World
(international tourist receipts)
Taxi trikes awaiting customers in Paris
Source: AP Photo/Francois Mori
The following table shows the top ten tourism destinations according to the total tourist receipts for arrivals in each country during 2013.
2013
rank
Country
US$ in billions
1.
United States
139.6
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(international tourist receipts) The following table shows the top ten tourism destinations according to the total tourist receipts for arrivals in each country during 2012. 2012 rank Country 1. United States 2. Spain3. France4. China… Read more
Below is a list of the deadliest tsunamis on record in the world. Magnitude, date, and location are also given. Location DateMagnitude350,00020049.0Indian Ocean100,0001410 b.c. Crete-Santorini, Ancient Greece100,00017558.5Portugal, Morocco, Ireland, and the United Kingdom100,0001908Messina, Italy40,00017827.0South China Sea, Taiwan36,… Read more
The countries with the lowest life expectancy (in years). 1. Chad 49.07 2. South Africa 49.48 3. Guinea-Bissau 49.50 4. Swaziland 50.01 5. Afghanistan 50.11 6. Central African Republic 50.… Read more
The countries with the lowest literacy rate, defined as the ability to read and write at a specified age. 1. Burkina Faso 21.8% 2. Chad 25.7 3. Afghanistan 28.1 4. Niger 28.7 5. Guinea 29.5… Read more
A 2010 Newsweek poll ranked countries based on education, health, quality of life, economic dynamism, and political environment. 1. Finland 2. Switzerland 3. Sweden 4. Australia 5. Luxembourg 6. Norway 7. Canada 8… Read more
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1. Hawaii 6. Anguilla 2. Tahiti 7. Bermuda 3. Italy 8… Read more
Rank Year, make, model 1. 1995 Honda Civic 2. 1991 Honda Accord 3. 1989 Toyota Camry 4. 1997 Ford F150 Series 5. 1994 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Pickup 6. 1994 Acura Integra… Read more
(Percentage of vehicles manufactured during these model years) Color % manufactured 1. White/white pearl 29% 2. Black/black effect 19 3. Silver 14 4. Gray 12 5. Red 9… Read more
(Percentage of vehicles manufactured during these model years) Color % manufactured 1. White/white pearl 23% 2. Black/black effect 21 3. Silver 18 4. Gray 15 5. Red 8… Read more
(Percentage of vehicles manufactured during these model years) Color % manufactured 1. White/white pearl and silver (tie) 22% 3. Black/black effect 20 4. Gray 13 5. Red 7 6… Read more
(Percentage of vehicles manufactured during these model years) Color % Manufactured 1. Silver 25% 2. Black 23 3. White 16 4. Gray 13 5. Blue 9… Read more
Below are the most congested roads in the United States, including the average speed and travel time delay on the worst days in 2014. Rush hour traffic in Los AngelesAP Photo/Jae C. Hong RoadLocation Average speed Travel time delayUS-101 SBLos Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 17 mph 58 minUS-… Read more
The ACEEE's Green Book®, a buyer's guide to environmentally friendly passenger vehicles, rates cars according to their emissions and fuel consumption, and publishes an annual list of the "greenest" and "meanest" (i.e., most polluting). Here's the list for 2019 cars.
Greenest vehicles
MPG:
city1
MPG:
hwy.1
Green2
score
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Airport Totalpassengers 2004–2005percent change Airport Totalcargo 2004–2005percent change 1. Atlanta, Hartsfield (ATL) 85,907,423 2.8% Memphis (MEM) 3,598,500 1.2% 2… Read more
Rank Vehicle Number 1. Ford F-Series 796,039 2. Chevrolet Silverado 636,069 3. Toyota Camry 448,445 4. Dodge Ram 364,177 5. Honda Accord 354,441 6.… Read more
Here are the top selling automobiles ranked by AutoGuide.com. The sales listed below are in millions. Car Sales 1. Toyota Corolla 37.5 2. Ford F-series 35 3. Volkswagen Golf 27.5 4. Volkswagen Beetle… Read more
From North Korea to Sudan Related Links Most and Least Livable Countries World's Most Repressive Societies Failed State Index Profile of the World Each year, the U.S. State Department issues a report on some 190 countries of… Read more
More than half of all neonatal deaths (63%) occur in just 10 countries. Ranking Country Neonatal deaths 1 India 747,544 2 Nigeria 261,549 3 Pakistan 193,718 4 China 143,268 5 DR Congo 104,604 6 Ethiopia 84,437 7… Read more
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