | 60.4 |
18 | McGill University | Canada | 60.1 |
19 | Harvard University | United States | 59.6 |
20 | University of Illinois | United States | 58.4 |
21 | Tokyo Institute of Technology | Japan | 57.0 |
22 | Kyoto University | Japan | 56.8 |
22 | University of British Columbia | Canada | 56.8 |
24 | Cornell University | United States | 56.4 |
24 | Hong Kong University of Science & Technology | Hong Kong | 56.4 |
26 | Nanyang Technological University | Singapore | 55.2 |
27 | University of New South Wales | Australia | 54.7 |
28 | The University of Melbourne | Australia | 54.4 |
29 | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | Israel | 54.1 |
30 | University of Waterloo | Canada | 53.9 |
31 | École Polytechnique | France | 52.6 |
32 | University of Texas at Austin | United States | 52.0 |
33 | Purdue University | United States | 50.9 |
34 | Kaist - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology | Korea, South | 50.5 |
35 | University of California, San Diego | United States | 50.3 |
36 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) | India | 49.9 |
36 | Australian National University | Australia | 49.9 |
38 | University of Michigan | United States | 49.2 |
38 | Peking University | China | 49.2 |
40 | Technische Universität München | Germany | 48.7 |
41 | The University of Sydney | Australia | 48.0 |
42 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) | India | 47.7 |
43 | Seoul National University | Korea, South | 46.0 |
44 | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | Switzerland | 45.2 |
45 | University of Manchester | United Kingdom | 44.8 |
46 | University of Alberta | Canada | 44.6 |
47 | Monash University | Australia | 44.3 |
48 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | 43.8 |
49 | University of Science and Technology of China | China | 42.3 |
49 | National Taiwan University | Taiwan | 42.3 |
49 | Eindhoven University of Technology | Netherlands | 42.3 |
49 | Osaka University | Japan | 42.3 |
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Top 10 English Song of the week
Top 10 English Songs of the Week from http://www.top10bollywood.com
Rank | Song Name | Singer(s) | Album Title |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | California Gurls | Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg | California Gurls |
#2 | OMG | Usher Featuring will.i.am | Raymond v Raymond |
#3 | Airplanes | B.o.B Featuring Hayley Williams Of Paramore | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray |
#4 | Billionaire | Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars | Billionaire |
#5 | Find Your Love | Drake | Find Your Love |
#6 | Your Love Is My Drug | Ke$ha | Animal |
#7 | Alejandro | Lady Gaga | The Fame Monster |
#8 | Cooler Than Me | Mike Posner | Winner's Circle |
#9 | Not Afraid | Eminem | Not Afraid |
#10 | Break Your Heart | Taio Cruz Featuring Ludacris | Rokstarr |
World Military Strength Ranking
World Military Strength Ranking from http://www.globalfirepower.com/
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FIFA World Rankings of the world
FIFA World Ranking from wikipedia.org
Rank | Team | Points | Confederation |
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1 | Brazil | 1611 | CONMEBOL |
2 | Spain | 1565 | UEFA |
3 | Portugal | 1249 | UEFA |
4 | Netherlands | 1231 | UEFA |
5 | Italy | 1184 | UEFA |
6 | Germany | 1082 | UEFA |
7 | Argentina | 1076 | CONMEBOL |
8 | England | 1068 | UEFA |
9 | France | 1044 | UEFA |
10 | Croatia | 1041 | UEFA |
11 | Russia | 1015 | UEFA |
12 | Egypt | 967 | CAF |
13 | Greece | 964 | UEFA |
14 | Serbia | 957 | UEFA |
15 | United States | 947 | CONCACAF |
16 | Uruguay | 899 | CONMEBOL |
17 | Mexico | 895 | CONCACAF |
18 | Chile | 888 | CONMEBOL |
19 | Cameroon | 887 | CAF |
20 | Australia | 886 | AFC |
21 | Nigeria | 883 | CAF |
22 | Norway | 882 | UEFA |
23 | Ukraine | 875 | UEFA |
24 | Switzerland | 866 | UEFA |
25 | Slovenia | 860 | UEFA |
Top 10 University of India
Top 10 University from http://www.hindustanlink.com/
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Address :Powai, Mumbai 400076, Maharashtra, India
Phone: (+91) 022-25722545
Website: http://www.iitb.ac.in/
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Address :Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110 016.
Fax: (91) 011-2658 2037, (91) 011-2658 2277
Website: http://www.iitd.ac.in/
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Address : I.I.T Post Office Chennai-600 036
Fax: 91-044-2257 0509
Website: http://www.iitm.ac.in/
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Address :
Phone: +91 512 2597889
Fax: +91 512 2590260
Email: infocell@iitk.ac.in
Website: http://www.iitk.ac.in/
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Address : Kharagpur – 721302 India
Phone : +91-3222-255221
Fax : +91-3222-255303.
Website: http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/
University of Roorkee
Address :Roorkee Uttaranchal- 247 667
Phone: +91-01332-72349 (EPABX)
Fax : +91-01332-73560
E-mail: regis@rurkiu.ernet.in
Website: http://rurkiu.tripod.com/
Birla Institute of Technology & Science
Address :Vidhya Vihar Campus Pilani Rajasthan - 333031
Website: http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/
University of Roorkee
Address :Roorkee Uttaranchal- 247 667
Phone: +91-01332-72349 (EPABX)
Fax : +91-01332-73560
E-mail: regis@rurkiu.ernet.in
Website: http://rurkiu.tripod.com/
Birla Institute of Technology & Science
Address :Vidhya Vihar Campus Pilani Rajasthan - 333031
Phone: 91 01596 245073/4
Fax 91 01596 244183
Website: http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/
Anna University, Chennai
Address :Sardar Patel Road, Chennai-600025, India
Website: http://www.annauniv.edu/ceg/
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Address : New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110067
Phones: +91-11-26717676, 26717557
Fax: 26717601
Website: http://www.jnu.ac.in/
University of Mumbai
Website: http://www.mu.ac.in/
University of Delhi
Address :University Road, Delhi 110 007
Phone/Fax: 91-11-27667725 / 91-11-27667126
Website: www.du.ac.in/
Fax 91 01596 244183
Website: http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/
Anna University, Chennai
Address :Sardar Patel Road, Chennai-600025, India
Website: http://www.annauniv.edu/ceg/
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Address : New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110067
Phones: +91-11-26717676, 26717557
Fax: 26717601
Website: http://www.jnu.ac.in/
University of Mumbai
Website: http://www.mu.ac.in/
University of Delhi
Address :University Road, Delhi 110 007
Phone/Fax: 91-11-27667725 / 91-11-27667126
Website: www.du.ac.in/
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