Mercer regularly conducts cost-of-living surveys in various cities around the world. The study examines more than 200 different parameters, for example, the cost of housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment. The purpose of this study is to help transnational compan...
Earlier on the site it was told about the largest exporters and importers of oil. As for the countries that are leading in terms of oil production, among them there is, quite logically, both the largest exporters( Saudi Arabia, Russia) and the largest importers such as the US and China. At fi...
9th place: Kazakhstan is a state with an area of 2,724,902 km², located in the center of Eurasia, most of which belongs to Asia, and the smaller part to Europe. Kazakhstan is the fourth largest country in Asia. 8th place: Argentina is a state in South America with an area of ...
Aitutaki - one of the Cook Islands 8th place: Marshall Islands is a Pacific state associated with the USA.The Republic of the Marshall Islands is located on 29 atolls and 5 islands, total area of which is 181 km ², population - 68 000 people. Marshall Islands 7th place:...
To determine which country is the richest in the world, one must look at the GDP per capita index. This indicator can be expressed in nominal values, i.e.in terms of national currencies to the US dollar at market exchange rates. But in the different countries for the same amount of money it i...
The United Nations uses the official term " Least Developed Countries " in assessing the economic development of the world's states, which includes countries with a gross domestic product( GDP) per capita of less than $ 750.The world's counts 48 countries in the least developed , of which 3...
Previously, the site described the best universities in the world, now we will talk about the oldest existing and ongoing universities in the world, all of which are in Europe and are based in the 11-13 centuries. For comparison: the oldest university in Russia is the Moscow State University,...
The Institute of Higher Education of Shanghai Jiao Tong University annually, starting from 2004, compiles the rating of the best universities and universities in the world. The initial goal of this rating was to clarify the gap between Chinese universities and world-class universities, in par...
The most environmentally friendly middle cities in Russia( with a population of 50 to 100 thousand people) 10th place - Revda( Sverdlovsk region).The population is 62 thousand people. Emissions - 10.8 thousand tons, stationary sources - 64%. 9th place - Velikie Luki( Pskov region).The po...
The Association of Russian Tour Operators( ATOR) has analyzed the most popular requests for Russian tours abroad in May-June 2014.Top 10 most popular countries are as follows: 10th place: Tunis .This country in northern Africa accounts for 3% of tourist requests in 2014.The popularity of ...
