First Country

First Country in the world

1. First Country in World to abolish Slavery :
   • Spain
2. First Country in World to abolish Death Penalty (or Capital Punishment) :
   • Venezuela
3. First Country in World to legalize Same Sex marriage :
   • Netherlands
4. First Country in World to issue Paper Currency :
   • china (by Song Dynasty)
5. First Country in World to issue Postal Stamp :
   • Britain (the stamp name is "Penny Black")
6. First Country in World to develop Hydro-electricity :
   • Norway
7. First Country in World to let Right to Vote for Women :
   • New Zealand
8. First Country in World to introduce VAT(Value Added tax) :
   • France in 1954
9. First Country in World to impose Carbon Tax :
   • Finland in 1990
10. First Country in World to be Democratic :
    • Athens of Greece
11. First Country in World to experience Industrial Revolution :
    • Britain
12. First Country in World to have an official National Flag :
    • Denmark (soit has oldest Flag)
13. First Country in World to launch 3G Technology :
    • Japan
14. First Country in World to initiate Family Planning Policy :
    • India
15. First Country in World to initiate Railways :
    • Britain
16. First Country in World to launch artificial Satellite into Earth's orbit :
    • USSR or Soviet Russia in 1957(Satellite's name is Sputnik-1)

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