The process sweeps from hyperactive America to Europe and reaches the emerging countries with unsurpassed might. Many in these countries are looking at this process and worrying: “Won’t the wave of business concentration turn into an uncontrollable anti-competitive force” There’s no question ...
Cooperation grows between China, B&R countries China's southern city of Shenzhen launched its first Europe-bound freight train on Monday, becoming the 29th Chinese city to introduce rail service to Europe. First Islamic bank opens in Morocco after long-time rejection The first Islamic bank has ope...
PPP takes into account the value of a country’s currency so its GDP can be compared to other countries. Theformula for PPP = Cost1 ÷ Cost2where Cost1 is the cost of goods in Country 1 and Cost2 is the cost of the same goods in Country 2. ...
In 1913, 412 million people lived under the control ofthe British Empire, 23 percent of the world's population at that time. It remains the largest empire in human history and at the peak of its power in 1920, it covered an astonishing 13.71 million square miles - that's close to a q...
Major data breaches in Southeast Asian countries evidence the region's weaknesses in the areas of cybersecurity and data protection.
India’s current population is 1.43 billion and counting, way higher than the population of Africa. It contributes 17.76% of the world’s population with a density of 485 persons per square kilometer. It’s a continent within a country literally but with much lesser space and resources. ...
South Africa (60.7 million inhabitants) and again, South Korea (51.8 million inhabitants) in April. The country is the world's 14th biggest democracy but only the globe's 29th biggest nation overall, showing how non-democratic countries and hybrid regimes make up slightly more than half of ...
Africa can be considered as the best and 1stcontinent in the whole world in terms of having the most miserable countries and people on earth. It is also the best place in the world for suffering from all the worst conditions that can be ever imagined. So, if you are completely comfortable...
In this lesson, we'll learn about the various countries that controlled California before it became part of the United States. In addition, you will learn about some of its geographical traits. Related to this QuestionWhat is the largest county in the United States? What US state has the mo...
In 2009, the at-the-time emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China held their first formal summits as members of BRIC (with South Africa joining in 2010). Together, BRICS represents 26.7% of the world’s land surface and 41.5% of its population. By GDP ranking, they’re...