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The World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index 2016, maps the best – and worst – countries in the world to be a woman. This is based on economic, political, educational and health criteria. Read more in raconteur  Where is the…

When you think of the word ‘entrepreneur’, you might conjure up a maverick who turned a great idea into a successful business. But you’re unlikely to imagine furious entrepreneurial activity in the small European country of Estonia. Yet, according to…

The World Bank crunched the numbers and ranked the globe’s countries to see who has the most – and the least – amount of land designated as protected. there are the results in Treehugger 10 Countries With The Most Protected…

peace has been taking a slow dismal dip over the last decade, driven primarily by increased terrorism and higher levels of political instability, according to the report. Since 2008, the world has become 2.44 percent less peaceful. Read more in…

California is bigger than all of the U.K., and other fun facts you can explore with this new interactive map. read more in fastcoexist  Is Something Wrong With The World Map By Charlie Sorrel was last modified: September 7th, 2016…

Countries were rated based on the number of machine-to-machine subscriptions per 100 mobile cellular subscriptions. Here, in order, are the countries leading in the Internet of Things, based on that rating read them in labcities Leading IoT-Connected Countries By Lab…

Farms often throw away perfectly good crops because of cosmetic standards set by supermarkets, he explains. And farmers are reluctant to fight the grocer giants, because their livelihoods depend on the contracts. read more in techinsider Which countries are the…

Winning the shiny prize for first place is Finland (pictured at the top) with a score of 90.68; the country earned impressive marks in the metrics of Health Impacts, Water and Sanitation, and Biodiversity and Habitat. Read more in treehugger…

Negotiating with Filipinos? Be warm and personal, but stay polite. Cutting das Deal with Germans? Stay cool as ice, and be tough as nails. So what happens if you’re a German doing business in the Philippines? Learn more in Big…

Even if there’s a strong correlation between GDP and life satisfaction, richer countries also have plenty of weaknesses in how they are looking after their people.  read more in fast coexist  The Countries Where People Have The Best Well-Being In…