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Our Top Stories for the Week of May 23, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from President Biden's new policies to storms. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.   Biden Battles…

The Largest Islands in the World

As big as they get (without being called a continent) The following table lists the largest islands on earth including the name, location, political affiliation, and land area (in square miles and…

Life Expectancy for Countries, 2009

Find the average life expectancy for each country and the world. As of 2009, the country with the highest life expectancy is Macau at 84.4 years; the country with the lowest…

Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions

Here is information on significant earthquakes and volcanic eruptions going back as early as A.D. 79 and through the present. A.D. 79…

Papua, province, Indonesia

(Encyclopedia) PapuaPapuapăpˈ&oomacr;ə, –y&oomacr;ə [key] or Irian JayaIrian Jayaĭrˈēän jīˈyə [key], province (2014 est pop. 3,486,000), 123,180 sq mi (319,036 sq km), Indonesia. Comprising…

Ethnicity and Race by Countries

Find the ethnic and racial composition of every country in the world, listed alphabetically. Afghanistan Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimaks 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, others 4…

The Pilot 2006 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…

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…