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Countdown to World Cup France '98

FIFA announced a new monthly world ranking system on Aug. 13, 1993 designed to “provide a constant international comparison of national team performances.” The rankings are based on a…

Davis Cup Championships

No matches in 1901, 1910, 1915–1918, and 1940–1945 The following table lists the results of the Davis Cup Championship finals, including the year, winner, runner-…

Other 2004 Summer Olympic Games Champions

ArcheryMen's individual—Marco Galiazzo, ItalyMen's team—South KoreaWomen's individual—Sung Hyun Park, South KoreaWomen's team—South KoreaBadmintonMen's singles—Taufik Hidayat, IndonesiaMen's…

Ethnicity and Race by Countries

Find the ethnic and racial composition of every country in the world, listed alphabetically. Afghanistan Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimaks 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, others 4…

Slavic languages

(Encyclopedia) Slavic languages, also called Slavonic languages, a subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. Because the Slavic group of languages seems to be closer to the Baltic group…

Tito, Josip Broz

(Encyclopedia) Tito, Josip BrozTito, Josip Brozyôˈsĭp brôz tēˈtō [key], 1892–1980, Yugoslav Communist leader, marshal of Yugoslavia. He was originally Josip Broz. As premier and minister of…

Birth Rate of Countries

(per 1,000 population) Find information below about the birth rate of different countries. For more country information, please visit our extensive country index. CountryBirth…

International Statistical Agencies

Source: U.S. State Department.Albania: Institute of Statistics www.instat.gov.al Algeria: Office National de Statistiques (Some English Content) www.ons.dz/English/indexag.htm Andorra: Department of…

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…

1990 – 1999 World History

Lech Walesa (1943– ) Archive Photos Hubble Space Telescope NASA Boris Yeltsin (1931–2007) Imapress/Archive Photos Toni Morrison (1931– ) Archive Photos…