10 Countries With The Shortest Life Expectancies
Men and women in Sub-Saharan Africa live shorter lives than those from anywhere else on earth.
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20 Countries Publishing The Most Scholarly Articles
The U.S. and China combine to produce more than 800,000 scientific and technical journal articles a year.
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The Busiest Ports In The World
Six Chinese ports are among the 10 busiest in the world, with Shanghai ranking the highest among them all in terms of container handling traffic.
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12 Countries With The Highest Rates Of Part-Time Employment
Several countries have part-time rates in excess of 20%, with more than 50% of Dutch workers classified as part-time.
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15 Countries With The Lowest Rates Of Self-Employment
In several member states of the EU, less than 1 in 10 workers are classified as self-employed.
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Top Meat Consuming Countries In The World
Australians are the highest meat consumers in the world, followed closely by Americans.
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Best Countries In The World For Highly Skilled Employment
In Luxembourg, 59.5% of the entire workforce is employed in jobs demanding high levels of education and skills.
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Countries That Use The Most Solar Power
Germany leads the world in solar power utilization, followed by Italy, China, and US.
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Countries With The Most Female Olympic Gymnastic Gold Medals
The USSR dominated the sport for many years, and Russian Federation women have secured several Gold medals since.
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Countries With The Highest Divorce Rates In The World
As per 2010 reports, Russia has the highest divorce rate, at 5 per every 1,000 people in the Russian population.
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Countries With The Highest Rates Of Sexual Experience Among Adolescent Boys
Based on surveys of 15-year-old boys, around one half of Ukrainian boys in this age group have had sexual intercourse.
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Prevalence Of Sexual Experience Among Adolescent Girls By Country
15-year-old girls in the UK are much more likely to report being sexually experienced than their age-matched peers from other parts of the globe.
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Countries With The Highest Methane Emission Contributions From Agriculture
96.8% of the total methane emissions in the Solomon Islands are contributed by the agricultural sector.
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Most Fertilizer Dependent Countries In The World
In Qatar, 6,898.7 kg of fertilizer is consumed annually per hectare of arable land, the highest in the world.
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Biggest Stock Exchanges In The World
The world's two largest stock exchanges lie only minutes apart in the Wall Street area of Manhattan, New York City, United States.
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Biggest Robberies In World History
The United Kingdom, United States, and Iraq each make multiple appearance on the list of most prolific robberies.
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Countries Providing The Most United Nations Peacekeepers
Bangladesh contributes 9,432 peacekeepers to the UN, followed by Ethiopia and India.
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Countries With The Most Highly Ranked Universities
As per the US News & World Report's global ranking of universities, the US, with its claim to housing 181 leading universities, ranks as number one.
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Countries With The Largest Ecological Footprints
The Middle Eastern countries of United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain have the highest ecological footprints.
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Largest Domes In The World
While 3 of the world's 5 largest domes are found in the U.S., the biggest of them all lies in Singapore.
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