Sunlight duration in hours per year in Europe and the U.S.
Sunlight duration in hours per year in the continental United States and Europe. Related posts: – Annual sunshine hours map of
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US subdivisions, equivalent population to Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County is the first in the country to reach 10 million inhabitants. If the Los Angeles five-county area were a state, it would exceed all states in total population size except California, Texas, New York, and Florida. The County of Los Angeles alone would be the 7th most populated state.
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Countries by Top Income Tax Rate
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The bizarre border between Sweden and Finland
Märket Island is a small, unique island located in the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Finland. The island is split in half, with its western part belonging to Sweden and its eastern part to Finland. This division is a result of a land swap agreement between Sweden and Russia (which controlled Finland) in the 19th century. Märket Island is particularly famous for its shared lighthouse, where the kitchen and living room are in Sweden, and the bedrooms are in Finland. This arrangement reflects the peaceful coexistence and cooperation between the two countries despite the island’s unusual border.
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Borders of the European countries before the Great War (1915) Borders of the European countries after the Great War (1920)
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Countries with a smaller GDP than the U.S. military budget
In 2020 the military budget of the United States was about $721.5 billion. It is the largest military budget in the world.
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Percentage of Urban Population, 2016
Reddit user: Irmfried The world average percentage of urban population is 54.3%, compared to 46.5% in 2000 and 33.6% in 1960.
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