How Powerful Is Your Passport?
We may live in a world defined by invisible meta-data and the Cloud, but the roughly 3×5 inch paper booklet
Read more: How Powerful Is Your Passport?Satellite Shows High Productivity from U.S. Corn Belt
Data from satellite sensors show that during the Northern Hemisphere’s growing season, the Midwest region of the United States boasts
Read more: Satellite Shows High Productivity from U.S. Corn BeltThis map shows US states labeled as countries with similar GDPs
US economic growth in 2015 was strongest since 2005 (18.04 trillion USD (56,207.04 per capita)).
Read more: This map shows US states labeled as countries with similar GDPsDifference in GDP Per Capita Along The Worlds Borders
Top 15 Largest Border Differences in USD (GDP per capita) Richer Country vs Poorer Country Qatar (102,100) – Saudi Arabia
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How democracy conquered the world
Democracy is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves
Read more: How democracy conquered the worldHuman skin color distribution
uman skin color varies from the darkest brown to the lightest tints. Divergence induces distinctions in skin color among people in pigmentation, which comes from genetics and exposure to sunlight. Disparities across populations developed through natural selection because of environmental differences and regulated the biochemical impacts of ultraviolet radiation infiltrating the skin.
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Plant Hardiness Zones for Canada. Related post: – Find cities with a similar climate
Read more: Plant Hardiness ZonesCountries by Human Development Index score
United States, Canada, Germany, Norway, Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand have the highest human development index score.
Read more: Countries by Human Development Index scoreThe countries facing the worst water shortages
– Nearly one in every five deaths of children under the age of five worldwide is due to a water-related
Read more: The countries facing the worst water shortagesDeath penalty legality by country
The map below show capital punishment laws of the world. Capital punishment laws of the world– abolished for all crimes
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Referendum to join the European Union
Since the 1970s, European countries have gone to the ballot box to decide whether to join—or leave—the European Union. Some votes were landslides, others razor-thin, and a few, like the UK’s Brexit, marked historic reversals.
Read more: Referendum to join the European UnionRichest people of Europe
Rank Nation Number of billionaires 2012 1 Russia 110 2 Germany 58 3 Turkey 43 4 United Kingdom 37 5
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