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The World's Most Repressive Societies

Each year, Freedomhouse.org publishes a Freedom in the World report, which categorizes countries as free, partly free, or not free. The countries below were deemed not…

Oil Reliance

The United States produces the most energy in the world, but it also uses the most—more than double the amount used by China, the world’s second-largest energy consumer. Here’s a look at the…

Oil Spills and Disasters Timeline

The following list includes major oil spills since 1967. The circumstances surrounding the spill, amount of oil spilled, and the attendant environmental damage is also given. 1967 March 18,…

Per Capita Health Expenditures by Country, 2007

The sum of public and private expenditure (in purchasing power parity terms in US dollars), divided by the population. Health expenditure includes the provision of health services (preventive and…

Per Capita Health Expenditures by Country, 2006

The sum of public and private expenditure (in purchasing power parity terms in US dollars), divided by the population. Health expenditure includes the provision of health services (preventive and…

Katanga

(Encyclopedia) KatangaKatangakätăngˈgə, kə– [key], former province, c.200,000 sq mi (518,000 sq km), SE Congo (Kinshasa); called Shaba from 1971 to 1997. Katanga bordered Angola on the southwest,…

2008 Year in Review - World Statistics

Top events for the nation and the world 2008 World Statistics Estimated Cost, Iraq and Afghanistan Wars The estimated cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will…