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Top 10 Largest Countries In The World

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01.Russia

Area : 6,592,735 Squre Miles

02. Canada

Area : 3,855,081 Squre Miles

03. USA

Area : 3,718,691 Squre Miles

04. China

Area :3,705,386 Squre Miles

05. Brazil

Area : 3,286,470 Squre Miles

06. Australia

Area : 2,967,893 Squre Miles

07. India

Area : 1,269,338 Squre Miles

08. Argentina

Area : 1,068,296 Squre Miles

09. Kazakhstan

Area : 1,049,150 Squre Miles

10. Sudan

Area : 967,493 Squre Miles

Top 10 Richest People In The World

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10. Karl Albrecht

Net Worth: $25.4 billion (down from $25.5 billion in 2010)
2010 Rank: #12
Age: 92
Fortune: Self-made
Source: Aldi Supermarkets
Country of Citizenship: Germany
Residence: Mulheim an der Ruhr,
Marital Status: Married, two children

Karl Albrecht’s $39 billion (estimated sales) discount supermarket giant, Aldi Sud, has some 4,500 stores, including 1,200 across 32 U.S. states. It opened its first New York City locations in 2011, one in Queens and another in the Bronx. To keep costs low, Aldi stores do not accept credit cards. He and his late brother Theo got their start at their mother’s corner grocery store after World War II and turned it into a large retail chain based on low prices in a no-frills setting. They split ownership in 1961; Karl took the more profitable stores in southern Germany, plus the rights to the brand in the U.K., Australia and the U.S.

09. Li Ka-shing

Net Worth: $25.5 billion (up from $22 billion in 2010)
2010 Rank: #11
Age: 83
Fortune: Diversified, self-made
Source: Hutchison Whampoa Limited
Country of Citizenship: Hong Kong
Residence: Hong Kong
Marital Status: Widow, two children
Education: Drop Out, High School

Li Ka-shing moves back into the top 10 for the first time since 2007. He is Asia’s richest person for the first time since 2004, despite a $500 million drop in net worth. One of the great empire builders, Li’s businesses employ 270,000 people around the world in 53 countries; he built one out of every 7 residences in Hong Kong, his Hutchison Port Holdings handles about 13% of the world’s container traffic, and his recently acquired Northumbrian Water supplies clean drinking water to 4.5 million people in England and sewerage services to another 2.7 million. Li also has personal investments in tech startups like Facebook and Spotify.

08. Stefan Persson

Net Worth: $26 billion (down from $24.5 billion in 2010)
2010 Rank: #13
Age: 64
Fortune: Inherited and growing
Source: H&M
Country of Citizenship: Sweden
Residence: Stockholm, Sweden
Marital Status: Married, three children
Education: Associate in Arts / Science, University of Stockholm

Stefan Persson’s cheap-chic apparel chain H&M added Versace and Marni to its stable of designers last year and opened its first stores in Croatia, Singapore and Romania. It now has 2,500 shops in 43 countries. Persson, who is chairman, bought 5 million additional shares of the company and then gifted 4 million, worth $150 million, to a new employee incentive program. Persson’s father, Erling, founded H&M in 1947; Stefan took over in 1982, he gave up the chief executive position in 1998; promoted son, Karl-Johan, 35, to chief executive in July 2009. Persson acquired the 21-cottage village of Linkenholt in Hampshire, England in 2009.

7. Eike Batista

Net Worth: $30 billion (no change from last year)
2010 Rank: #8
Age: 55
Fortune: Self-made
Source: Mining, Oil
Country of Citizenship: Brazil
Residence: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marital Status: Divorced, two children
Education: Dropout, RWTH Aachen University

Eike Batista, Brazil’s richest man, is riding high on oil fever. His oil and gas driller, OGX Petroleo e Gas, produced its first oil in a test well offshore in late January; his 61% stake in the company is worth $19.8 billion, two-thirds of his net worth. The bombastic entrepreneur is also betting on his former passion, gold: In February 2011 he spent $1.5 billion to take private Canadian-listed Ventana Gold, which owns what he says is an incredibly promising mine in Colombia.

6. Larry Ellison

Net Worth: $36 (down from $39.5 billion in 2010)
2010 Rank: #5
Age: 67
Fortune: Self-made
Source: Oracle
Country of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Woodside, California, USA
Marital Status: Thrice divorced, remarried; two children
Education: Dropout, University of Chicago; Dropout, University of Illinois at Urbana

Oracle’s stock has been oscillating for months. It’s rebounded since its August low but is still off 15% year on year due to a slowdown in the software and hardware giant’s sales, enough to knock $3.5 billion off Ellison’s fortune. Seeking to profit from cloud computing, Oracle acquired Taleo in February for $1.9 billion and RightNow in October for $1.5 billion. Ellison has been tagged as one of the clutch of billionaires interested in buying the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. His big sport is yachting: he won the America’s Cup in 2010 and is bringing the 34th edition of the America’s Cup Finals to the San Francisco Bay in 2013.

05. Amancio Ortega

Net Worth: $37.5 billion (up from $31 billion in 2010)
2010 Rank: #7
Age: 75
Fortune: Self-made
Source: Zara
Country of Citizenship: Spain
Residence: La Coruna, Spain
Marital Status: Married; three children

Ortega stepped down as chairman of his global fashion firm, Inditex, in July 2011. The company hasn’t missed a beat. Shares are up one-fourth in the past year, helping boost his fortune by $6.5 billion and pushing him into the global top 5 ranks for the first time. Ortega paid $536 million to billionaire Esther Koplowitz in December for Torre Picasso, a 43-story skyscraper in Madrid. He also owns Epic Residences & Hotel, a luxury 54-story waterfront condo and hotel development in Miami. Other personal holdings include a stake in a soccer league and a horse-jumping circuit. A railway worker’s son, he started as a gofer in a shirt store.

04. Bernard Arnault

Net Worth: $41 billion (no change from last year)
2010 Rank: #4
Age: 63
Fortune: Inherited and growing
Source: Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)
Country of Citizenship: France
Residence:Paris, France
Marital Status: Married; five children
Education: BA/BS, Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne

Bernard Arnault orchestrated another stellar year for his luxury-goods empire, LVMH. Profits jumped 22%, thanks to record sales at Louis Vuitton and the successful integration of Bulgari. The group formed a joint venture with one of the world’s leading tanneries of crocodile leather, Heng Long. Arnault hasn’t done as well with his more pedestrian investment in supermarket chain Carrefour, which is worth $1 billion less than it was a year ago. Among his personal high-end collection: He owns Indigo Island in the Bahamas (rent: $300,000 a week) and ski chalet Cheval Blanc in Courchevel.

03. Warren Buffett

Net Worth: $44 billion (down from $50 billion in 2010)
2010 Rank: #3
Age: 81
Fortune: Self made
Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Country Of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Industry: Investments
Marital Status: widowed, remarried, 3 children
Education: MS, Columbia University; BA/BS, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Warren Buffett announced in February he’d finally made the decision about who will replace him, but he wouldn’t give a name. In December, he chose his farmer son, Howard, as the future non-executive chairman and “guardian of the firm’s values.” New Senate legislation requiring the rich to pay at least a 30% tax rate has been dubbed the “Buffett Rule” in homage to the billionaire’s frequent public statements that the wealthiest should pay more than the average Joe. His net worth is down $6 billion year on year because of a 7% slump in Berkshire’s stock. In his latest annual letter he confessed to some mistakes, including being “dead wrong” about a housing comeback.

02. William Gates III

Net Worth: $61 billion (up from $56 billion in 2010)
2010 Rank: #2
Age: 56
Fortune: Self made
Source: Microsoft
Country of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Medina, Washington, USA
Industry: Software
Marital Status: Married, 3 children
Education: Dropout, Harvard University

First part of mission accomplished: Bill Gates, the most generous person on the planet (he’s given away $28 billion already), has helped eradicate polio in India. In January the country announced its first polio-free year. Gates will continue to chip in $200 million a year to rid the world of a disease that is still endemic in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. His Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is also spearheading a malaria vaccine that is showing promise in clinical trials. Meanwhile the vaccine-spreading organization he founded, called GAVI, raised $4.3 billion in pledges aimed at distributing drugs to thwart the deadly infections that cause meningitis, pneumonia, and diarrhea in developing countries. He also has a new endeavor in the works: fixing agriculture. His foundation has committed more than $2 billion to small farmers. Less than one-fourth of his net worth is still held in Microsoft, whose shares are trading higher than they have been in 10 years; the rest is in private equity, bonds and stocks such as Ecolab and Mexican broadcaster Televisa.

01. Carlos Slim Helu

Net Worth: $69 billion (down from $74 billion in 2010)
2010 Rank: #1
Age: 72
Fortune: Self made
Source: Telecom
Country of Citizenship: Mexico
Residence: Mexico City, Mexico
Industry: Communications
Marital Status: widowed, 6 children
Education: BA/BS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Carlos Slim Helu retains the title of world’s richest man for the third year in a row despite a fortune that’s $5 billion smaller than a year ago-primarily because of a lower share price for telecom giant America Movil, which accounts for more than half his net worth. In April the company was fined $1 billion by Mexican regulators for monopolistic practices, but is appealing the decision. Slim is spending more time working with his Carlos Slim Foundation and the Telmex Foundation than he has in the past.

Top 10 Highest Mountains In The World

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10. Annapurna I - Nepal

Height : 8,091m

Range : Annapurna Himalaya

09. Nanga Parbat - Pakistan

Height : 8,126m

Range : Nanga Parbat Himalaya

08. Manaslu - Nepal

Height : 8,163m

Range : Manaslu Himalaya

07. Dhaulagiri I - Nepal

Height : 8,167m

Range : Dhaulagiri Himalaya

06. Cho Oyu - Nepal & China

Height : 8,188m

Range : Mahalangur Himalaya

05. Makalu - Nepal & China

Height : 8,485m

Range : Mahalangur Himalaya

04. Lhotse - Nepal & China

Height : 8,516m

Range : Mahalangur Himalaya

03. Kangchenjunga - Nepal & India

Height : 8,586m

Range : Kangchenjunga Himalaya

02. K2 - Pakistan

Height : 8,611m

Range : Baltoro Karakoram

01. Mount Everest - Nepal

Height : 8,848 m

Range : Mahalangur Himalaya

Top 10 Most Beautiful Women In The World

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10. Marian Rivera

Marian Rivera, born Marian Gracia Rivera on August 12,1984 in Madrid, Spain is a Filipina commercial model and actress, known for her roles in Marimar, Dyesebel, Darna, and Amaya.As a recording artist, Rivera has released two studio albums: the platinum hits Marian Rivera Dance Hits and Retro Crazy. She has also starred in movies that have grossed more than PhP 100 million at the box-office.

09. Cheryl Cole

Cole has become a recognised and photographed style icon; referred to as a fashionista by the press. She has been photographed for the covers of British Vogue, Elle and Harper's Bazaar, while also becoming the new face of cosmetic company L'Oréal.

08. Eva Riccobono

Riccobono was born in 1983 in Palermo, the largest city in Sicily, from an italian father and a german mother. She has three older sisters and a brother who died when she was four.Riccobono has appeared on magazine covers for Vogue, Elle, Twill, Rouge, Cosmopolitan, L'Officiel, Vanity Fair, and Italian Playboy.

07. Shakira

After a poor commercial reception with local producers on her first two albums, and being little-known outside Colombia, Shakira decided to produce her own brand of music. In 1995 she released Pies Descalzos, which brought her great fame in Latin America and Spain, and her 1998 album Dónde Están los Ladrones? was a critical success selling over 7 million copies worldwide.She was also invited to the Oval Office by President Barack Obama in February 2010 to discuss early childhood development.

06. Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif (born 16 July 1984) is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry, also known as Bollywood. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. Being a British citizen, she works in India on an employment visa.

05. Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet brought up in Berkshire, Winslet studied drama from childhood, and began her career in British television in 1991. She made her film debut inHeavenly Creatures (1994), for which she received her first notable critical praise. She achieved recognition for her subsequent work in a supporting role in Sense and Sensibility (1995) and for her leading role in Titanic (1997), the highest grossing film at the time, and the highest grossing film of Winslet's career.

04. Katy Perry

She first gained recognition with the release of her first mainstream album, One of the Boys in 2008, which spawned three Billboard Hot 100 top-ten songs—"I Kissed A Girl", "Hot n Cold" and "Waking Up In Vegas". Perry supported the album with her Hello Katy Tour.

03. Kristen Stewart

Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga. She has starred in other films, including Panic Room (2002), Zathura (2005), In the Land of Women (2007), The Messengers (2007), Adventureland (2009), The Runaways (2010), and Snow White & the Huntsman (2012).

02. Angelina Jolie

Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father Jon Voight in Lookin' to Get Out (1982), but her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 (1993). Her first leading role in a major film was in the cyber-thriller Hackers (1995). She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical television films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999).

01. Keeley Hazell

At 16 years of age, Hazell left school to work as a hairdresser. Her work colleagues persuaded her to try her luck at modelling. At 17, she competed in The Daily Star's "Search for a Beach Babe" contest and won. Still not old enough to pose on Page 3, she went to study fashion atLewisham College. But later, a friend told her about The Sun's Page 3 Idol competition. Despite some initial uncertainty about entering the contest, she submitted some photos. She was eventually chosen the winner in December 2004.

Top 10 Most Destructive Batsmen

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10. Brendon McCullum - New Zealand

McCullum is one of the most important assets of the New Zealand batting site. Brendon is also one of those guys who are considered as the biggest threat to the opposition because of his powerful and big hitting. He opens the innings for New Zealand in all formats and has scored century in the shortest format of cricket. He is the also the wicket-keeper for his team but he wishes to play for his team as a batsman only.

9. Shane Watson - Australia

Early in his career, Shane Watson has to battle through many injuries but when he made his return, he explodes like no one expected. An opener, Shane Watson provides a kind of a start which eases the pressure on the middle order and when he switches to his big hitting mood, the bowlers start praying and beg for mercy. Shane Watson has all the skills and talent that can destroy the opposition bowling lineup and he has proved this on numerous occasions.

08. Virender Sehwag - India

Virender Sehwag is a threatening name in the world of Cricket. It was very hard to broke the record of Saeed Anwar’s 194 but Sachin did it and it was assumed that Sachin’s record will stay there for a long period of time but Sehwag went on to score 219 runs in a single ODI match. Would you believe that Sehwag’s strike rate in TestCricket is far better than the strike rate of most of the middle order batsmen in ODI? You have to believe it because he does not spare anyone in any format of Cricket and he is the most destructive, aggressive and attacking batsman of Cricket in 2012.

07. Michael Hussey - Australia

Micheal Hussey is a real threat for opposing side because he is not a blaster that gets himself out early. He tries to play till the last ball. His most prominent performance in this regard is against Pakistani off-spinner, Saeed Ajmal, in 2nd Semi-Final of ICC Wold T20.

6. Tilakaratne Dilshan - Sri Lanka

Dilshan belongs to the team which introduced aggressive batting in late 90s. He scored century in T20 last year but this year he has been more successful for him where he scored two centuries in Common Wealth Bank Series.

5. MS Dhoni - India

MS Dhoni is a leader in true sense for his aggressive performance through out the ICC World Cup 2011 which at the end was in the hand of Dhoni’s hands. His batting average in limited overs cricket is more than 50 with strike rate almost touching 90 per 100 balls.

04. Kevin Pieterson - England

Kevin Pieterson made his way in the England team and quickly established himself as the first choice batsman in the English Batting lineup. Kevin Pieterson has a unorthodox batting style and he is capable of hitting big shots and can score quickly. He is considered as one of the most dangerous batsmen of the present era and he alone has guided his team home towards victory uncountable times.

03. Abdur Razzaq - Pakistan

Along with his Boom Boom! Team mate Shahid Afridi, Abdur Razzaq is another very dangerous batsman in Pakistani Cricket Team. This man can perform in any circumstances no matter what the situation demands. For his clean and hard hitting, Abdur Razzaq has been nicknamed Bang Bang Razzaq. He normally comes down to the batting order when there are few overs left and there is a massive target in front of him and very efficiently acts as a finisher in the Pakistani site.

2. Chris Gayle - West Indies

Gayle remained out of West Indies Cricket team but not out of Cricket because he actively participated in Indian Premier League (IPL) and Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). He has scored 7 centuries in T20 cricket which is a record for any batsman.

01. Shahid Afridi - Pakistan

Every child playing cricket in street wants to be Boom Boom Afridi when he grows old. He has not scored centuries in T20 like Chris Gayle but he is renowned for his stroke making abilities. He holds the record to hit highest numberof sixes in ODI cricket. The record of scoring fastest century in ODI Cricket also belongs to Boom Boom.

Top 10 Tallest Buildings In The World

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10. Kingkey 100

Country : China

Hight: 1,449 ft

Floors : 100

09. Willis Tower

Country : USA

Hight: 1,450 ft

Floors : 108

08. Zifeng Tower

Country : China

Hight: 1,476 ft

Floors : 89

07. Petronas Tower 2

Country : Malaysia

Hight: 1,483 ft

Floors : 88

06. Petronas Tower 1

Country : Malaysia

Hight: 1,483 ft

Floors : 88

05. International Commerce Centre

Country : Hong Kong

Hight: 1,588 ft

Floors : 118

04. Shanghai World Financial Center

Country : China

Hight: 1,614 ft

Floors : 101

03. Taipei 101

Country : Taiwan

Hight: 1,670 ft

Floors : 101

02. Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel

Country : Saudi Arabia

Hight: 1,971 ft

Floors : 120

01. Burj Khalifa

Country : UAE

Hight: 2.717 ft

Floors : 163

Top 10 World's Fastest Bowlers

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10. Lasith Malinga - Sri Lanka

Fastest Delivery : 155.7 kmph

09. Dale Steyn - South Africa

Fastest Delivery : 155.7 kmph

08. Shane Bond - New Zealand

Fastest Delivery : 156.4 kmph

07. Mohammad Sami - Pakistan

Fastest Delivery : 156.4 kmph

06. Fidel Edwards - West Indies

Fastest Delivery : 157.7 kmph

05. Andy Roberts - West Indies

Fastest Delivery : 159.5 kmph

04. Jeffrey Thompson - Australia

Fastest Delivery : 160.4 kmph

03. Shaun Tait - Australia

Fastest Delivery : 160.7 kmph

02. Brett Lee - Australia

Fastest Delivery : 160.8 kmph

01. Shoaib Akhtar - Pakistan

Fastest Delivery : 161.3 kmph

Top 10 most Beautiful Cities In the World

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10. Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona is today one of the world's leading tourist, economic, trade fair/exhibitions and cultural-sports centres, and its influence in commerce, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities.

09. Ankara, Turkey

Centrally located in Anatolia, Ankara is an important commercial and industrial city. It is the center of the Turkish Government, and houses all foreign embassies. It is an important crossroads of trade, strategically located at the centre of Turkey's highway and railway networks, and serves as the marketing centre for the surrounding agricultural area.

08. Islamabad, Pakistan

Islamabad is located in the Pothohar Plateau in the northern part of the country, within the Islamabad Capital Territory. The region has historically been a part of the crossroads of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Margalla pass acting as the gateway between the two regions. The city was built during the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital. Islamabad is a well-organized city divided into different sectors and zones. It is regarded as the most developed city in Pakistan. Islamabad is ranked as a Gamma world city. The city is home to Faisal Mosque, the largest mosque in South Asia.

07. Sydney, Australia

The hinterland of the metropolitan area is surrounded by national parks, and the coastal regions feature many bays, rivers, inlets and beaches including the famous Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. Within the city are many notable parks, including Hyde Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens.

06. Paris, France

Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres, and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion,science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities.

05. Auckland, New Zealand

The Auckland metropolitan area, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with 1,377,200 residents.The 2011 Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranked Auckland 3rd equal place in the world on its list, while the Economist's World's Most Livable Cities index of 2011 ranked Auckland in 9th place. In 2010, Auckland was classified as a Beta World City in the World Cities Study Group’s inventory by Loughborough University.

04.San Francisco, California, USA

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.6 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland.The only consolidated city-county in California.

03. Rome, Italy

Rome has been ranked by GaWC in 2010 as a beta+ world city, as well as the 28th most important global city. In 2007, Rome was the 11th-most-visited city in the world, 3rd most visited in the European Union, and the most popular tourist attraction in Italy.

02. Cape Town, South Africa

Today Cape Town is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, reflecting its role as a major destination for immigrants and expatriates to South Africa. As of 2007 the city had an estimated population of 3.5 million.

01. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur is defined within the borders of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and is one of three Malaysian Federal Territories. It is enclave within the state of Selangor, on the central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Residents of the city are colloquially known as KLites.

Top 10 most expensive watches

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10. Breguet pocket watch 1907BA/12: $734,000

Breguet company was founded 225 years ago, one of the oldest watch companies in the world. Breguet is now part of the Swatch Group Company. Pocket Watch 1907BA/12 is a luxurious watch, which is made of 18 carat gold. The movement is hand made.

9. Blancpain 1735, Grande Complication: $800,000

Blancpain 1735 Grande Complication is a very luxurious watch, its case is made of platinum. The strap is made of crocodile skin and the engine parts are made of 740 pieces of handmade parts and components, beeing one of the most complex wirstwatches ever made in the world.

8. Louis Moinet Magistralis: $860,000

You might ever heard that there is a watch made of 2000 years meteorite and that watch is this beautiful Louis Moinet Magistralis. Its case is made of 18 carat gold.
Scarcity of moon meteorite is the main reason that this watch is so expensive and it won’t be produced repeatedly

7. Hublot Black Caviar Bang: $1 million

You might wonder why this watch is too expensive. There are some facts that made this expensive. It was made in 2000 hours of detailed and meticulous workmanship, the case is made of 18 carat white gold combined with 322 grains of black gems included in the belt section, that makes a total of 25 carat gold. If you think twice, this watch is not expensive at all, considering that is unique in the world. It’s only one piece in the world.

6. The Chopard Super Ice Cube: $1.1 million

It’s called Chopard Super Ice Cube because its shape is just like an ice cubes. This watch is made of package of gemstones. The gemstones are 66 carat.

5. Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon: $1.3 million

Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon is a very expensive watch because its made from 688 parts including super small size (microscopic) part. The case is made of platinum. It is produced in only 2 pieces/year, a series of platinum and another one is rose gold series.

4. Vacheron Constantin Tour de l’Ile: $1.5 million

Vacheron Constantin Tour de l’Ile is considered one of the most complex watch ever made by human. Its made of 834 parts with over 10.000 hours to be produced (more than an year). The watch has two faces, which shows the same time, its case is made of gold. This watch is produced in only 7 units all over the world.

3. Patek Philippe’s Platinum World Time: $4 million

This watch became world’s most expensive watch in 2002 when it was sold for $4 million in an auction event. The special thing about this watch is that displays a 24-hour time zones in different countries, and its very easy to read.

2. Patek Philippe’s Supercomplication: $11 million

Patek Philippe’s Supercomplication is an 18 carat gold pocket watch made in 1932. It was produced in 4 years. This watch is booked by New York banker Henry Graves, Jr. This watch set a record for pocket watch in the year 1999 when it was sold by auction.

1. 201-carat Chopard: $25 million

This watch is the most expensive watch in the world. It might be unbelieveable, but this watch worth $25 million.
Its made of 15 carat pink diamond, 12 carat blue diamond and 11 carat white diamond. In addition there’s 163 carat diamond surrounded by white and yellow, so that is a total of 201 carat, as the name of the watch.

Top 10 most expensive cars in the World

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10. Aston Martin Vanquish $255,000

The Aston Martin V12 Vanquish is a supercar manufactured by Aston Martin since 2001. It rose to fame after being featured as the official James Bond car in Die Another Day, the twentieth James Bond film. In the film, the Vanquish has the usual Bond film embellishments, including active camouflage which rendered the vehicle virtually invisible. The Vanquish is powered by a 5.9 L (5935 cc) 48-valve 60° V12 engine, which produces 343 kW (460 hp) and 542 N·m (400 ft·lbf) of torque. It is controlled by a fly-by-wire throttle and a 6 speed 'paddle shift' or semi-automatic transmission. A special V12 Vanquish S debuted at the 2004 Paris Auto Show with the power upped to 388 kW (520 hp) and 577 N·m (426 ft·lbf).

09. Lamborghini Murcielago $279,900

The Lamborghini Murciélago is a GT and supercar automobile made by Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. and designed by Luc Donckerwolke. It was introduced in 2002 as the successor to the Diablo. The body style is a two door, two seat coupé. The LP640 version was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March of 2006. It features a 6.5 L engine, now producing 640 bhp, improving performance substantially. There were also a few minor external changes, primarily to the low air intakes.

8. Rolls-Royce Phantom $320,000

The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a luxury saloon automobile made by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, a BMW subsidiary. It was launched in 2003 and is the first Rolls-Royce model made under the ownership of BMW. It has a 6.8 L, 48-valve, V12 engine that produces 453 hp (338 kW) and 531 ft·lbf (720 N·m) of torque. The engine is derived from BMW's existing V12 powerplant. It is 1.63 m (63 in) tall, 1.99 m (74.8 in) wide, 5.83 m (228 in) long, and weighs 2485 kg (5478 lb). The body of the car is built on an aluminium spaceframe and the Phantom can accelerate to 60 mph (100 km/h) in 5.7 s.

07. Maybach 62 $385,250

The Maybach 57 and 62 were the first automobile models of the Maybach brand since the brand's revival by DaimlerChrysler. They are derived from the Mercedes-Benz Maybach concept car presented at the 1997 Tokyo Motorshow (which was based on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan). DaimlerChrysler attempted to buy the Rolls-Royce/Bentley marque when Vickers offered the company up for sale. When this attempt failed (they were outbid by BMW and Volkswagen respectively) they introduced the Maybach as a direct challenger in 2002. Both models are variants of the same ultra-luxurious automobile. The model numbers reflect the respective lengths of the automobiles in decimetres; the 57 is more likely to be owner-driven while the longer 62 is designed with a chauffeur in mind. The engine is a Mercedes-sourced 5.5-liter twin-turbo V12, generating 550 hp.

06. Mercedes SLR McLaren $455,500

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is a sports car and supercar automobile co-developed by DaimlerChrysler and McLaren Cars. It is assembled at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England. Most people presume "SLR" to stand for "Sportlich, Leicht, Rennsport" (German for "Sport; Light; Racing"). The car's base price is £300,000 or $455,500. The SLR has a supercharged 5.5 (5439cc) litre dry sumped 90 degree V8. It produces 466.8 kW at 6500rpm (626 hp) and 780 N·m (575 ft·lbf) torque at 3250 - 5000 rpm.

05. Porsche Carrera GT $484,000

The Porsche Carrera GT is a supercar, manufactured by Porsche of Germany. The Carrera GT is powered by an all-new 5.7 litre V10 engine producing 612 SAE horsepower (450 kW). Porsche claims it will accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62.5 mph) in 3.9 seconds and has a maximum speed of 330 km/h (206 mph), although road tests indicated that in actuality the car could accelerate from 0-60 in under 3.5 seconds and to 0-100 in 6.8 seconds and has a top speed of 335-340km/h (209-212.5mph).

04. Koenigsegg CCX $600,910

The Koenigsegg CCX is the latest supercar from Koenigsegg. CCX is an abbreviation for Competition Coupe X. The X commemorates the 10th anniversary of the completion and test drive of the first CC vehicle in 1996. The CCX is intended to be more suitable for the U.S. market and thus engineered to comply with US regulations. The CCX is powered by a Koenigsegg designed and assembled, all aluminium, 4700 cm³ DOHC 32-valve V8 based on the Ford Modular engine architecture enhanced with twin Rotrex centrifugal superchargers with response system, 1.2 bar boost pressure and an 8.2:1 compression ratio. The engine produces 806 hp (601 kW) and 678 lbf.ft (920 Nm) on 91 octane (U.S. rating) gasoline, 850 hp (634 kW) on 96 octane (Euro rating) gasoline and 900 hp (671 kW) on biofuel.

03. Pagani Zonda C12 F $741,000

The Zonda C12 F debuted at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It is the most extensive reengineering of the Pagani car yet, though it shares much with its predecessors including the 7.3 L V12. Power is increased to 602 PS (443 kW/594 hp) with a special clubsport model producing 650 PS (478 kW/641 hp). The company promises a 3.2 second sprint to 60 mph (97 km/h, a top speed over 374 km/h (225 mph) and it will be the queen in braking from 300 km/h to 0 (186 mph to 0). The Zonda F clubsport has a power to weight ratio of 521 bhp/ton (384 W/kg) . Compare, for example, the Enzo Ferrari which has a power to weight ratio of 483 bhp/ton (356 W/kg).

02. Ferrari Enzo $1,000,000

The Enzo Ferrari, sometimes referred to as the the Ferrari Enzo and also F60 is a 12-cylinder Ferrari supercar named after the company's founder, Enzo Ferrari. It was built in 2003 using Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fiber body, F1-style sequential shift transmission, and carbon-ceramic brake discs. Also used are technologies not allowed in F1 such as active aerodynamics. After a maximum downforce of 1709 pounds (775 kg) is reached at 186 mph (301 km/h) the rear spoiler is actuated by computer to maintain that downforce.

01. Bugatti Veyron $1,700,000

According to Volkswagen, the final production Veyron engine produces between 1020 and 1040 metric hp (1006 to 1026 SAE net hp), so the car will be advertised as producing "1001 horsepower" in both the US and European markets. This easily makes it the most powerful production road-car engine in history.