Top 10 Poorest Countries in the World

Poverty today is a very real deterrent to the growth, health and education of many populaces in numerous different countries. Although there are a myriad of reasons for poverty within a country, the general international measure for poverty is the Gross Domestic Product or GDP. Using this tool to assess the purchasing power of all the goods and services within a country, it is then divided by that country’s population; factoring in such things as literacy, employment rate and the purchasing power of a single person. This complex, but detailed computation, allows for a very accurate listing of the poorest

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What Countries are in Europe?

Europe is the world’s third most populous continent after Asia and Africa with an estimated 11% of the world’s population. There are approximately 51 countries in Europe and the continent has a land surface area of 10,180,000 square kilometres. Despite the many countries, Europe is the second-smallest continent based on surface area.  There are many interesting facts about Europe such as there are over 200 languages spoken in the continent yet only 23 are recognised as common in member countries. The countries in Europe can be divided into either those that are European Union member states or those not in

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