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World’s Hardest Working Countries

Sriharsha Vankadara — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:46:00 +0000

Who could ever guess South Korea to be first in the list of Hardest Working Countries in the World with the average employee working 2,357 hours a year which includes only 11 public holidays. South Korea is followed by Greece in the second place with its people working 2,052 hours a year. Last in the rankings is Iceland, where the average employee works 1,794 hours.

These 2008 rankings are from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for its members. There might be other countries who can top this list, if they were part of the OECD.

A google maps of the rankings for Hardest Working Countries via Forbes is available here.

Countries that Lie on the Equator

Sriharsha Vankadara — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:51:00 +0000

The Equator is an imaginary line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Also known as the Great Circle, the Equator is at latitude 0 degree. Countries through which the Equator passes, experience quick sunrise and sunset and equal hours of day and night. Here’s a Google Maps Mashup of the countries that lie on the Equator.

Biggest Countries

Sriharsha Vankadara — Mon, 14 May 2007 14:02:00 +0000

The collapse of USSR in 1991, led to the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), but didn’t have any distinguishing effect on its geographical expanse. Russia still leads the list of largest countries in area. Here’s a Google Maps Mashup of the ten Largest Countries in the World by area.

Prime Meridian Countries

Sriharsha Vankadara — Thu, 10 May 2007 13:59:00 +0000

The Prime Meridian also known as the Greenwich Meridian, is the imaginary vertical line passing through the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London. It is the meridian at which the longitude is 0 degrees. The Prime Meridian along with the 180 degree longitude, known as the International Date Line divide the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres. These two meridians encircle the earth like a longitudinal equator.

Here’s a Google Maps Mashup depicting the countries through which the Prime Meridian passes.

European Countries Smaller than Rhode Island

Sriharsha Vankadara — Wed, 09 May 2007 14:25:00 +0000

Here’s a Google Maps Mashup of the European Countries smaller in area than Rhode Island, which is the smallest state in United States.

World’s Smallest Countries

Sriharsha Vankadara — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:32:00 +0000

Here is a listing of the world’s smallest independent countries that are less than 200 square miles (518 square kilometers) in area.

Vatican City – 0.2 square miles
Monaco – 0.7 square miles
Nauru – 8.5 square miles
Tuvalu – 9 square miles
San Marino – 24 square miles
Liechtenstein – 62 square miles
Marshall Islands – 70 square miles
Saint Kitts and Nevis – 104 square miles
Seychelles – 107 square miles
Maldives – 115 square miles
Malta – 122 square miles
Grenada – 133 square miles
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 150 square miles
Barbados – 166 square miles
Antigua and Barbuda – 171 square miles
Andorra – 180 square miles
Palau – 191 square miles

Please go to http://geography.about.com/cs/countries/a/smallcountries.htm?nl=1 for a comprehensive article on the same.