Member: European Union, NATO, Schengen Area, Eurozone: Member: European Union, NATO, Schengen Area – Not member: Eurozone: Member: European Union, NATO – Not member: Eurozone, Schengen Area Member: European Union,…
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Comparison: Proportion of English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian speakers in some European countries Source: Eurobarometer, Eurostats Percentage of population able to hold a conversation in English Europe Country…
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Source: Dual Citizenship Report, reddit.com/user/JoeFalchetto How many years of residence required for naturalization? *Duration of legal residence before a national of a foreign state, without any cultural, historical, or marriage…
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Source: The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 2016-2020 TOP 20 Countries with the Highest Overweight and Obesity Rates Overweight people as a percentage of total population. Not included…
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Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 2018-2019 The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study by OECD in nearly 80 nations of 15-year-old students’ scholastic…
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Highest number of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants: United States – 655 El Salvador – 604 Turkmenistan – 552 Thailand – 526 Cuba – 510 Rwanda – 464 Russia – 402…
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Source: Eurostat, Cartography: Eurostat – GISCO Regions with lowest unemployment rates: 1. Praha Czech Republic 1.7% 2. Trier Germany 2.0% 3. Jihozápad Czech Republic 2.1% Mittelfranken Germany 2.1% Niederbayern Germany…
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Source: The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Net migration rate compares the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons…
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Source: US News, 2018 What goes into the score that measures quality of life? National environment that measures drinking water quality, pollution and industrial toxins, and air quality. Also social…
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Source: U.S. News, 2018 “The Best States ranking of U.S. states draws on thousands of data points to measure how well states are performing for their citizens. In addition to…
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 2016 The poverty rate is the portion of the population with income below the government’s official poverty level, which is the…
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Source: National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 2015 Deaths per 100,000 population Nebraska 6.9 South Dakota 8.4 North…
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Source: American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Commerce in 2016 in 2000 Alabama 9.1 % 12.5 % Alaska 14.0 17.4 Arizona 10.0…
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Source: Public Libraries Survey, Institute of Museum and Library Services Library visits in 2015, Per Capita Ohio 6.8 New Hampshire 6.4 Idaho 6.3 DC 6.2 Delaware 6.2 Vermont 6.2…
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Minimum wage: the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement (such as one with a labor union). Fact: the federal minimum wage has not been changed since…
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The World Happiness Report measures of happiness since 2012 published yearly by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. (http://worldhappiness.report) The complex report measures well-being according to freedom…
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The World Happiness Report measures of happiness since 2012 published yearly by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. (http://worldhappiness.report) The complex report measures well-being according to freedom…
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