Maps to explain economic geography.
Money and power walk hand in hand. Over half of the faces on the world’s coin and banknote designs belong to monarchs or heads of government, making up 30.24% and 20.74%, respectively.
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Over 800,000 new businesses are registered in the United States each year. The study reveals that people want more gyms in 15 cities, including El Paso, Los Angeles, and Portland. And in 14 cities, including Indianapolis and Minneapolis, car washes are in high demand.
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As crypto refugees escape China in search of greener pastures, the cost of mining cryptocurrency may be the difference between profit and loss for miners, and the difference between a booming new industry and a missed opportunity for national economies. In the energy-rich countries of Africa and the Middle East, crypto users can mine Dogecoin for less than a nickel. The least costly nation to mine cryptocurrencies overall is Kuwait. However, the most expensive country for crypto mining is across the globe in Venezuela.
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Clothing-related businesses are the most popular in 22 nations, just ahead of real estate in 19 countries. 16% of nations in Europe look to capitalize on the hot housing market, as the top business to start is real estate. In 47% of countries in North America, the most popular query related to starting a business is about the retail and e-commerce space.
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For each EU associate, trade with all other EU members is more significant than any other trading partner. The EU and the US have China as their most crucial source of imports. China’s own most considerable origin of imports is the EU. In other parts of the world, the EU or the US is the largest trading partner.
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The highest percentage of “work-from-home” followers is among the US users, while French and German ones actively consider offline options. Although the pandemic hasn’t gone, and remote work is here to stay for years; users keep looking for alternatives.
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Aircraft are the most valuable export in 14 U.S. states, at 28%. Aerospace and Defense exports to Germany, France, Canada, the U.K., and Japan alone amounted to $36.1 billion. As the most valuable import in 12 of 50 U.S. states, petroleum leads the way with 24%.
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It appears that house prices in many countries around the world have been on a constant upward climb. Houses offer a unique blend of necessity, practicality, and sentimentality, but for many savvy investors, they also serve as a primary means of building wealth. And it’s this last point, combined with a surge in demand, that’s causing housing prices to skyrocket.
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The globalization has decreased global wealth inequality between nations but has grown wealth inequality within countries. Developing nations are defined by more significant inequality than developed countries. However, there are anomalies to this law: in some developed nations, such as the US, the Gini index is high.
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The division of powers between states/provinces and the federal government, as well as the varying economic strengths and needs of different regions, contributes to a complex interplay of contributions and receipts within the United States and Canada.
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