Area • Coastline • Highest point • Lowest point • Compactness • Coast/area ratio • Northernmost point • Southernmost point • Continent • Number of neighbouring countries A country is a geographical territory, both in the sense of nation (a cultural entity) and state (a political entity). ... Countries by area. ... Countries by highest point This is a list of countries by highest point above sea level. ... This is a list of countries by lowest point on land above Sea Level. ... This is a list of countries by compactness. ... This is a list of countries by coast/area ratio. ... This is a list of countries by northernmost point on land. ... This is a list of countries by southernmost point on land. ... This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, displayed with their respective national flags and capitals. ... . ...

Population (graphical • by density) • Population growth rate • Life expectancy • Infant mortality rate • Fertility rate • Birth rate • Death rate • Sex ratio • Homicide rate • Human Development Index • Income equality • Literacy rate • National IQ estimates • HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate • Unemployment rate • Employment rate • Population living in poverty • Poverty Index • Immigrant population • Suicide rate • Undernourishment rate • Firearm-related death rate • Gun ownership Demographics refers to selected population characteristics as used in government, marketing or opinion research, or the demographic profiles used in such research. ... This is a graphical list of sovereign states and other territories by population, estimated for the year 2005. ... Population density by country, 2006 List of countries and dependencies by population density in inhabitants/km². The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories that are recognized by the United Nations. ... [[Image:Population other political entities by population growth rate, with estimates taken from the 2006 edition of the CIA World Factbook. ... This article is under construction. ... This is a list of countries by infant mortality rate, based on The World Factbook, 2005 estimates. ... Map of countries and territories by fertility rate Graph of Total Fertility Rates vs. ... This is a list of countries by birth rate, based on The World Factbook, as at September 2005. ... Death rate by country This is a list of countries and territories by death rate, based on The World Factbook, as of September 2006. ... Sex ratio by country for total population. ... List of countries by homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants. ... This talks about the countries in the Human Development Index, for information on the Human Development Index, please Click Here World map indicating Human Development Index (2007) (Colour-blind compliant map) For red-green color vision problems. ... World map of the Gini coefficient This is a list of countries or dependencies by Income inequality metrics, sorted in ascending order according to their Gini coefficient. ... World literacy rates by country, based on The World Factbook. ... IQ and the Wealth of Nations IQ and the Wealth of Nations is a controversial 2002 book by Dr. Richard Lynn, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, and Dr. Tatu Vanhanen, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland. ... People living with HIV/AIDS by country The adult HIV prevalence at the end of 2004 This is a list of countries and territories by people living with HIV/AIDS and the prevalence rate among adults, based on data from various sources, such as the The CIA World Factbook [1... Map of world unemployment rates based on CIA Factbook data This is a list of countries by unemployment rate. ... This is a list of countries by employment rate (the proportion of working age adults employed). ... Map of world poverty by country, showing percentage of population below national poverty line. ... The Human Poverty Index is an indication of the standard of living in a country, developed by the United Nations (UN). ... This is a list of countries by immigrant population, based on United Nations (UN) World Population Policies 2005 publication[1][2], released by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. ... World map of suicide rates per 100,000. ... Map of world undernourishment levels by country. ... This is a list of countries by firearm-related death rate per 100,000 population in one year. ... This is a list of countries by percentage of households owning firearms. ...

Current account balance • Foreign exchange reserves • Tourist visits • Imports • Number of Internet users (Broadband) • Number of mobile phones • Number of telephone lines • Number of vehicles • Exports (per capita) • FDI by country • Debt (External, Public)  • Consumption (Electricity, Natural gas, Electricity Intensity, Vehicles per capita) • Production (Natural gas production by country, Natural gas proven reserves, Oil proven reserves, Automobile production, Steel production, Aluminium production, Coal production, Iron production, Zinc production) Blue = countries in surplus; Red = countries in deficit This is a list of countries and territories by current account balance, in millions of U.S. dollars, equivalence based on The World Factbook ([1]). Most data are 2006 estimates. ... Reserves of foreign exchange and gold in 2006 Foreign exchange reserves (also called Forex reserves) in a strict sense are only the foreign currency deposits held by central banks and monetary authorities. ... The World Tourism Organization compiles the World Tourism Rankings. ... This is a list of countries by number of internet users mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in September 2007. ... This is a list of countries by number of telephone lines mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in September 2007. ... This is a list of countries by exports per capita. ... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Economic policy Monetary policy Central bank   Money supply Fiscal policy Spending   Deficit   Debt Trade policy Tariff   Trade agreement Finance Financial market Financial market participants Corporate   Personal Public   Banking   Regulation        Government debt (also known as public debt or national debt) is... Map of countries by external debt based on 2005 CIA factbook figures This is a list of countries by gross (i. ... Map of countries by public debt This is a list of countries by public debt as percentage of gross domestic product, based on The World Factbook. ... In economics, consumption refers to the final use of goods and services to provide utility. ... Countries by electricity consumption This is a list of countries by electricity consumption mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in March 2006. ... This is a list of countries by natural gas consumption mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in June 2006. ... The countries with the highest GDP has different ELectricity Intensity. ... This is a list of countries by natural gas production mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in September 2007 . ... This is a list of countries by natural gas proven reserves mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in September 2007. ... This is a list of countries by oil proven reserves mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in September 2007. ... This is a list of countries by automobile production in 2006 mostly based on OICA accessed in September 2007. ... This is a list of countries by steel production in 2006 mostly based on International Iron and Steel Institute accessed in September 2007. ... This is a list of countries by aluminium production in 2006 mostly based on Altech accessed in September 2007. ...

Heads of state and government • Political rights and civil liberties • Press freedom • Privacy • Perception of corruption • Bribe paying • Property rights • Economic freedom • Democracy • Globalization • Ease of doing business • Economic competitiveness • Date of formation • Legal drinking age • School leaving age • Abortion law • Homosexuality laws • Death penalty • Quality-of-life • E-readiness • Failed States index • Student Performance • Worldwide Governance Indicators For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Society (disambiguation). ... This is a list of current heads of state and government, showing heads of state and heads of government where different, mainly in parliamentary systems; it should be noted that often a leader is both in presidential systems or dictatorships. ... Map reflecting the findings of Freedom Houses 2007 survey, concerning the state of world freedom in 2006, which is widely used by researchers and correlates highly with other measures of democracy[1]. Some of these estimates are disputed. ... Reporters Without Borders, or RWB (French: Reporters sans frontières, Spanish: Reporteros Sin Fronteras, or RSF) is a French origin international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press, founded by its current general-secretary, Robert Menard. ... Privacy International (PI) has been instrumental in establishing the modern international privacy movement. ... Overview of the index of perception of corruption, 2006 Since 1995, Transparency International has published an annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)[1] ordering the countries of the world according to the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians.[2] The organization defines corruption as... Bribe Payers Index (BPI) is a measure of how willing a nation appears to comply with demands for corrupt business practices. ... International Property Rights Index is an organization that investigate and ranks the individuals rights and ability to own property in countries worldwide. ... Globalization Index is a list of countries by A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine according to Globalization criteria. ... World map of the Ease of Doing Business Index. ... World map of the 2006-2007 Global Competitiveness Index. ... Below is a list of countries in alphabetical order listing their dates of formation. ... The legal drinking age is a limit assigned by governments to restrict the access of children and youth to alcoholic beverages. ... The school leaving age states the minimum age which a person is legally allowed to leave compulsory education. ... International status of abortion law  Legal on request  Legal for rape, maternal life, health, mental health, socioecomic factors, and/or fetal defects  Legal for or illegal with exception for rape, maternal life, health, fetal defects, and/or mental health  Illegal with exception for rape, maternal life, health, and/or mental... World laws on homosexuality Legality of same-sex unions in the US. Legality of same-sex unions in Europe. ... At one time capital punishment was used in almost every part of the globe, but over the last few decades many countries have abolished it. ... The Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality of life index is based on a unique methodology that links the results of subjective life-satisfaction surveys to the objective determinants of quality of life across countries. ... e-Readiness is the ability to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to develop ones economy and to foster ones welfare. ... This is a list of countries by Failed States Index. ... The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial world-wide test of 15-year-old schoolchildrens scholastic performance, the implementation of which is coordinated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). ... 2005 World Map of the Corruption Index, which measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among businesses, public officials and politicians. ...

Military expenditures • Number of active troops • Possession of nuclear weapons • UN peacekeepers currently deployed • Global Peace Index Military spending in 2005 Military spending This is a list of countries by military expenditures using the latest information available. ... Number of active troops per country This is a list of countries sorted by the total number of active troops where the military manpower of a country is measured by the total amount of active troops within the command of that country. ... Nations that are known or believed to possess nuclear weapons are sometimes referred to as the nuclear club. ... UN refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. ... World map of the Global Peace Index The Global Peace Index is an attempt to measure the relative position of nations’ and regions’ peacefulness. ...

Carbon dioxide emissions (per capita) • Greenhouse gas emissions per capita • GDP per emissions • Sustainability • Environmental Performance • Happy Planet Index This is a list of countries by carbon dioxide emissions. ... Insert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text here CO2 emission per capita per year per country This is a list of countriesafsdafdasfsdfsfsdfafsafsdafsadfs by carbon dioxide emissions per capita from 1990 through 2003. ... This is a list of countries ranked by greenhouse-gas emissions per capita in 2000. ... This is a list of countries arranged by their ratio of Gross domestic product (GDP (Nominal)) to carbon dioxide emissions. ... The Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) is a composite index tracking 21 elements of environmental sustainability covering natural resource endowments, past and present pollution levels, environmental management efforts, contributions to protection of the global commons, and a societys capacity to improve its environmental performance over time. ... Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a method of quantifying and numerically scaling the environmental performance of a set of companies or countries. ... // The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is an index of human well-being and environmental impact, introduced by the new economics foundation (nef), in July 2006. ...