Third World Countries: In the era of the Cold War, the moniker 'Third World' emerged to delineate nations abstaining from alignment with either the Western bloc (NATO) or the Eastern sphere, the ...

When President Joe Biden announced a new immigration executive action last month that would protect an estimated 500,000 migrants from deportation, it was a political decision guaranteed to cause a ...

In this article, we’ll list the most advanced countries to discuss their economic and human development status. For a shorter list, you can go to 10 Most Developed Countries in the World Heading into ...

Searching for the safest countries and the safest cities to visit? An annual report ranks the safest places in the world—with Iceland coming out on top. ByLaura Begley Bloom, Senior Contributor.

Switzerland regained the top spot on U.S. News & World Report's list of best countries in the world. The 2024 rankings assessed 89 countries on factors including heritage, power, and entrepreneurship.

When countries are ranked for the size of their economies or their overall gross wealth, the U.S. is usually at the top of the list, followed by countries like China, Japan or Germany. But sorting ...

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The aftermath of a global pandemic re-shuffles Global Finance’s ranking of the world’s safest countries. With the world turned upside-down and inside-out by international conflict—Russia’s war in ...

In this insightful article, we will discuss the top most resource-rich countries and how they're capitalizing on their natural wealth. If you want to skip our overview of the mining and extractive ...

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We tend to use the term “country” loosely, but to qualify as one, real estate on the world map must meet certain criteria, according to the 1933 Montevideo Convention. A country must encompass a ...

Today (May 22) is World Biodiversity Day. In celebration, below is a look at the world’s ten most biodiverse countries as measured by species richness. This list takes a simplified approach, created a ...