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Tennessee has the highest personal bankruptcy rate

Personal Bankruptcy Filings By State

When it comes to areas with the highest rates of personal bankruptcy filings in the U.S. the South reigns supreme. For statewide rates, we find Tennessee in first place, followed by neighboring Georgia and Alabama.

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North Caroline has over 12,000 tobacco farms.

Tobacco Production By State

When it comes to the states that grow the most tobacco, North Carolina retains its traditional place out front. On the international market, however, U.S. tobacco continues to lose prestige as others rise to the top.

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The amount a country can spend on health is directly related to its wealth, but population size and infrastructure can also play key roles

Countries Who Spend the Least on Healthcare

Countries with various economic capacities spend little on health related to their overall GDP. What geographic and economic factors explain this?

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Indonesia tops the list as the country with the lowest ODA per capita, receiving $0.21 USD per capita

Countries Who Receive the Least ODA Per Capita

While some developing countries receive foreign financial aid, international and internal issues cause places like Venezuela and Iran to receive far lower levels of assistance.

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When comparing education expenditure to GDP, countries such as Cuba, New Zealand, and Lesotho emerge as top contributors

Countries Who Spend the Most on Education

The following is a list and analysis of countries by government expenditure on education as percentage of GDP.

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Rich reserves of natural resources such as oil allow countries like Qatar and Kuwait to maintain a high level of Gross National Savings.

Countries With The Highest Gross National Savings

Economic policies are a balancing act mixing expenditure and savings. Countries such as Qatar and China are among the most successful savers in the world.

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Cyber crime activities have resulted in average losses of over 5 million US dollars for countries such as Germany and the United States.

Average Cost Of Cybercrime Per Attack In Each Country

Just as the Internet has opened up new frontiers in business and media, it has proffered opportunities and incentives for new forms of crime. We look at the economies incurring the most in financial damages directly resulting from cyber crime activities.

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Developing countries such as Tanzania and Cambodia are seeing incredible rates of industrial growth, increasing their economic presence and industrial capacity.

The Highest Industrial Production Growth Rates

International and internal politics combine with economic policy and natural resources in order to allow some countries to record the most rapid industrial growth worldwide.

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Data networks allowing smartphones to access the internet without the need of a Wi-Fi connection have proven to be the next major step for the development of the ICT industry.

Top Countries In The Information and Communication Technology Development Index

South Korea, Denmark, and Japan benefit from the new significance of mobile broadband and the mass connection of people with internet services in order to become leaders in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Development Index.

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Lowest Industrial Production Growth Rates

Countries currently facing major declines in industrial growth include Ukraine, Libya, and Tajikistan, which are each suffering from a slew of different international and political issues.

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Measuring the taxation level of a country involves calculating all tax and tax-related revenues for a country's government and expressing it as a percentage of that country's total GDP.

Countries With The Lowest Tax Revenue In The World

Issues related to corruption, stability, and income cause countries such as Syria and South Sudan to have among the lowest taxation worldwide.

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Corn is the largest agricultural crop in the United States, which produces roughly 350 million tons of the plant per year.

Which Countries Export the Most Food?

The United States is the largest exporter of food products worldwide, sending massive amounts of plant and animal products around the world.

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Increases in the rental and service industries and decreases in mining and angling are changing the way US states contribute to the national wealth of the American economy.

GDP By State

The GDPs of the top three US states were comparable to those of Italy, Mexico, and Spain, respectively, while some of the lowest ranking states produced GDPs on par with those seen across many nations with developing economies.

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Leaps in technological advances have allowed countries across a wide spectrum of development to take part in the high-tech export race.

Global High Tech Exports By Country

With developed infrastructures and large amounts of available capital, the world’s biggest economies lead the way in global offerings of sophisticated technology.

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Manufactured iron and steel products such as automobiles, heavy machinery, and military technology keep highly industrialized countries such as the United States and Germany in need of billions of USD in iron and steel imports per year.

Iron and Steel Importers By Country

Iron and steel helped build modern society and remain integral components of development today. Indeed, import values of iron and steel are more indicative of massive heavy industry operations than of a domestic shortage.

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