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What Countries Are On the Equator?
Life on the center line Thanks to the Earth's axial tilt, we have a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere that experience different seasons and different amounts of sunlight. As the year…Estimated Deaths from Earthquakes, 2014
The following table gives the number of people who died in major earthquakes in 2014. The magnitude of each earthquake is also shown. Magnitudes listed are moment…Major Earthquakes around the World, 2015
The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2015. Date Region Magnitude…2000 Olympics
Sydney A record 10,651 athletes (4,069 of them women) from 199 nations participate; the only nation excluded is Afghanistan. North and South Korea enter the stadium under one flag. Australian…The Difference Between the UK, Great Britain and England
A lot of people get confused by different terms for the political or geographic body that includes England; some people will use Great Britain and the U.K. interchangeably. There are, however, some…Estimated Earned Income, by Country, 2005
(in U.S. dollars) Roughly derived on the basis of the ratio of the female nonagricultural wage to the male nonagricultural wage, the female and male shares of the economically active population,…2008 Environmental Performance Index
The EPI centers on two broad environmental protection objectives: 1) reducing environmental stresses on human health and 2) protecting ecosystem vitality. Environmental health and ecosystem vitality…Vanuatu Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Vanuatu Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Vanuatu Relations GEOGRAPHYVanuatu is a 'Y'…The World's Most Repressive Societies
Each year, Freedomhouse.org publishes a Freedom in the World report, which categorizes countries as free, partly free, or not free. The countries below were deemed not…Dr. Dolittle
Director:Betty ThomasWriters:Nat Mauldin and Larry LevinDirector of Photography: Russell BoydEditor:Peter TeschnerMusic:Richard GibbsProduction Designer:William ElliottProducers: John Davis,…