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15 Interesting Facts of the World

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International Highs and Lows

  1. The most Doctors and Nurses per capita in the world are found in the country of San Marino
  2. Eritrea, Africa is the most undernourished country in the world.
  3. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau and Liberia have the highest birthrates, Germany and Singapore have the lowest.
  4. The lowest life expectancy in the world, at 31.99 years, is found in Swaziland.
  5. There are more Jews in the United States than in Israel.
  6. Transparency International has ranked Bangladesh and Chad as the most corrupt countries in the world, Iceland is the least corrupt country.
  7. Singapore has the lowest infant mortality rate,  Angola has the highest.
  8. Vatican City has the highest per capita crime rate of any country in the world.  They have a resident population of just over five hundred, and millions of tourists each year.
  9. The country with the highest per capita murder rate is Colombia.
  10. Monaco is the most densely populated country and Mongolia is the least populated.
  11. Qatar has 184 men for every 100 women.
  12. Estonia has 119 women for every 100 men.
  13. There are 195 skyscrapers higher than five hundred feet in Hong Kond.  New York City has 186.
  14. The most coffee drank per capita is done in Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands, in that order.
  15. Of any other country, Ecuador has the largest area of it’s land protected, that being 38%.

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2 thoughts on “15 Interesting Facts of the World
  1. We arrange shipping to Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands and have always found them to be relaxed people. I guess they must be on the decaff!

    1. lol, you may be right Matt. I do know that in Sweden they have a tradition called fika, it’s basically keeping their coffee breaks protected and they take it very seriously. They use coffee to separate themselves from the everyday stresses.

      Strange because I know a lot of folks coffee will make them nervous or shaky. Maybe they do it because it helps warm them up from that cold weather they’re always having.

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