World's top 10 electricity producing countries

Hub to Produce electricity

Electricity is most essential necessity of life, According to an estimate in 2010 world’s total electric production, from the different sources was 21,325,115 (GWh). It is estimated that USA and China are the leading countries in producing electricity in the world, they produces near about more than 30% of the world’s production which is a record if compared to all other countries.

Rank	Country	Electricity - production (TWh)
1	China	4,604
2	United States	3,953
3	Japan	937.6
4	Russia	925.9
5	India	835.3
6	Canada	604.4
7	Germany	556.4
8	France	510
9	Brazil	509.2
10	Korea, South	459.5

Definition: This entry is the annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution with electricity forming an increasing share of the world's total energy demand and electricity use growing more rapidly than consumption of liquid fuels, natural gas, or coal, the total world electricity generation grew by 4.1 percent in 2012.

(All units of electricity are measured in Terawatt-hours. 1 TWh = 1000,000 MWh)

China: - With a whopping 4604 TWh of electricity produced, China is number one in terms of electricity production in the world. After the Electric Power Law was implemented, the development of the power industry soared and regulated production, distribution and consumption.

USA:- Majority of its energy USA’s derived from fossil fuels, but U.S. power plants use renewable energy sources—water (hydroelectric), wood, wind, organic waste, geothermal, and sun — to generate about 13 percent of the country’s electricity needs. It produced 3953 TWh of electricity.

Japan: - which produced 937.6 TWh of electricity, is one of the major exporters of energy-sector capital equipment, and has a strong energy research and development (R&D) program supported by the government, which pursues energy efficiency measures domestically in order to increase the country’s energy security and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Russia: - Federation holds the world’s second largest coal reserves and produces most of its electricity from natural gas and coal. It produced 925.9 TWh of electricity. Russia exports electricity to Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Turkey among other countries.

India: - In terms of fuel, coal-fired plants account for 56 percent of India's installed electricity capacity, renewal hydropower accounts for 19 percent, renewable energy for 12 percent and natural gas for about 9 percent. India produced 835.3 TWh of electricity.

Canada: - provinces, large government-owned integrated public utilities play a leading role in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. The country produced 604.4 TWh of electricity.

Germany: - which set a solar power record by producing 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour produced 556.4 TWh of electricity. However, the main source of the country’s electricity production is coal.

France: - Nuclear power is the primary source of electric power in France. France's nuclear power industry has been called a success story that has put the nation ahead in terms of providing cheap, pollution free energy. It produced 510 TWh of electricity.

Brazil: - with a production of 509.2 TWh has the largest electricity market in South America. The country has the largest capacity for water storage in the world, being highly dependent on hydroelectricity generation capacity, which meets over 80 percent of its electricity demand.

South Korea: - Energy producers in South Korea were dominated by government enterprises, although privately operated coal mines and oil refineries also existed. The country produced 459.5 TWh of electricity.

15 of the World's Strangest Flags

 Fryslan (Netherlands)

The Flag of the province of Friesland or Frisian flag is the official flag of the Dutch province of Friesland.

It consists of four blue and three white diagonal stripes; in the white stripes are a total of seven red pompeblêden, leaves of yellow water-lily, that may remind of hearts, but according the official instructions "should not be heart shaped". The jerseys of the football clubsc Heerenveen and the Blauhúster Dakkapel are modeled after this flag (Link)

 Guam

The flag of the United States territory of Guam was adopted on February 9, 1948.The territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all sides (border was a later addition). In the center of the flag is the coat of arms; an almond shaped emblem, which depicts a proa sailing in Agana Bay near Hagåtña, and GUAM colored in red letters. The shape of the emblem recalls the slingshot stones used by the islanders' ancestors. The landform at the back depicts the Punta Dos Amantes cliff on Guam.Charles Alan Pownall approved the flag's shape in 1948. (Link)

 Benin

This was the flag of the Benin Empire, that was situated in modern Nigeria. A pre-colonial African state, it lasted from 1440 to 1897.(Link)

 Swaziland

Swaziland's flag. The colors go well together and the design is interesting; unfortunately, this is not a kitchen towel. While we're sure the shield and spears are traditional and part of Swaziland's culture, having weapons in your flag just sends the wrong message, not to mention the poor school children in Swaziland. Trying to make an accurate drawing of this flag for independence day must be a nightmare. (Link)

 Isle of Man

The flag of the Isle of Man shows a triskelion, the Three Legs of Man emblem, in the centre of a red flag. The three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee. In order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used.(Link)

 Antwerp (Belgium)

One of the worst flags in the world comes from the Antwerp in Belgium. It's a chess set on acid. The flag is made of 24 square pieces, in 4 rows and 6 columns. The pieces in the upper right and lower left corners of the flag are white, the neighbouring pieces are blue, yellow, red and white, respectively. (Link)

 Mozambique

The hoe and the book in Mozambique's flag convey the best characteristics a nation wants in its people. But, an AK-47?! (Link)

 Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan... Is that a tennis ball on this flag? (Link)

 Bhutan

Bhutan's flag wins the award for the most bad-ass ever. (Link)

 Northern Marianas Islands

Northern Marianas Islands' flag appears to have been created from clip art. (Link)

 U.S. Virgin Islands

Another unspeakably horrible flag from a U.S. territory, the U.S. Virgin Islands. They actually have to use it. (Link)

 Central African Republic

The Central African Republic's flag has managed to make an incredibly busy flag with just five straight lines, and one lonely star. While this flag looks horrible enough as it is, if it is seen waving in the wind, it actually induces seizures. (Link)

 Lombardy (Italy)

Lombardy in Italy must have invented the game of Jacks, mustn't it? Not much else can explain this flag, that is simple to point of boredom, but still includes a slightly nauseous shade of green. (Link)

 Nepal

Nepal is the only country in the world that doesn't have a rectangular flag; Nepalese flag is shaped like two overlapping triangles. (Link)

 Libya

Libya's flag, adopted on an uninspired night of 1977, consists of a simple green field with no other characteristics. It is the only national flag in the world with just one color and no design, insignia, or other details.(Link)

Cricket World Cup History

1975

The first Cricket World Cup was played during 1975 in England. The first three matches were also recognized as Prudential Cup with the sponsorship of prudential plc, it is a pecuniary services company.

The cricket matches consisted of 60 over’s per players and it was played with established white uniform and with red balls. There were matches held only during day and the event is held after every four years.

1992

Till the 1992 Cricket World Cup, only 8 teams participated in the Cricket tournament. Later on, the numbers of teams were certainly increased and in Cricket World Cup 2007, 16 teams took part in the WC.

West Indies Won World Cup 1975

World Cup No. 1 (1975)

Teams: - 8

Format:- Two qualifying groups of four, playing each other once in 60-over matches top two in each group progressed to semi-finals; 15 matches in all.

Winning teams: - West Indies VS Australia 

West Indies Won World Cup 1979

World Cup No. 2 (1979)

Teams: - 8

Format: - same as 1975

Winning teams: - West Indies VS England

India Won World Cup 1983

World Cup No. 3 (1983)

Teams: - 8

Format: - Two groups of four, as in 1979; this time, though, each team played the others in its group twice, not once, to determine the four semi-finalists. As a ploy to reduce the chance of elimination by the weather, it was a good one, even if June wasn't wet and only three of the 27 games went into a reserve day anyway. For the first time, non-Test grounds were used.

Winning teams: - West Indies VS India

Australia Won World Cup 1987

World Cup No. 4 (1987)

Teams: - 8

Format: - As in 1983 but, due to the shorter daylight hours on the subcontinent, games were 50 over’s per innings, not 60. There was an attempt to cheer up disappointed crowds by staging a third-place play-off between Pakistan and India, but the star players demanded too much cash.

Winning teams: - England VS Australia

Pakistan Won World Cup 1991

World Cup No. 5 (1991)

Teams: - 9

Format: - This was the Cup that thought it was a league. All played all in a qualifying round that went on forever. It was fair, but about as exciting as the Nullarbor Plain. The good news was that South Africa joined in for the first time, following the end of apartheid.

Winning teams: - England VS Pakistan

Sri Lanka Won World Cup 1995

World Cup No. 6 (1995)

Teams: - 12

Format: - Two qualifying groups of six: each team played the other five in its group to determine the quarter-finalists. In other words, it took 30 matches to eliminate Zimbabwe and the three minnows, then seven more to reduce the remaining Test nations to one winner.

Winning teams: - Sri Lanka VS Australia

Australia Won World Cup 1999

World Cup No. 7 (1999)

Teams: - 12

Format: - Not so much tinkering as a complete revamp. The 12 entrants were split into two groups, and the top three in each group went into the Super Six, carrying with them the points they had earned against the two teams who had also qualified from their group. They then played the qualifying teams from the other group, creating a final all-played-all league table, with the top four going into the semi-finals. Confused? Most people were.

Winning teams: - Pakistan VS Australia

Australia Won World Cup 2003

World Cup No. 8 (2003)

Teams: - 14

Format: - The organisers all but ignored the lessons learned from 1999 and persevered with the Super Six format, although they tried to even things out by tweaking how points earned in the group stage were carried through. It was still to prove fundamentally flawed as boycotts of matches in Kenya and Zimbabwe, on political and safety grounds, skewed the points so much that Kenya reached the semi-finals courtesy of wins over Bangladesh, Canada and Sri Lanka...

Winning teams:- India VS Australia

Australia Won World Cup 2007

World Cup No. 9 (2007)

Teams 16

Format: - The lessons of 1999 and 2003 were learned and so the Super Eights qualifying was from four groups of four. However, the advertising men were left gawping as India and Pakistan failed to make it through the first round, Bangladesh and Ireland taking their places. While that thrilled the neutrals, it caused a flurry of "never again" chart from Asia and Dubai. The only points carried forward were the ones against the other qualifiers from the same group, which at least should have given the second round some meaning.

Winning teams: - Sri Lanka VS Australia

India Won World Cup 2011

World Cup No. 10 (2011)

Teams 14

Format: - Late in 2007, the four host nations agreed on a revised format for the 2011 World Cup, identical to that of the 1996 World Cup, except that there would be 14 teams instead of 12. The first round of the tournament would consist of two groups of seven teams. Each team in a group would play all the others once, and the top four from each group would qualify for the quarter-finals. This ensured that every team would play at least six matches.

Winning teams: - Sri Lanka VS India

Teams

1975:- England, New Zealand, India, East Africa, Australia, West Indies, Pakistan and Sri Lanka took participation and during.

1979:- Canada was replaced by East Africa.

1983:- Zimbabwe made an entry arena and Canada was out of the court.

The same teams took part in the 1987 Cricket World Cup.

1992:- South Africa made an entry in the group and pertaining year 9 teams took part in the Cricket tournament.

1996:- the number of teams even increased more up to 12 with the participation of three fresh groups UAE, Netherlands and Kenya. Bangladesh and Scotland were replaced by UAE and Netherlands during 1999 Cricket World Cup.

All the 9 cricket world cup matches played have also contributed more records in the Cricket World Cup History.

The records are on most excellent batting strike rate, maximum individual scores, and uppermost run-scorers, top bowling analysis, best bowling financial system rate, finest bowling strike rate, chief wicket-takers, premier team totals, lowest team totals, all major cricket catches and actually the most dismissals.