Fertility rate is defined as children per woman. There actually are woman in the Vatican, and they aren't all nuns. Being devoutly Catholic, it's quite likely they have a decently high fertility rate.
I'm guessing that maybe because there's not an actual birthing center *in* the Vatican, any Vaticanian (yes, I totally made up that demonym) woman squirting out a rug rat is doing so in a hospital in Rome, and thus the birth is being credited to Italy. Alternatively (or possibly simultaneously), I suspect that nobody actually has *only* Vatican citizenship, so any Vatican resident would be passing on their more-useful citizenship to their offspring, and therefore giving the birth statistic addition to said country. Just wildly theorizing here.
Quizmaster, I've actually been to the Vatican City twice. Even the highest ranking nuns don't live in Vatican City. The Vatican City doesn't have regular citizens aside from the Pope and the other clergy who live there.
Wow, the suicide one was unexpected. I expected it to be entirely E. European/E. Asian countries, but it was a completely mixed bag of countries I absolutely didn't expect to see.
I guessed former Yugoslavian places. Slovenia had problems with suicide during the time they were communist. Same thing with Croatia. But I guess now they are happier, as at least Slovenia is doing much better.
I also guessed a few other countries that werent there.
I know that if greenland was an independent country it would have by far the largest suicide rate in the world, so I guessed all the northern, cold countries. Places like guyana and suriname sound like paradises :/
Well it is smaller and the north(-east) part of the Netherlands is not so densely covered.
But yea I remember reading somewhere it was one of the most densely covered in roads hmm or was it railways... think it was railways.. anyway it was quite some time ago and I was kinda surprised, cause you don't really think about those things when you are young you just assume that it is similar in all countries.
Measuring foreign aid as a % of GDP is kind of silly... no country on Earth gives a substantial amount of its GDP to foreign aid. It's the difference between 0.9% or 0.7% or other negligible percentages that differentiate the "top" donors. And most of those that come out on top this way (minus a few outliers) are small countries with small economies with few budgetary responsibilities such that giving half a percent of their GDP to foreign aid really doesn't amount to much.
Well the difference amongst OECD Development Assistance Committee members spans the 0.09% given by Poland to the 1.36% given by Sweden, which I would hardly call negligible. Nor would I call the amount given by Sweden - $7.09 billion - negligible. For comparative purposes, the US gives $31 billion, the EU as a whole $92 billion and China (not a DAC member) about $38 billion. Your point may be true of say, Luxembourg, but other major givers near the top end in percentage terms - such as the Netherlands, the UAE and the UK - are hardly giving negligible sums.
Though the difference between 1st (1.36%) and last (0.09%) is indeed still negligible, because 1.36% is still negligible (and by the way the figures you are quoting are % of GNI not GDP), I was really more focused on the difference between 5th and 6th, or 5th and 10th, which is even more insignificant. Also, Luxembourg is the best example of the description I was giving, but of the top 5 countries listed all of them have a population smaller than Chicago. And Luxembourg has a population less than Toledo's.
It has to do with quality restaurants. The Michelin tire company began publishing its Michelin Guide in the early 20th century. The guide listed points of interest and things that were worth driving to, including good restaurants. It was meant to increase demand for cars and, by extension, tires. The original criteria was basically.. a 1 star restaurant was worth stopping at if it was on your way, a 2 star restaurant was worth a detour, and a 3 star restaurant was worth a special trip by itself.
Yes, it's considered one of the highest awards a chef can receive. France and Japan have the most, and there are currently 14 three-star restaurants in the US, all in San Francisco, New York, and Chicago. Until your reply, Kalba, I never realized it was the tire company who bestowed them. Makes sense, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Michelin_3-star_restaurants
I'll also add that the Michelin guide was originally published to promote road tripping, not just places to drive to. Driving cross country is a great way to wear down tires and have to buy new ones :P Also, active Michelin reviewers are "famously anonymous;" they make reservations with fake names, sometimes wear disguises, and have cover stories to tell acquaintances to keep their real job a secret. This way they don't get special treatment and can test a restaurant's consistency over the years.
Africa is going to experience a staggering increase in its population over the next 30 years. Nigeria is expected to double its population of over 200 million people by the year 2050.
I've driven in both Singapore (not on the list) and Malta, and it certainly seemed to me that Singapore's road network is denser than Malta's. And both seem denser than Bahrain, whose southern half is very barren and desert-y.
Indonesia has more tropical rainforest than Brazil? Has deforestation been that bad? It must be, because given how many palm plantations I saw in Borneo when I was there (almost ten years ago), Indonesia's not exactly winning at conservation either.
The countries with the highest fertility rate never cease to amaze me. I wonder what makes people have so many children given the harsh environment and conditions in general.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Vatican_City
I also guessed a few other countries that werent there.
https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/107642/countries-with-most-grand-slam-titles-in-tennis
Note that Switzerland has surpassed Sweden for the fifth place, although the order hasn't been corrected in there.
Further proof: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Grand_Slam_singles_champions_by_country#_Sweden
But yea I remember reading somewhere it was one of the most densely covered in roads hmm or was it railways... think it was railways.. anyway it was quite some time ago and I was kinda surprised, cause you don't really think about those things when you are young you just assume that it is similar in all countries.
good chance it is coming in right after belgium
Did you vote for or against Donald Trump?
I want to get this clear.
Sri Lanka 35.3 suicides per 100k 1
Lithuania 32.7 suicides per 100k 2
Guyana 29 suicides per 100k 3
South Korea 28.3 suicides per 100k 4
Mongolia 28.3 suicides per 100k 5
the suicide list is totally wrong
Greece and Cyprus are also lower than Japan with Albania being tied
It should be
1. South Korea
2. Taiwan
3. Singapore
4. Malta
5. Italy/Spain
i believe