Did you know the first countries

- First Country in World to abolish Slavery : Spain. - First Country in World to abolish Death Penalty :Venezuela. - 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 let Right to Vote for Women : Newzealand. - 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 (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)