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Each country represented in the collection is offered at three different reading levels. Around the world one book from each country the goal of this list is to identify one amazing book from any genre that takes place in each country around the world. Countryreports provides over 35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world. With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over locations, the world bank group is a unique global partnership. Read our japan facts and be informed about the most important facts about this fascinating country and its people. Japan facts for kids japan geography famous japanese. Around the world one book from each country 677 books. Kiribati is the only country in the world to fall into all four hemispheres, straddling the equator and extending into the eastern and western hemispheres. Current account balance compares a countrys net trade in goods and services, plus net. Feb 09, 2016 which country has the worlds best healthcare system.
Travel the globe learning interesting trivia and information related to countries found on continents such as europe, asia and north america. Visit the economist estore and youll find a range of carefully selected products for business and pleasure, economist books and diaries, and much more. Guinness book of records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries. Country facts, interactive world map, country rankings, tourist attractions and famous world people. The best parts of wikipedia concerning every country in the world, distilled into a. The usa is home of more than five million millionaires, more than any other country in the world.
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Population area gdp population density population growth rate unemployment rate public debt inflation rate external debt crude oil production fertility rate world population evolution largest world cities flags of world countries. Area compares the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international. Area compares the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries andor coastlines. With excellent infrastructure, a welleducated work force, and a strategic location between the balkans and western europe, slovenia has one of the highest per capita gdps in central europe, despite having suffered a protracted recession in the 200809 period in the wake of the global financial crisis. Countrylicious is a nonprofit educational website intended to help all those in search of information about the world countries. With the setup of the books in this series, there are things that a child will learn from each book that shows while they might be different because of language, in most respects the children in these countries are just like them. This collection is part of learning azs themed nonfiction series. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world.
What counts as one of the worlds least known countries. Here are some interesting japan facts which were chosen and researched by kids especially for kids. The two exceptions are unemployment rate and inflation rate, which are in ascending lowest to highest order. Cia world factbook world the world factbook central. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures. Explore, visualize, and compare over 1200 indicators published by the world. Discover all relevant statistics and data on the hotel and lodging industry now on. With unique content from around the world, our members rely on us to keep our database concise and current. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available. Our tunisia facts for kids will tell you fascinating facts about this african country and its people, geography, food, animals and so much more. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. World fact book provides latest demography world news from the most comprehensive global news network on the internet. The world factbook has completed its travel facts project. Much of huxleys novel was directly inspired by places and things that really existed.
Under why you added this book you can indicate the country where the book takes place. Depending on the facts that could be found and are considered interesting, some countries have such a love for footballsoccer, which i. Key facts about brave new world a research guide for. Current account balance the world factbook central. References guide to country comparisons the world factbook. The big religion chart religionfacts just the facts on. National estimates of the percentage of the population falling below the poverty line are based on surveys of subgroups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group.
The language and religion entries in the world factbooks travel facts have. Japan is a chain of islands along the eastern coast of asia, reaching from the northern coast of russia to the south east china sea. Nine newly added travel facts from luxembourg, new caledonia, norfolk island, saint barthelemy, san marino, seychelles, slovakia, suriname, and vanuatu bring the final total to 222 193 countries and 29 dependencies. Country comparison pages are generally given in descending order. Cia factbook the world factbook central intelligence agency. In 1987, the government embarked on a series of macroeconomic reforms designed to stabilize the economy. At independence in 1975, mozambique was one of the worlds poorest countries.
You can explore and analyze thousands of indicators organized by region, country, topic, industry sector, and type. Geography maps flag history current ruler area population capital largest cities languages ethnicityrace religion literacy rate economy government. Since 1868, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Population compares estimates from the us bureau of the census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample. Tokyo, which is the biggest city in japan with over 9 million inhabitants. This is not an encyclopedia and it includes a variety of facts about each country. Access to country comparison tool build your own comparison charts across all countries. Country comparison pages are generally given in descending order highest to lowest such as population and area. World book encyclopedia, american encyclopaedia designed to meet the curriculum needs of elementary through highschool students.
This big religion chart is our attempt to summarize the major religions and belief systems of the world buddhism, christianity, hinduism, islam, judaism, and dozens more into a quickreference comparison chart. This is a book about every country in the world, most of the information are fun facts and trivia or just simple information. Huxley visited san francisco in 1920s and was struck by what he saw as rampant consumerism and unrestricted promiscuity in american youth culture. Country comparison area the world factbook central. The goal of this list is to identify one amazing book from any genre that takes place in each country around the world. Each country represented in the collection is offered at. It does nit ave every single nitty gritty detail about the countries, but it does have some interesting facts in bullet statements such as this about the us. Use this tool to compare up to four countries using all the country rankings currently available. Learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid19 coronavirus. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. Access to full country profile data over 180 countries with over 100 data points access to country comparison tool build your own comparison charts across all countries.
Country comparison pages are available for the following 80 fields in seven of the ten factbook categories. Country comparison pages are available for the following 58 fields in six of the nine factbook categories. The world factbook also known as the cia world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. All africa antarctica australia oceania central america central asia east asiasoutheast asia europe middle east north america oceans south america south asia. At independence in 1975, mozambique was one of the world s poorest countries. This interactive was built in conjunction with national geographic s future of food series the data was sourced from faostat. Page last updated on january 27, 2020 economy overview. Access to country comparison tool build your own comparison charts across. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition.
Indexmundi contains detailed country statistics, charts, and maps compiled from. Country rankings 2020 country comparisons, economy. The world book was first published in 1917 and revised annually from 1925. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Socialist policies, economic mismanagement, and a brutal civil war from 1977 to 1992 further impoverished the country. News and analysis on population size and growth, migration, refugees and more. Cia world factbook the most comprehensive country facts available online.
The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. Please add books you loved from countries not already on the list. Country comparison pages are available for the following fields in seven of the ten factbook categories. All country rankings that were published by the cia are included below, marked with. Indexmundi contains detailed country statistics, charts, and maps compiled from multiple sources. The good country index measures how much each of the 163 countries on the list contribute to the planet, and to the human race, through their policies and behaviors. Enjoy our range of fun facts for kids from countries all around the world. A giraffe can clean its own ears with its 21inch tongue. Which country has the worlds best healthcare system.
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