International Facts: Country Codes, Banks & Capitals

Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River. Mbabane is the capital of Eswatini (Swaziland), Vaduz is the capital of Liechtenstein, and Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.

Nuku'alofa is the capital of Tonga, located on the island of Tongatapu. The other options are capitals of different countries: Bern (Switzerland), Taipei (Taiwan), and Dodoma (Tanzania).

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia, located in the southwestern part of the country along the Danube River. Colombo is the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia, and Honiara is the capital of Solomon Islands.

Pretoria is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital (executive branch). South Africa uniquely has three capitals: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname, Delhi of India, and Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China.

Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, founded in 1792 as a settlement for freed slaves. The distractor 'Costtown' appears to be a made-up name, 'Melhi' has no geographic significance, and 'None' is incorrect as Sierra Leone does have a capital city.

The central bank of Albania is officially called 'Bank of Albania' (Banka e Shqipërisë), not 'National of Albania' or 'Central of Albania'. 'Albania Bank' is simply a word scramble. The bank was established in 1913 and is headquartered in Tirana.

The central bank of Belarus is officially named 'National Bank of the Republic of Belarus' (NBRB), not just 'National Bank of Belarus' or 'Bank of Belarus'. The full official name includes 'of the Republic', making option D correct. Option A 'none' is obviously incorrect.

Bermuda's central monetary authority is the 'Bermuda Monetary Authority' (BMA), established in 1969. Unlike most countries, Bermuda uses a 'Monetary Authority' rather than a 'Central Bank' or 'National Bank'. The BMA regulates financial services and issues the Bermudian dollar.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India's central bank, established in 1935 and nationalized in 1949. The State Bank of India (SBI) is a commercial bank (government-owned but not the central bank), while ICICI and IDBI are private/public sector commercial banks. Only the RBI has central bank authority.

The central bank of Lithuania is officially called 'Lietuvos Bankas' in Lithuanian, which translates to 'Bank of Lithuania'. However, its official English name includes 'National', making 'National Bank of Lithuania - Lietuvos Bankas' the complete and correct designation. Option B incorrectly uses 'Central Bank' and Option C omits 'National'.

Morocco's central bank is called 'Bank Al-Maghrib' in Arabic (and French), which is its official name. Option A 'Bank of Morocco' is a literal but incorrect translation. Option B 'National Bank of Morocco' is not the official name. Option D attempts to combine names incorrectly.

India's telephone country code is +91, used when dialing Indian phone numbers from abroad. Option B (01) is not a valid country code. Option C (92) is Pakistan's country code. Option D (61) is Australia's country code.

Australia's telephone country code is +61. Option A (71) is not a valid country code. Option B (41) is not assigned as a country code. Option C (51) is not a valid country code (country codes are typically 1-3 digits).

Bangladesh's telephone country code is +880. Options A (014), C (092), and D (171) are not valid country codes. Country codes do not start with 0, and the standard format is 1-3 digits without leading zeros.

Bermuda's telephone country code is +1 441, as Bermuda is part of the North American Numbering Plan (country code +1) with area code 441. Options A (128), B (925), and D (095) are not valid country codes. Note that 441 alone is not a complete country code.

Egypt's telephone country code is +20. Option A (19) is not a valid country code. Option C (40) is Romania's country code. Option D (25) is not a valid country code. Egypt, like most countries, has a 2-digit country code.

France's international telephone country code is +33, assigned by the ITU. This is distinct from other European country codes and can be verified through official telecommunications standards.

Honduras' international telephone country code is +504, as assigned by the International Telecommunication Union. This code is used for direct dialing to Honduras from abroad.

The international country calling code for Israel is +972. The other options represent different international dialing codes.

Latvia's international telephone country code is +371, officially assigned by the ITU. This code is used for international telecommunications routing to Latvia.