Miscellaneous Information
The Phonetic Alphabet -- SI Units -- Telephone Country Codes -- Numerical Prefixes -- Power Notation -- Wedding Anniversaries -- Birthstones - Paper Sizes - Signs of the Zodiac - Internet Country Codes
PHONETIC ALPHABET
A = Alpha H = Hotel O = Oscar U = Uniform B = Bravo I = India P = Papa V = Victor C = Charlie J - Juliet Q = Quebec W = Whisky D = Delta K = Kilo R = Romeo X = X Ray E = Echo L = Lima S = Sierra Y = Yankee F = Foxtrot M = Mike T = Tango Z = Zulu G = Golf N = November
SI Units
length metre m mass kilogram kg time second s electric current ampere A temperature kelvin K amount of substance mole mol luminous intensity candela cd plane angle radian rad solid angle steradian sr electric charge coulomb C electric capacitance farad F illumination lux lx luminous flux lumen lm energy joule J force newton N power watt W pressure pascal Pa frequency hertz Hz magnetic flux weber Wb Magnetic flux density tesla T electromotive force volt V current ampere I resistance ohm O electric conductance siemens S inductance henry H Units shown in green are basic SI units, those in purple are derived units
The term SI comes from the French description - Systeme International d'Unites
Power Notation
10 2 = 10 × 10 = 100 10 3 = 10 × 10 × 10 = 1,000 10 6 = 1,000,000 10-2 = 1/100 = 0.01 10-3 = 1/1,000 = 0.001 10-6 = 1/1,000,000 e.g 3.3 ×10 3 = 3,300 and 6.8 ×10-2 = 0.068
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Numerical PrefixesWhy not bookmark this page?
deca -10 kilo -10 3 hecto 2 -10 mega -10 6 giga -10 9 tera -10 12 peta -10 15 exa -10 18 zetta -1012 yotta -10 24 octillion -1027 nonillion -10 30 deci -10-1 centi -10-2 milli -10-3 micro -10-6 nano -10-9 pico -10-12 femto -10-15 atto -10-18 zepto -10-21 yocto -10-24
International Telephone Dialling CodesEnter the numbers omitting "+" , leading zeroes and the brackets that are
sometimes present when you get an International Telephone number.
Argentina 54 Australia 61 Austria
43
Belgium
32
Brazil
55
Canada
1
China
86
Costa Rica
506
Denmark
45
Dominican Republic
809
Finland
358
France
33
Germany
49
Greece
30
Hong Kong
852
Iceland
354
India
91
Ireland
353
Israel
972
Italy
39
Jamaica
876
Japan
81
Luxembourg
352
Mexico
52
Netherlands
31
New Zealand
64
Norway
47
Portugal
351
Singapore
65
South Africa
27
South Korea
82
Spain
34
Sri Lanka
94
Sweden
46
Switzerland
41
United Kingdom
44
United States
00
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WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
1 Paper 2 Cotton 3 Leather 4 Linen 5 Wood 6 Iron 7 Wool 8 Bronze 9 Pottery 10 Tin 11 Steel 12 Silk 13 Lace 14 Ivor 15 Crystal 20 China 25 Silver 30 Pearl 35 Coral 40 Ruby 45 Sapphire 50 Golden 55 Emerald 60 Diamond 65 Blue Sapphire 70 Platinum 80 Oak 90 Granite Why not bookmark this page?
January Garnet (Dark Red) Constancy February Amethyst (Purple) Sincerity March Aquamarine (Pale Blue) Energy April Diamond (white) Purity May Emerald (Green) Hope June Pearl (Cream) Health July Ruby (Red) Passion August Peridot (Olive Green) Joy September Sapphire (Deep Blue) Wisdom October Opal (Iridescent) Hope November Topaz (GoldenYellow) Fidelity December Turquoise (Green Blue) Contentment
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Internet Country Codes
More detailed information is available from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority - http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm
A_B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V.ac - Ascension Island -
.ad - Andorra -
.ae – United Arab Emirates -
.af – Afghanistan -
.ag – Antigua and Barbuda -
.ai – Anguilla -
.al – Albania -
.am – Armenia -
.an – Netherlands Antilles -
.ao – Angola
.aq – Antarctica
.ar – Argentina
.as – American Samoa
.at – Austria
.au – Australia
.aw – Aruba
.az – Azerbaijan
.ax – Aland Islands
B.ba – Bosnia and Herzegovina
.bb – Barbados
.bd – Bangladesh
.be – Belgium
.bf – Burkina Faso
.bg – Bulgaria
.bh – Bahrain
.bi – Burundi
.bj – Benin
.bm – Bermuda
.bn – Brunei Darussalam
.bo – Bolivia
.br – Brazil
.bs – Bahamas
.bt – Bhutan
.bv – Bouvet Island
.bw – Botswana
.by – Belarus
.bz – Belize
C.ca – Canada
.cc – Cocos (Keeling) Islands
.cd – Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
.cf – Central African Republic
.cg – Congo, Republic of
.ch – Switzerland
.ci – Cote d'Ivoire
.ck – Cook Islands
.cl – Chile
.cm – Cameroon
.cn – China
.co – Colombia
.cr – Costa Rica
.cs – Serbia and Montenegro
.cu – Cuba
.cv – Cape Verde
.cx – Christmas Island
.cy – Cyprus
.cz – Czech Republic
D.de – Germany
.dj – Djibouti
.dk – Denmark
.dm – Dominica
.do – Dominican Republic
.dz – Algeria
E.ec – Ecuador
.ee – Estonia
.eg – Egypt
.eh – Western Sahara
.er – Eritrea
.es – Spain
.et – Ethiopia
.eu – European Union
F.fi – Finland
.fj – Fiji
.fk – Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
.fm – Micronesia, Federal State of
.fo – Faroe Islands
.fr – France
G.ga – Gabon
.gb – United Kingdom
.gd – Grenada
.ge – Georgia
.gf – French Guiana
.gg – Guernsey
.gh – Ghana
.gi – Gibraltar
.gl – Greenland
.gm – Gambia
.gn – Guinea
.gp – Guadeloupe
.gq – Equatorial Guinea
.gr – Greece
.gs – South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
.gt – Guatemala
.gu – Guam
.gw – Guinea-Bissau
.gy – Guyana
H.hk – Hong Kong
.hm – Heard and McDonald Islands
.hn – Honduras
.hr – Croatia/Hrvatska
.ht – Haiti
.hu – Hungary
I.id – Indonesia
.ie – Ireland
.il – Israel
.im – Isle of Man
.in – India
.io – British Indian Ocean Territory
.iq – Iraq
.ir – Iran, Islamic Republic of
.is – Iceland
.it – Italy
J.je – Jersey
.jm – Jamaica
.jo – Jordan
.jp – Japan
K.ke – Kenya
.kg – Kyrgyzstan
.kh – Cambodia
.ki – Kiribati
.km – Comoros
.kn – Saint Kitts and Nevis
.kp – Korea, Democratic People's Republic
.kr – Korea, Republic of
.kw – Kuwait
.ky – Cayman Islands
.kz – Kazakhstan
L.la – Lao People's Democratic Republic
.lb – Lebanon
.lc – Saint Lucia
.li – Liechtenstein
.lk – Sri Lanka
.lr – Liberia
.ls – Lesotho
.lt – Lithuania
.lu – Luxembourg
.lv – Latvia
.ly – Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
M.ma – Morocco
.mc – Monaco
.md – Moldova, Republic of
.mg – Madagascar
.mh – Marshall Islands
.mk – Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
.ml – Mali
.mm – Myanmar
.mn – Mongolia
.mo – Macau
.mp – Northern Mariana Islands
.mq – Martinique
.mr – Mauritania
.ms – Montserrat
.mt – Malta
.mu – Mauritius
.mv – Maldives
.mw – Malawi
.mx – Mexico
.my – Malaysia
.mz – Mozambique
N.na – Namibia
.nc – New Caledonia
.ne – Niger
.nf – Norfolk Island
.ng – Nigeria
.ni – Nicaragua
.nl – Netherlands
.no – Norway
.np – Nepal
.nr – Nauru
.nu – Niue
.nz – New Zealand
O.om – Oman
P.pa – Panama
.pe – Peru
.pf – French Polynesia
.pg – Papua New Guinea
.ph – Philippines
.pk – Pakistan
.pl – Poland
.pm – Saint Pierre and Miquelon
.pn – Pitcairn Island
.pr – Puerto Rico
.ps – Palestinian Territories
.pt – Portugal
.pw – Palau
.py – Paraguay
Q.qa – Qatar
R.re – Reunion Island
.ro – Romania
.ru – Russian Federation
.rw – Rwanda
S.sa – Saudi Arabia
.sb – Solomon Islands
.sc – Seychelles
.sd – Sudan
.se – Sweden
.sg – Singapore
.sh – Saint Helena
.si – Slovenia
.sj – Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
.sk – Slovak Republic
.sl – Sierra Leone
.sm – San Marino
.sn – Senegal
.so – Somalia
.sr – Suriname
.st – Sao Tome and Principe
.sv – El Salvador
.sy – Syrian Arab Republic
.sz – Swaziland
T.tc – Turks and Caicos Islands
.td – Chad
.tf – French Southern Territories
.tg – Togo
.th – Thailand
.tj – Tajikistan
.tk – Tokelau
.tl – Timor-Leste
.tm – Turkmenistan
.tn – Tunisia
.to – Tonga
.tp – East Timor
.tr – Turkey
.tt – Trinidad and Tobago
.tv – Tuvalu
.tw – Taiwan
.tz – Tanzania
U.ua – Ukraine
.ug – Uganda
.uk – United Kingdom
.um – United States Minor Outlying Islands
.us – United States
.uy – Uruguay
.uz – Uzbekistan
V.va – Holy See (Vatican City State)
.vc – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
.ve – Venezuela
.vg – Virgin Islands, British
.vi – Virgin Islands, U.S.
.vn – Vietnam
.vu – Vanuatu
W.wf – Wallis and Futuna Islands
.ws – Western Samoa
.ye – Yemen
.yt – Mayotte
.yu – Yugoslavia
Z.za – South Africa
.zm – Zambia
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