48 COUNTRIES |
SQ KM |
743,270,963 POP LIVE |
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City populations (below) include metropolitan areas. () = World Rank.
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1. China
Capital: Beijing
President: Xi Jingping
Population: 1.4 Billion
City: Guangzhou 47.7 Million (1)
Language: Mandarin - Cantonese +++
Corruption Rank: 83
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2. Mongolia
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
President: Tsakhiaglin Elbegdorj
Population: 3.1 Million
City: Ulaanbaatar - 1.3 Million (404)
Language: Mongolian
Corruption Rank: 72
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3. North Korea
Capital: Pyongyang
Supreme Leader: KIm Yong-un
Population: 25.1 Million
City: Pyongyang - 2.8 Million (175)
Language: Korean
Religion: None
Corruption Rank: 167/168
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$1 PER DAY
100 Million people in China live
on less than US$1 per day.
on less than US$1 per day.
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4. South Korea
Capital: Seoul
President: Moon Jae-in
Population: 49.2 Million
City: Seoul -24.4 Million (6)
Language: Korean
Corruption Rank: 37
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5. Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Emperor: Akihito
Population: 126.8 Million
City: Tokyo - 39.5 Million (2)
Language: Japanese
Corruption Rank: 18
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6. Taiwan
Capital: Taipei
President: Tsai Ing-wen
Population: 23.5 Million
City: Taipei 9.1 Million (40)
Language: Standard Mandarin
Corruption Rank:
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ADAM + EVE ATE AN APPLE
They ate a forbidden "fruit" of the tree of knowledge---
nowhere is Genesis does it say it was an apple.
nowhere is Genesis does it say it was an apple.
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7. Philippines
Capital: Manila
President: Rodrigo Duterte
Population: 112.7 Million
City: Manila - 23.3 Million (8)
Language: English, Filipino
Corruption Rank: 95
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8. Indonesia
Capital: Jakarta
President: Joko Widodo
Population: 260.3 Million
City: Jakarta - 28.1 Million (4)
Language: Indonesian
Corruption Rank: 88
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9. East Timor
Capital: Dili
President: Taur Matan Ruak
Population: 1.3 Million
City: Dili - 150,000
Language: Portuguese, Tetun
Corruption Rank: 123
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SOJU
In 2006, it was estimated that the average adult Korean (older than 20)
had consumed 90 bottles of SOJU during that year.
had consumed 90 bottles of SOJU during that year.
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10. Malaysia
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
President: Najib Razak
Population: 31.2 Million
City: Kuala Lumpur - 7.0 Million (56)
Language: Malaysian
Corruption Rank: 54
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11. Singapore
Capital: Singapore
Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong
Population: 5.6 Million
City: Singapore 6.9* Million (57)
Language: English, Tamil, Malay ++
Corruption Rank: 8
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12. Brunei
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
King: Hassanal Bolkiah
Population: 436,747
City: Bandar Seri Begawan - 27,285
Language: Malay
Corruption Rank: n/a
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SLEEPERS SWALLOW 8 SPIDERS PER YEAR
Spiders usually don't crawl into beds during
nighttime wanderings because they offer no prey.
You probably swallow 0 spiders per year.
nighttime wanderings because they offer no prey.
You probably swallow 0 spiders per year.
13. Vietnam
Capital: Hanoi
President: Trần Đại Quang
Population: 95.8 Million
City: Ho Chi Min City - 8.3 Million (44)
Language: Vietnamese
Corruption Rank: 112
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14. Cambodia
Capital: Phnom Penh
President: Norodom Sihamoni
Population: 16.1 Million
City: Phnom Penh - 1.9 Million (275)
Language: Khmer
Corruption Rank: 150
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15. Laos
Capital: Vientiane
President: Bounnhang Vorachith
Population: 7.1 Million
City: Vientiane - 196,731
Language: Lao
Corruption Rank: 139
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AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS
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16. Thailand
Capital: Bangkok
Prime Minister: Prayut Chan-o-cha
Population: 68.3 Million
City: Bangkok - 16.9 Million (18)
Language: Thai
Corruption Rank: 78
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17. Myanmar
Capital: Naypyidaw
President: Htin Kyaw
Population: 57.1 Million
City: Rangoon - 5.2 Million (75)
Language: Burmese
Corruption Rank: 147
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18. Sri Lanka
Cs: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo
President: Maithripala Sirisena
Population: 22.4 Million
City: Colombo - 4.7 Million (89)
Language: Sinhala, Tamil, English
Corruption Rank: 83
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EVEREST IS THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN
Only above sea level. If you measure Hawaii's
Mauna Kea volcano from its underwater base, it stands
more than 33,000 feet tall - 4,000 above Everest.
Mauna Kea volcano from its underwater base, it stands
more than 33,000 feet tall - 4,000 above Everest.
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19. Maldives
Capital: Malé
President: Abdulla Yameen
Population: 404,450
City: Malé - 116,618
Language: Dhivehi
Religion: Muslim
Corruption Rank: n/a
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20. India
Capital: New Delhi
President: Pranab Mukherjee
Population: 1.3 Billion
City: New Delhi - 26.4 Million (5)
Language: Hindi, English
Corruption Rank: 76
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21. Bangledesh
Capital: Dacca
Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina
Population: 172.8 Million
City: Dacca - 17.6 Million (25)
Language: Bengali
Corruption Rank: 139
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FROGS + MILK
Before fridges were invented, Russians and Fins
kept their milk fresh by putting live frogs in it.
kept their milk fresh by putting live frogs in it.
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22. Bhutan
Capital: Thimphu
King: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Population: 753,702
City: Thimphu - 98,676
Language: Dzongkha
Corruption Rank: 27
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23. Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
President: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Population: 32.1 Million
City: Kathmandu - 2.8 Million (180)
Language: Nepali
Corruption Rank: 130
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24. Pakistan
Capital: Islamabad
President: Mamnoon Hussain
Population: 204.2 Million
City: Karachi - 24.3 Million (7)
Language: Urdu, English
Corruption Rank: 117
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VAN GOGH CUT OFF HIS EAR FOR A LOVER
It was just a small piece of the lobe, and he did it during a
violent spat with Paul Gauguin. Whether Van Gogh then
gave it to a local girl remains unknown.
violent spat with Paul Gauguin. Whether Van Gogh then
gave it to a local girl remains unknown.
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25. Afghanistan
Capital: Kabul
President: Ashraf Ghani
Population: 33.7 Million
City: Kabul - 3.7 Million (124)
Language: Pashto, Dari
Corruption Rank: 166
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26. Iran
Capital: Tehran
Supreme Leader: Ali Khamenei
Population: 83.2 Million
City: Tehran - 13.7 Million (25)
Language: Persian
Corruption Rank: 130
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27. Iraq
Capital: Baghdad
President: Fuad Masum
Population: 34.4 Million
City: Baghdad - 6.9 Million (58)
Language: Arabic, Kurdish
Corruption Rank: 161
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LEFT + RIGHT BRAIN
There's no solid division between the talents
of each hemisphere; the left brain can
learn "right-brain skills" and vice versa.
of each hemisphere; the left brain can
learn "right-brain skills" and vice versa.
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28. Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh
King: Salman of Saudi Arabia
Population: 28.4 Million
City: Riyadh - 6.7 Million (61)
Language: Arabic
Religion: Muslim
Corruption Rank: 48
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29. Yemen
Capital: Sana'a
PM: Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr
Population: 27.6 Million
City: Sana'a - 2.5 Million (202)
Language: Arabic
Corruption Rank: 154
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30. Oman
Capital: Muscat
Sultan: Qaboos bin Said al Said
Population: 3.4 Million
City: Muscat - 1.2 Million (441)
Language: Arabic
Corruption Rank: 60
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JAMES ALTUCHER
Most writers die penniless.
I can’t think of a profession where I can name as many suicides as writing
I can’t think of a profession where I can name as many suicides as writing
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31. United Arab Emirates
Capital: Abu Dhabi
President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Population: 5.8 Million
City: Dubai - 3.9 Million (175)
Language: English
Corruption Rank: 23
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32. Qatar
Capital: Doha
PM: Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
Population: 2.2 Million
City: Doha - 796,947
Language: Arabic
Corruption Rank: 22
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33. Bahrain
Capital: Manama
King: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Population: 1.4 Million
City: Manama - 153,395
Language: Arabic
Corruption Rank: 50
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BORDER WALL
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MEXICAN SIDE: The grips of addiction dominate as the cartels force feed everyone... everything.
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USA SIDE: The complicated subject that is addiction, used to run rampant as the citizenry couldn't say no. Then: The WALL was built. Addiction was immediately cured. Utopia Found!
In the meantime: Somewhere in North Dakota - Little Johnny goes online - where he learns how to cook American Meth. |
Don't let the fake media tell you that I have changed my position on the WALL.
It will get built and help stop drugs, human trafficking etc.
It will get built and help stop drugs, human trafficking etc.
Could someone please tell me: What's the etcetera?
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34. Kuwait
Capital: Kuwait City
PM: Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
Population: 2.9 Million
City: Kuwait City - 4.2 Million (107)
Language: Arabic
Corruption Rank: 55
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35. Jordan
Capital: Amman
King: Abdullah II of Jordan
Population: 6.9 Million
City: Amman - 3.4 Million (141)
Language: Arabic
Corruption Rank: 45
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36. Israel
Capital: Jerusalem
Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
Population: 8.1 Million
City: Tel Aviv - 2.5 Million (197)
Language: Hebrew
Corruption Rank: 32
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SLAVES BUILT THE PYRAMIDS
Egyptologists say this ancient construction job
was a great honour granted only to respected labourers,
who remain entombed near the site today.
was a great honour granted only to respected labourers,
who remain entombed near the site today.
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37. Lebanon
Capital: Beirut
President: Michel Aoun
Population: 4.2 Million
City: Beirut - 1.6 Million (334)
Language: Arabic
Corruption Rank: 123
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38. Syria
Capital: Damascus
President: Bashar al-Assad
Population: 23.5 Million
City: Damascus - 3.5 Million - 136
Language: Arabic
Corruption Rank: 154
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39. Cyprus
Capital: Nicosia
President: Nicos Anastasiades
Population: 1.2 Million
City: Nicosia - 200,452
Language: Turkish, Greek
Corruption Rank: 32
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SLEEPING IN YOUR UNDERWEAR CAN KILL YOU
Because if your home caught on fire.
And, you ran outside to escape wearing only your underwear
But you didn't realize: A thread was hanging down and it was burning.
You could die.
And, you ran outside to escape wearing only your underwear
But you didn't realize: A thread was hanging down and it was burning.
You could die.
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40. Turkey
Capital: Ankara
President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Population: 87.8 Million
City: Istanbul 14.3 Million (24)
Language: Turkish
Corruption Rank: 66
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41. Georgia
Capital: Tbilisi
President: Giorgi Margvelashvili
Population: 5.0 Million
City: Tbilisi - 1.2 Million (424)
Language: Kartvelian
Corruption Rank: 48
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42. Armenia
Capital: Yerevan
President: Serzh Sargsyan
Population: 3.1 Million
City: Yerevan - 1.5 Million (353)
Language: Armenian
Corruption Rank: 95
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BILLY STEMHOVLICHKY
Billy, it worries me when you don't eat your potatoes.
That's okay, we're on Summer Vacation, let's go jump some weeds!
That's okay, we're on Summer Vacation, let's go jump some weeds!
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43. Azerbaijan
Capital: Baku
President: Ilham Aliyev
Population: 9.9 Million
City: Baku
Language: Azerbaijani
Corruption Rank: 119
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44. Khazakhstan
Capital: Astana
President: Nursultan Nazarbayev
Population: 18.4 Million
City: Almaty 2.0 Million (298)
Language: Khazakh - Russian
Corruption Rank: 123
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45. Kyrgyzstan
Capital: Bishkek
President: Almazbek Atambayev
Population: 6.0 Million
City: Bishkek - 900,000
Language: Kyrgyz - Russian
Religion: 83% Muslim
Corruption Rank: 123
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ALL YOU NEED TO COMMIT MURDER
1. The Desire
2. And, a pair of soft-soled shoes.
2. And, a pair of soft-soled shoes.
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46. Tajikistan
Capital: Dushanbe
President: Emomali Rahmon
Population: 8.4 Million
City: Dushanbe 753,143
Language: Tajiki - Persian - Russian
Corruption Rank: 136
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47. Turkmenistan
Capital: Ashgabat
Pres: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
Population: 5.3 Million
City: Ashgabat - 1.2 Million (451)
Language: Turkmen - Russian
Corruption Rank: 154
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48. Uzbekistan
Capital: Tashkent
PM: Shavkat Miziyovev
Population: 29.8 Million
City: Tashkent 2.7 Million (190)
Language: Uzbek +++
Corruption Rank: 153
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