How the British and the Russians Drew the Afghan-Turkmen Border
Last week, The Diplomat featured an interesting piece about the border between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, noting that the Amu Darya,
Read More
UK
Unemployment in the UK
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) measures unemployment in the UK, and in the 3 months to May 2017, the headline unemployment rate held at almost 1.5 million people (4.5%). It is a decrease in jobless people of 152 thousand from a year afore, and this is the lowest unemployment rate since 1975.
Read More
Visa requirements for UK citizens vs visa policy of the UK
In 2020 residents of a United Kingdom passport could visit 185 countries without a tourist visa or a visa on arrival. According to the Henley Passport Index, the United Kingdom passport now ranks seventh in words of trip freedom (tied with the passports of the United States, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland).
Read MoreThe British Isles mapped out by genetic ancestry
Historical roots in specific areas of the United Kingdom, heading to the finest-scale map of genetic modification yet designed.
Read More
Countries of the world that Britain has not invaded or occupied
The British Empire was the most extensive empire by area. The area of the empire at its territorial peak was 35.5 million square kilometers (13.7 million square miles). British Empire has invaded about 90% of the countries around the earth.
Read More