FANgeopolitics

The U.S. is the world's biggest economy, but it's not the richest country. China is a huge world power, but it's still quite poor.

Environment

Did you know that the USA is ranked second in technically recoverable shale oil resources, right behind Russia? And shale gas production in the USA is expected to grow by more than 113% over the next 30 years. Find out more about shale in the US in our infographic.:

If you're traveling to a foreign country then you're probably going to learn a few key words or phrases in their language to make your life (and the lives of

Belgian colonial ambitions during the reign of Leopold I

A map of the world but it’s just the time zones. (Date Time)

How Many Hours Do People Have to Work to Buy a Gallon of Petrol?

This chart shows the estimated number of people traveling to the following events (millions).

Which countries are able to balance prosperity and sustainability in their energy mixes? See the countries with the most sustainable energy policies.

top 10 Oldest Codified Constitution still used by nations

The most common cause of disability around the world (France)

Since 2000, the world has doubled its coal-fired power capacity to around 2,045 gigawatts (GW) after explosive growth in China and India. A further 200GW is being built and 300GW is planned.

World map showing Colonialism from 1492-2008 The map above presents a very short history of colonialism around the world from 1492-2008 in one simple GIF. Interestingly, it doesn't limit itself to European colonialism but also includes the colonial empires of the United States, Russia/Soviet...

More than two-thirds of countries score below 50 in Transparency International’s latest index

This map shows 107 high-achieving women entrepreneurs from across the world to have received maximum venture funding | By Ishveena Singh

In Kazakhstan women cannot bleed or stun cattle, pigs or small ruminants; in Vietnam they cannot drive tractors of 50 horsepower or more