UPDATED JANUARY 2024: If you ask how many countries in the world are there in 2024. Well, the answer is that technically speaking there are 197 countries in the world. From a travel perspective, you could argue there are 215 countries. I’ve visited them all! Although it’s pretty compli...
How many continents in the world? At the top of Africa’s highest peak, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Antarctica Number Of Countries: 0 How many countries are there in Antarctica is a pretty simple question to answer because there are none! 7 countries do lay claim to certain parts of the continent...
There are 196 countries, but how many languages are there in the world today? According to Ethnologue, there are currently 7,164 languages spoken around the world. Wondering how many languages there are in the world today as we approach 2024? FromAfrikaanstoZulu,ItaliantoJapanese, there are cu...
Where many countries in Africa do have their struggles, there are also many places where tourism is booming. Whether you’re looking for an intrepid budget backpacking experience or a more luxurious safari getaway, you’ll be able to find it somewhere on the continent. But how do you get a...
The survey refers to 73 country attributes, but there are not that many listed alongside the subrankings categories. Five country attributes were not included in any of the subrankings and therefore do not factor into the overall Best Countries scores or rankings: “religious,”“athletically talen...
China and Japan are the leading countries to host high-level sport climbing events in Asia, as China started hosting World Cup events in 2008, just one year after IFSC was founded, in various locations such as Qinghai, Chongqing, Shandong, Fujian, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang. ...
Elliott Davis Jr.Sept. 10, 2024 U.S. Rises in Best Countries Rankings America's No. 3 spot in the annual U.S. News project is a high-water mark, but comes as nearly half of survey respondents see a negative global impact from a potential Trump presidency. ...
South Africa is part of many trade agreements with other countries across the world, so it is always recommended that you check in advance. If you are a private individual or an organisation that imports items into South Africa with an excess value of ZAR150,000 in the South African ...
Carla de Sousa:China has won the battle against poverty, I think it's a miracle. I have been to many countries, both socialist and capitalist countries, but this trip to China has shown me China's unique development model that enables China to lift so many people out of poverty. ...
American Trina Bright worked in education for nearly 25 years. Today, she lives in the southern U.S. state of Arkansas. During her career, she traveled to many countries, including China and South Africa. Bright used stories from her travels to help her students in the U.S. understand the...