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Quick and easy access to surgeons is necessary for medical emergency situations to save lives.

12 Countries With The Best Access To Surgeons

In some wealthy countries, more than 1 in 1,000 people may be employed as specialist surgeons.

April 25, 2017 12:31

The airports and shipping ports of Singapore are some of the busiest, yet most efficient, on earth.

20 Countries Where It Takes The Least Time To Receive Imports

At a mere 4 days on average to complete imports, Singapore tops this list of developed countries.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Alcohol, tobacco, and narcotics abuse often makes adolescent boys susceptible to sexual experiences.

Countries With The Highest Rates Of Sexual Experience Among Adolescent Boys

Based on surveys of 15-year-old boys, around one half of Ukrainian boys in this age group have had sexual intercourse.

April 25, 2017 12:31

This desolate wasteland in Papua New Guinea was once a thriving rainforest before clear-cut logging took its toll.

15 Countries With The Worst Environmental Sustainability CPIA Ratings

Concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa, these countries fail to exhibit environmental sustainability in their policies.

April 25, 2017 12:31

The ports of Dili are the entry point for most imports coming into East Timor.

10 Cheapest Countries To Ship Exports From

Southeast Asian, African, and island nations with quality ports reign supreme when it comes to low export costs.

April 25, 2017 12:31

A wall art in India demanding justice for the victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy.

The Deadliest Industrial Disasters

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy claimed thousands of lives as a result of leakage of lethal gases from a pesticide plant in India.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Makeshift latrines, open wells, and rusty, hand-operated pumps remain a fact of life for many Africans, even in large cities.

Countries Where Urban Populations Lack Access to Sanitary Facilities

According to World Bank records, only 16% of the urban population of Togo has access to improved sanitation facilities.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Multiple advantages renders teaching a popular profession among females.

12 Countries With The Highest Percentage Of Female High School Teachers

Opportunities for women abound in secondary education in former Soviet Republics and Western and Central Asia.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Throughout much of Africa and the Middle East, higher level teaching opportunities for women remain few and far between.

15 Countries With The Smallest Proportions Of Female College Professors

Throughout much of Africa and the Middle East, finding a female college instructor is a rare sight indeed.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Tax preparation and payment is an arduous task and requires more time in some countries than others.

15 Countries Where It Takes The Longest To Prepare And Pay Taxes

In several South American and African nations, the tax-paying process takes residents hundreds of hours each year.

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Tax payment times vary from nation to nation depending on the process complexities.

12 Countries With The Shortest Tax Paying Processes

Relative to the rest of the world, tax season must feel like a breeze to those from wealthy nations of the Arabian Peninsula and elsewhere making this list.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Luxembourger physicians join the ranks of the country's highly skilled labor force.

Best Countries In The World For Highly Skilled Employment

In Luxembourg, 59.5% of the entire workforce is employed in jobs demanding high levels of education and skills.

April 25, 2017 12:31

An Anopheles stephensi mosquito acquiring a blood meal from its human host.

Countries With The Highest Rates Of Malaria

African countries are most prone to the deadly disease malaria, and rising temperatures aid the spread of this disease.

April 25, 2017 12:31

The old Soviet temporary Base ("Pole of Inaccessibility") with bust of Lenin

The Poles Of Inaccessibility Of Our Planet

Poles of inaccessibility refer to the remotest places on Earth, which are difficult to reach because of their secluded locations.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Speeding vehicles on busy highways often lead to massive collisions, claiming large number of lives each year.

Countries With the Most Highway Accidents

Libya more than doubles any other nation in road traffic injury-related mortality rates.

April 25, 2017 12:31

An array of factors determine the sexual behavior of adolescent girls in different countries of the world.

Prevalence Of Sexual Experience Among Adolescent Girls By Country

15-year-old girls in the UK are much more likely to report being sexually experienced than their age-matched peers from other parts of the globe.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Smoking is often the primary cause of high rates of lung cancer in countries across the world.

Countries With The Highest Rates Of Lung Cancer Among Women

Women of such developed nations as Denmark, Canada, and the US are most prone to developing lung cancer.

April 25, 2017 12:31

An Afghan man sorting and packing pomegranates.

12 Countries With The Slowest Movements Of Exports

Security concerns and low access to ports and other infrastructure leave Afghani and Iraqi exporters lagging far behind global norms.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Countries with external debts employ various means and methods to pay-off external long-term debts.

12 Countries With The Highest Payments Of External Long-Term Debt Service

External debt service is the total repayments of principal and interest actually made by one country's residents to nonresidents from abroad. India tops this list.

April 25, 2017 12:31

Major corporations employing large numbers of people at a time contribute to the low self-employment rates seen in many developed countries.

15 Countries With The Lowest Rates Of Self-Employment

In several member states of the EU, less than 1 in 10 workers are classified as self-employed.

April 25, 2017 12:31