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Democracies seem to be closely related to high GDPs.... with one huge exception: China.
via www.economy.com
Moody's Economy.com closely tracks economic conditions in the major economies of the world and summarizes the results on this interactive map. Analysts follow a wide range of indicators to ascertain a country's position in the business cycle. Specifically, we focus on gauges of employment, industrial production and retail sales--high-frequency indicators that capture the breadth of economic activity. Countries where the indicators are dropping are labeled In Recession. Those where declines have slowed are said to be Moderating. Countries where the indicators have begun rising again are Recovering. Economies that have advanced past their previous growth peaks are labeled Expanding.
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Diagram shows the routes by train from London to capitals of Europe. This infographic inspired by the classic Tube map.
The colours of the different lines are largely fanciful, with some faint logic: The red Imperial line connects some of the notable colonial capitals - London, Paris, Rome and Berlin; the light blue line connects Balkan capitals; the dark blue connects the Scandanavian capitals.
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This is a map of The University of Warwick's 700 acre campus. For this map all 238 miles of them were walked on foot, traced by a GPS satellite. "Security was called on me twice on separate occasions," he says, "and I lost count of how many times I happened to trigger an automatic sliding door."
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Air pollution maps, like this one showing the forecast on July 8, 2010, are updated by the Environmental Protection Agency everyday so people can plan outdoor activities and avoid breathing unhealthy air. Reds and oranges represent the most unhealthy air, while yellow is unhealthy only for the most sensitive people.
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This map shows Independence Day around the world.
Happy Independence Day America (July 4th).
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Roll over each state to see the image and take a guess...then click to see which one of the best movies made was based in that spot.
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This chart shows current worldwide annual prevalence of cocaine in population aged 15-64 and Current Worldwide Illicit Cultivation of Coca Bush and Production of Cocaine.
When you will hear next that the oil spill is not that big of a deal, take a look at how the oil spot influences the ecosystem and the living pattern of the rare types of birds, birdwatchers all over America are so very fond of.
