One small country pollutes the world's oceans as much as the next 5 in the negative ranking.
Most of you probably think that the biggest polluters of the world's oceans are the large countries in terms of territory and population, such as India and China, but no they are not the biggest polluters. It is not Bangladesh either, but the Philippines with a population of 109 million people and a relatively small country of 300,000 sq. m. as much as the territory of Italy.
This country dumps more than 356,000 tons of plastic into the ocean every year. In second place is India with 126.5 thousand tons, and in third place is Malaysia with 73 thousand tons. Next come:
4. China (70.7 thousand tons);
5. Indonesia (56.3 thousand tons);
6. Myanmar (40 thousand tons);
7. Brazil (37.8 thousand tons);
8. Bangladesh (24.6 thousand tons);
9. Vietnam (28.2 thousand);
10 Thailand (22.8 thousand).
Do you see European countries in this list? And the US, Canada and Australia, which just have a huge ocean coastline? Here we don't see it.
The rest of the world dumps 176 thousand tons of plastic into the ocean, that is, half as much as Indonesia alone.
The World Monetary Fund forecasts inflation for 2023 around the world in individual countries.
There won't be a single country with deflation, but there are predictions for countries with zero inflation in 2023.
In general, the lowest inflation is expected in East Asia. Highest in Europe.
The World Monetary Fund predicts zero inflation in Chad in 2023. Other countries with very low inflation for this year will be Japan at 1.4%, Oman at 1.9%, China, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia at 2.2% and Switzerland at 2.4%.
At the other pole with the highest inflation are traditionally Zimbabwe with 204%, Venezuela with 195%, Sudan with 76.9%, Argentina with 76.1%.
In Europe, the leader in inflation will be Poland with 14.3%, followed by Belarus and Romania.
Turkey continues to be unable to control inflation, and levels above 50% are expected this year.
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Asia leads the life expectancy rankings. In Europe, the Swiss live the longest.
In general, the top 13 countries are only countries from Asia and Europe. There is not a single country from North and South America.
Monaco is also interesting to look at, having the oldest population as a share in the world, followed traditionally by the Japanese, where a third of citizens are over 60 years old.
Countries with the highest life expectancy:
Hong Kong 85.29
Japan 85.03
Macau 84.68
Switzerland 84.25
Singapore 84.07
Italy 84.01
Spain 83.99
Australia 83.94
Iceland 83.52
South Korea 83.50
Israel 83.49
Sweden 83.33
France 83.13
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A number of countries can afford to accumulate huge amounts of cash in their funds. These are mainly exporting countries, more of which export oil and gas.
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The world's largest sovereign wealth funds:
1. China Investment Corporation: $1.350 trillion;
2. Norway: $1.200 trillion
3. Abu Dhabi: $790 billion
4. Kuwait: $750 billion
5. GIC Singapore: $690 billion;
6. Saudi Arabia: $600 billion
7. Hong Kong: $590 billion
8. Singapore Investment Corporation Temasek: $500 billion;
9. Qatar: $475 billion
10. Chinese Social Security Fund: $450 billion
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After the strong earthquake in Turkey and Syria, we pay attention to the countries where earthquakes happen most often.
However, the country known for its many earthquakes, Japan, falls behind in the ranking. Japan ranks 4th with 94 strong earthquakes over a 32-year period.
In the ranking with the most strong earthquakes for the last 32 years from 1990 to 2022, China is at the top with 182 strong earthquakes.
In second place is Indonesia with 161 earthquakes. We remember the earthquake in the northern part of the island of Sumatra with the huge tsunami that shook the entire Indian Ocean.
In third place is Iran with 108 earthquakes. Iran is almost entirely located on a high earthquake zone.
In fifth place is the United States with 77 earthquakes, mostly in California, which is located on a fault line.
In 6th place is Turkey with 58 earthquakes. Large seismic zones in Turkey are where earthquakes now occur in southern Turkey, near the border with Syria, as well as the Marmara Sea region and Istanbul.
The ranking is completed by India with 57 earthquakes and the Philippines with 52 earthquakes.
In Europe, the most powerful earthquakes occur in Romania (Mount Vranca), as well as the entire Apennine Peninsula (Italy).
Where are environmental activists protesting plastic pollution in the world's oceans? That's right - in Europe, the USA and other Western countries.
And where is the real source of this garbage? The statistics are relentless: in Asia, Africa, South America and the Pacific Islands.
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If in numbers, out of the approximately 70 million tons of orphan plastic waste (which is not recycled), only 1.2 million tons (1.7%) are thrown away in Europe, and 2 million tons (2.85%) in all of North America. Wherein:
1. India - 13 million tons (18.57%);
2. China - 12.2 million tons (17.43%);
3. Philippines - 4 million tons (5.7%);
4. Brazil - 3.3 million tons (4.71%).
One of the largest online travel agencies in the world has named the most desirable tourist destinations for this year.
In general, there are no surprises, but perhaps many people would not accept the idea of u200bu200bholiday in London at the 3rd position in the ranking.
There is no way to compare a holiday on some island with London. The once romantic Paris is in the 5th position displaced by the eternal city - Rome.
Dubai has done its best over the years and managed to become the number one holiday destination. The island of Bali takes second place.
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The most popular travel destinations in 2023 according to TripAdvisor:
1. Dubai
2. Bali
3. London
4. Rome
5. Paris
6. Cancun
7. Crete
8. Marrakesh
9. Dominican Republic
10. Istanbul
What is the length of compulsory military service in different countries?
In some countries, compulsory service has been abolished. In the first decade of the 21st century, many countries did away with conscription.
But in many parts of the world, military service remains. In some of them the duration is so great that for some 1/6 of the life passes in the barracks.
In some countries, military service is also mandatory for women, such as North Korea and Israel.
Duration of compulsory military service for men in selected countries:
North Korea: 8-10 years
Egypt: 12-36 months
Israel: 32 months
Iran: 18-24 months
South Korea: 18-21 months
Finland: 6-12 months
Turkey: 6-12 months
Austria: 6-9 months
Taiwan: 4 months
What are the top ten largest banks in the world? Of course, the first largest bank is the Federal Reserve, the private bank that actually rules the world through the dollar.
The largest central banks in the world for 2022:
1. Federal Reserve: $8.8 trillion
2. Bank of Japan: $5.8 trillion
3. People's Bank of China: $5.1 trillion
4. Bundesbank: $2.6 trillion
5. Bank of France: $2.3 trillion
6. Bank of Italy: $1.5 trillion
7. Bank of England: $1.2 trillion
8. Bank of Spain: $1.1 trillion
9 Swiss National Bank: $1.0 trillion
10 Reserve Bank: $0.8 trillion
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Energy will be one of the most demanded commodities in the world in the next 2 decades. And China knows this. The energy obtained from nuclear power plants is reliable and cheap. And those who have cheap energy will produce the goods for the world.
China is currently building 46 reactors, while the United States is building only 2 reactors.
The situation is even worse in Europe, where nuclear power plants are closing (Germany), and there is no talk of building new ones.
China is going to build 150 new nuclear reactors over the next 15 years. This is more than has been built around the world in the past 35 years. The cost of the project is $440 billion.
