Government employment by US county and state
Percent of total jobs where government is the employer.1. DC – 33.4%2. Alaska – 25.8%3. Wyoming – 25.5%4. New Mexico
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European Forest Coverage (2010)
Forest area in % of land area Top 10 European countries with the most forest cover 1. Finland – 78%
Read MoreGross domestic product per inhabitant in purchasing power standard
The purchasing power standard is an artificial currency unit. Theoretically, one Purchasing Power Standard can buy the same amount of
Read MoreThe World’s Biggest Tea Drinking Nations
Turkey, Ireland, the UK, Iran, and Russia are the world’s biggest tea drinkers. Turkey is the largest tea-consuming country in
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Map of gold production by country
China, Australia, Russia, the United States, South Africa and Canada are responsible for nearly half of gold production in the
Read MoreThe Skin, Hair and Eye Colour of Current Heads of Government
Skin Colour of Current Heads of Government The Hair Color of Our World Leaders Eye Colour of current Head of
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Areal Distortions of Global Map Projections
MercatorA cylindrical map projection presented in 1569 by the Flemish geographer Gerardus Mercator. It became the standard map projection for
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All the places where the Centers for Disease Control says you can’t drink the water
Key facts: Only 3 percent of the Earth’s water can be used as drinking water. Less than 25 percent of
Read More5 human activities you can see from space
Satellites have been watching us for 40 years. Here’s what their images reveal. Since 1972, a posse of satellites has
Read MoreAboveground Woody Biomass in the US
Forests in the eastern US currently store an estimated 8.5 Pg (1 Pg (pentagram) is equivalent to 1015 g or
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