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Make sure to subscribe to the channel if you are new. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. Jul 15, 2019 the pub with the longest name in the country reopens. He also made personal appearances in television shows based on the guinness book. Which country has held its name for the longest period that is still around today. In russian, the patronymic is very often and widely used, so names in general usage tend to be very long. The 7 longest books in america the longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s. We often make assumptions about the world we live in, only to find that the reality is quite different. How many of the longest official names of countries can you name.

In this 1997 interview, the girl with the guinness world records longest name joined oprah winfrey with her. To be admitted to the world trade organization, china required taiwan to go by the name separate customs territory of taiwan, penghu, kinmen, and matsu chinese taipei. If that subtitle is key, a shorter main title may qualify. Measured widthwise span from east to west, russiaussr is the worlds longest country. Top 10 longest novel books in the world world most. Thailand has worlds longest place name by eric shackle. It was in fact larger but the publishers managed to convince him to shed a. Dr subramonian, principal, dr r v arts and science college, karamadai, about 25 km from coimbatore, has written a book about daniel radcliffe, the young actor, who gave life to j k rowlings character harry. As countries merge, split, or change their names, the list of countries that no longer exist has grown. Countries where people have long names 2014, live, title. The long form of the name, with 58 characters split into 19 syllables, is the longest place name in europe and the second longest official oneword place name in the world.

Seeking an entry in the guinness book of world records, a college principal on monday released a book with the longest title of 1022 words with 4805 characters and no space. This girl has over 1,000 letters in her name, and oprah. Life expectancy at birth compares the average number of years to be lived by a group of people. According to the guinness book of world records, bangkok is just a shortened version of the city s full ceremonial name, which holds the world record for longest name of a place.

The pub with the longest name in the country reopens ladbible. Life expectancy the world factbook central intelligence agency. Hery martial rakotoarimanana rajaonarimampianina born november 6, 1958 is a malagasy politician who has been president of madagascar since january 2014. It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place name found in any englishspeaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the world. The name of this lake could be placed in the guinness book of world records. In a single volume, my copy of crc handbook of chemistry and physics has over 2,192 pages and a font small enough to be hard reading for an old guy. Krung thep mahanakhon amon rattanakosin mahinthara yuthaya mahadilok phop noppharat ratchathani burirom udomratchaniwet mahasathan amon piman awatan sathit sakkathattiya witsanukam prasit. Those who enjoy winning at the geography category in trivia games might like to file away for future use what im pretty sure is the worlds longest official country name, beating the former yugoslav republic of macedonia, the democratic peoples republic of korea, and even the great socialist peoples libyan arab jamahiriya and the united kingdom. In the 1970s and 1980s, wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff appeared in the guinness book of world records as having the longest personal name, and was photographed for the book in front of a new york city marquee displaying his name, once again misspelled. Those who enjoy winning at the geography category in trivia games might like to file away for future use. Des machale and i have put together a word puzzle book that contains some great puzzles about. Ive noticed astrics on certain books, what does that mean.

The best longest books 70 books goodreads share book. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment. However, it was not possible to find an estimate more accurate than above 1,000,000 words for these later editions. Hyphenated countries count as two words and are in the two word countries quiz. Guinness book of world records, it is the longest official oneword place. While we refer to deoxyribonucleic acid simply as dna, the systematic name for the dna of the human mitochondria contains 16,569 nucleotide residues, making it 207,000 letters long. This name generator will give you 10 random names for a fantasy country, land, or nation. Dec 06, 2009 can you name the longest country names 12 letters or more. Jul 26, 2018 kiribati is the local name of the main island that forms the nation and was chosen as the countrys new name at independence through local consensus. Prior to 20, libya name in arabic was the longest country name in the world. The full title of this country is the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. Even names translated to english vary a lot, and ive kept this potential for variety in.

The guinness book of world records gives the honor to marcel prousts elephantine remembrance of things past, weighing in at 9,609,000 characters including spaces. If you accept that kosovo is a nation which i and the countries of the world quiz does, then that country s full name is republic of kosovo, and conversational name that applies to this quiz is kosovo. Over the years, there has been some controversy over what constitutes the worlds longest novel. The new president of madagascar, hery rajaonarimampianina, has made it into the record books as the head of state with the longest family name. Fortunately, visitors certainly arent expected to use the citys full name nor do its residents, but it can still boast having the longest city name in the world according to the guinness book of world records. List of countries of the world in alphabetical order.

The designation denmark can refer either to continental denmark or to the short name for the entire kingdom e. Can you name the country with the longest name for each letter of the alphabet. Published in a key form in nature magazine on april 9, 1981, this makes it the world record holder for the longest scientific name. Weve taken a look at the shortest books in the bible, but what about the longest book in the bible if youd asked me about it in sunday school, my answer would have been a quick, confident psalms. She now wants to get it reinstated in the guinness book of world records. The longest country name in english is united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. Those who enjoy winning at the geography category in trivia games might like to file away for future use what im pretty sure is the worlds longest official country name, beating. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with bring me. In the 1970s and 1980s, wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff appeared in the guinness book of world records as having the longest personal name, and was. The worlds longest place name has 85 letters business insider. Is it possible for a train to be heavier than more than 800 blue whales. This girl has over 1,000 letters in her name, and oprah couldnt believe it. And if a book does have a longer title than given in a certain edition, then please, do pick.

There have been numerous suggested names that were much longer, but they were either disapproved or invalidated by this commission. Canadas coastline is the worlds longest at 243,792 km or 151,485 miles including the coastline of the country. The hardest name that country quiz youll take today. Although, on the other hand, first two initials are very often used to shorten them.

Thailand has beaten challenges from new zealand and wales for the worlds longest place name. Armen shekoyan, an armenian writer committed to producing the worlds longest novel, says. Hery rajaonarimampianina and the global leaders with the. The hill is notable primarily for its unusually long name, which is of maori origin. Top 5 places with the longest names history rundown. Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaunga. Internet websites in all three countries claim that odd tourist magnet. Country names vary a lot, which is often because of the different language backgrounds. The democratic republic of sao tome and principe, popularly known as sao tome, has the third longest name with 45 characters. The independent country is not only a selfgoverned nation with its own authorities, but this status needs the international diplomatic recognition of sovereignty. Hawkes bay tourisms internet site says that porangahau in new zealands south island, boasts the longest place name in the world. The girl with 1,000plus letters in her name the oprah. The continental territory of denmark, the faroe islands, and greenland form the three constituent countries of the kingdom. Can you name the longest names of european countries.

Top 20 longest oneword country names what are the 20 longest one word country names. Every world traveler knows the struggles of trying to fit into a foreign countrys culture. There are 195 countries in the world of which less than ten countries share parts of their names such as the koreas, congos, and guineas. It requires remembering local customs, practicing appropriate etiquette. There is an official answer below, but the largest book ive ever read was gibbons decline and fall of the roman empire. Find the shortest and longest baby names, and average length of baby names. Enter the names of the countries with the longest name for their letter. Although this name is generally stated to have been invented in the 1860s for promotional purposes, a similarly lengthy version was recorded as early as 1849. Worlds longest name and 20 other guinness world records. As i did more research, i realized that there were many issues i had to take into consideration when deciding what to include on this list.

You can enter either the official name, or the name in brackets. Im going reading the list of the shortest to the longest books of the bible. Those who enjoy winning at the geography category in trivia games might like to file away for future use what im pretty sure is the worlds longest official country name, beating the former yugoslav republic of macedonia, the democratic peoples republic of korea, and even the great socialist peoples libyan arab jamahiriya and the united. A book with a million authors and a million chapters now thats a project worth getting excited about. Guinness world records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as the guinness book of records and in previous united states editions as the guinness book of world records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Krung thep mahanakhon amon rattanakosin mahinthara yuthaya mahadilok phop noppharat ratchathani burirom udomratchaniwet mahasathan amon piman awatan sathit. I figured this because the book has 150 psalms, and the runnerup in chapter count would have been isaiah, with a meager 66 chaptersthats less than half of what psalms has. What is the longest country name and the longest county name trivia question questions answer answers. Nov 12, 2007 the title has 4805 characters and no spaces. Books with really long titles add your favorite books that have titles that have at least six words, not counting what comes after the colon.

The worlds longest place name has 85 letters readers digest. In this 1997 interview, the girl with the guinness world records longest name joined oprah winfrey with her mother to discuss this unique story. List of countries simple english wikipedia, the free. A million authors will give us a book that will run somewhere between 3 and 5 million pages in length. Ntibantunganya see list of presidents of burundi wikipedia, the free encyclopedia complete the list. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. Although taiwan operates as an independent country, many countries including the u. A suitable boy by vikram seth which is an amazing piece of literary work and personally i consider his lifes masterpiece is simply magnanimous. Top 5 people with the longest names history rundown. In 1858, the country became known as the grenadine confederation, then the united states of new granada in 1861, the united states of colombia in 1863, and finally, the republic of colombia in 1886.

It took up,095 pages spread over 10 volumes, with over two million words, and a french name which is the reason why were not even bothering to write it out for you. The list below is far from comprehensive, but it includes the most notable former countries. Test your knowledge on this geography quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Other countries have some impressivelynamed cities too. Hubert blaine wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff sr. Even names translated to english vary a lot, and ive kept this potential for variety in this generator. At that point, i think we can safely say that we have produced the worlds longest book. Some of these names are so long that you wont believe it. Guinness world records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as the guinness book of records and in previous united states editions as the guinness book of world records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of. Top 10 longest novels in the english languagetop 10 longest novels in the english languagei love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written. Bible names biblical names most mentioned bible names. Honorable mentions for the longest country name go to taiwan, libya, and thailand. Can you name the longest country names 12 letters or more. What is the longest country name which has alternating.

Al jumahiriyah al arabiyah al libiyah ash shabiyah al ishtirakiyah al uzma also known as libya is the worlds longest country name at 74 characters with spaces and 63 characters without. If you write a book according to the usual criteria, one person may like it, the other may dislike it, but when you write ten volumes, no one will say that the book is in eight. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. List of long place names news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message. Taiwan is not considered an official country by many, which would bring the count down to 195 countries.

The shortest verse in the old testament is 1 chronicles 1. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. Some countries names are quite a mouthful that acronyms are often used to save on space and time. This south american country was part of gran colombia from 1819 to 1830 and was an independent country from 1830 to 1858. The word count of 969,000 words is true for the first edition of clarissa, but later editions seem to have climbed to above 1,000,000 words. Shortest and longest the shortest chapter in the bible is psalm 117. Apr 28, 2004 2 the genus species name provided above is the longest scientific name approved by the international commission on zoological nomenclature. Feb 21, 2019 can you name the longest names of european countries. List of books in the bible from shortest to longest. The democratic peoples republic of korea, and even the great socialist peoples. Interesting question, which touches on the fact that kosovo is only partially recognised, by 108 a small majority of the worlds nations. Here, he definitively answers the ageold question of how long the longest book in the world could be. What is the longest country name, and the longest county name.