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Birth Rate of Countries

(per 1,000 population) Find information below about the birth rate of different countries. For more country information, please visit our extensive country index. CountryBirth…

Olympics Highlights: 2004

Day-to-day news from Athens by Shmuel Ross and Erin Teare Martin Sunday, August 29 Highlights of the Day A man with a history of disrupting sporting events runs onto the marathon course,…

2008 Environmental Performance Index

The EPI centers on two broad environmental protection objectives: 1) reducing environmental stresses on human health and 2) protecting ecosystem vitality. Environmental health and ecosystem vitality…

1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships at Paris, France (Mar. 7-9). Note that (WR) indicated world record.Final Medal Standings The unofficial point totals are based on three points for…

Niger Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Niger Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense U.S.-Nigerien Relations PEOPLEConsiderable evidence indicates that about 600,000…

Freedom in the World, 2014

Since 1972, Freedom House has published Freedom in the World, an annual comparative assessment of the state of political rights and civil liberties around the world, which uses a ranking system of 1–…

All-Time World Cup Ranking Table

Since the first World Cup in 1930, Brazil is the only country to play in all 19 final tournaments. The FIFA all-time table below ranks all nations that have ever qualified for a World Cup…

mosque

(Encyclopedia) mosquemosquemŏsk [key], building for worship used by members of the Islamic faith. Muhammad's house in Medina (a.d. 622), with its surrounding courtyard and hall with columns, became…