How Often Countries Vote with the United States at the UN
The UN is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order. The United
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Maps of world
Map of all of the surface of Earth. Maps of continents, countries, regions, and cities.
The Rainforest Alliance’s global reach
The Rainforest Alliance’s work is driven by the principle that the health of the land is inextricably linked to the
Read MoreMap of Global Ocean Temperatures
The paint-like swirls of this visualization from Los Alamos National Laboratory depict global water-surface temperatures, with the surface texture driven
Read MoreMap of world by beer consumption in litres per capita
The Top 10 countries drinking the most beer (liters per capita) 1. Czech Republic – 142.4 2. Seychelles – 114.6
Read MoreRoad fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year
Road traffic injuries caused an estimated 1.25 million deaths worldwide. That is, one person is killed every 25 seconds. Only
Read MoreHow 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 MoreDifference 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 MoreHuman 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.
Read MoreCountries by Human Development Index score
United States, Canada, Germany, Norway, Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand have the highest human development index score.
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