Potential Vulnerability to Climate Change
Over the next decades, it is predicted that billions of people, especially those in developing nations, face deficits of water
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Obesity rates in Europe
Europe had the 2nd highest proportion of obese people, behind North and South America. Globally, in 2014, 39 percent of men and 40 percent of women aged 18 or over were overweight. Almost 1 adult in 6 in the European Union is considered overweight.
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Empire of Japan at its height
From the middle of the nineteenth century, Japan began to see a colonial empire on the Western-type as one of the traits of state power and political modernity.
Read MoreLayers of Ocean Protection
Countries with coastlines have jurisdiction over nearby waters, deciding to open some economic activity and to protect others from possibly
Read MoreCanada’s Arctic Strategy
Canada’s Arctic Strategy presented by the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute. The Canadian Armed Forces’ return to the Arctic
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Railroad maps of Germany
Germany has a railway network of 38 thousand kilometers of which 20 thousand kilometers electrified and 18,201 kilometers double track.
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How long it takes to travel from Paris by train
The first French high-speed railroad began to work in 1981. The LGV Sud-Est was the only high-speed railroad on the European continent. As of June 2021, the French high-speed rail network includes 2,800 kilometers.
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Amount of arable land per person
Arable land includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization as land under temporary crops, pastures, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily unused.
Read MoreIncome distribution gaps in Europe
Income inequality has been rising in many rich countries in recent decades. In the 1980s, the most prosperous 10 percent of the population in OECD countries earned seven times more than the poorest 10 percent. They now earn nearly ten times more.
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Days per Year of Average Day Land Surface Temperature Exceeding 80 F by US County (2003 – 2008)
Days per year of the average day land surface temperature exceeding 80 Fahrenheit (27°C) by сounty. Texas and Arizona have
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