Violent crimes across the nation has reduced by 15%, according to FBI’s recently released 2013 Uniform Crime Report. Some states in the United States of America are known to be safe. Murder is rare in these states. Half of these 10 states reported less than two murders per 100,000 people during 2014! That is definitely […]
Top 10 Most Powerful Militaries in Asia 2015
The main role of military is to protect the sovereignty of the nation and to keep its people and the borders safe. Asia is a huge continent. In fact it is the largest continent in the world. It has five of the world’s top 10 most powerful armies. Here is a brief overview of the […]
Top 10 Most Powerful Militaries in the World
American political commentator, former member of the United States House of Representatives, and retired US Army lieutenant colonel Allen Bernard West once said, “We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us […]
Top 10 Largest Economies in the World
The United States is remains the largest economy in the world by a substantial distance, although China is beginning to close the gap between the two countries whilst also growing at a far greater rate than third place Japan. At the current rate China could become the largest economy in the world by 2023, which […]
Top 20 Largest Economies in Africa 2015
With an area of about 30.2 million square kilometers, Africa is world’s second largest continent. It is also world’s second most populous continent. 1.111 billion people (2013) live in Africa. Algeria is the largest country (by area) in Africa; and Nigeria is the largest country by population. Earlier this year Nigeria surpassed South Africa as […]
Top 25 Most Corrupt Countries in the World
Corruption is a global issue. Almost all the countries in our world are affected by corruption. It is all pervading evil. In some countries it is more prominent than in the others. For people in these countries, public sector corruption is a fact of life. Nothing moves in these countries without bribes. Here are the […]
26 Most Corrupt Countries in Africa 2015
Most Corrupt African Nations: Africa is blessed with natural resources like gold, oil, diamonds, cobalt, iron, copper, uranium, silver, bauxite, cocoa beans and petroleum. Unfortunately the standard of living of many people in the continent is deplorable. This is largely due to corrupt governments ruling many countries in the African continent. Transparency International has been […]
10 Most Developed Countries In Africa 2016 (HDI)
Human Development Index (HDI) is a standard way of measuring the well-being of the people of a country. It is a comparative measure of literacy, life expectancy and standard of living. HDI is used to measure the impact of the economic policies on the quality of life of its people. Here is a brief overview […]