List of FIRST Countries in World:

List of FIRST Countries in World:
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First Country in World to abolish Slavery                                                   :Spain
First Country in World to abolishDeath Penalty(or Capital Punishment)    :Venezuela
First Country in World to legalize Same-Sex marriage                              : Netherlands
First Country in World to issue PaperCurrency                                          :china(by Song Dynasty)
First Country in World to issue PostalStamp                            :Britain (the stamp name is"Penny Black")
First Country in World to developHydro-electricity                   :Norway
First Country in World to let Right toVote for Women               Newzealand
First Country in World to introduceVAT(Value Added tax)       : France in 1954
First Country in World to imposeCarbon Tax                           :Finland in 1990
First Country in World to be Democratic                                  :Athens of Greece
First Country in World to experienceIndustrial Revolution       :Britain
First Country in World to have an official National Flag           :Denmark(soit has oldest Flag)
First Country in World to launch 3G Technology                     :Japan
First Country in World to initiate Family Planning Policy          :    India
First Country in World to initiate Railways                               : Britain
First Country in World to launch artificial Satellite into Earth's orbit:USSR or Soviet Russia in
1957(Satellite's name is Sputnik-1)sports                              :First Country in World to hostOlympics:Athensof Greece in 1896(the first olympics is summer
olympics)
First Country in World to host WinterOlympics                        :Francein 1924
First Country in World to host Summer Paralympics               :Italy in 1960
First Country in World to host Winter Paralympics                  : Sweden in 1976 (whereParalympics means Olympics for Physically Handicapped)
First Country in World to host Summer Youth Olympics         : Singaporein 2010
First Country in World to host Winter Youth Olympics             : Innsbruck of Austriain 2012
First Country in World to won ICC Cricket World Cup             : West Indies in1975 (2nd is also west-indies in 1979 and 3rd is India in 1983)
First Country in World to won ICC Cricket World Cup(Twenty 20)  :India
First Country in World to won FIFAworld Cup                                : Uraguay in 1930