List of FIRST Countries in World

•First Country in World to let Right to Vote for Women: Newzealand

•First Country in World to legalize Same-Sex marriage: Netherlands

•First Country in World to issue Paper Currency:china(by Song Dynasty)

•First Country in World to issue Postal Stamp:Britain (the stamp name is "Penny Black")

•First Country in World to develop Hydro-electricity:Norway

• First Country in World to introduce VAT(Value Added tax): France in 1954

•First Country in World to impose Carbon Tax:Finland in 1990

•First Country in World to be Democratic:Athens of Greece

•First Country in World to experience Industrial Revolution:Britain

•First Country in World to have an official National Flag:Denmark(so it has oldest Flag)

•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)

•First Country in World to host Olympics:Athensof Greece in 1896 (the first olympics is summer olympics)

•First Country in World to won ICC Cricket World Cup: West Indies in 1975 (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

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