The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO/OTAN) was formed on April 4, 1949 in the wake of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War. Twelve countries signed onto the treaty, also known as ...

In other countries—including Burkina Faso, Mali and Qatar—elections were cancelled altogether. Even Europe—home to nine of the top ten countries in the index—saw some notable declines.

Trump has been highly critical of other Nato member states in recent weeks over their levels of defence spending as he pressures Western countries to do more to pay for their own security. Ahead of ...

Japan and India rank next to China in Asia's GDP rankings. 4. What are the top 10 richest countries in the world? The top 10 richest countries in the world by GDP per capita are as follows: ...

It is also one of the first countries to provide free public transport and boasts the highest minimum wage in the world. Norway is again a top petroleum provider in the Western European territories.

root - the root geographical code prefix. e.g. +6 for New Zealand, +4 for UK. suffixes - list of all suffixes assigned to this country. 4 for NZ, 809, 829, and 849 for Dominican Republic. The data ...

Travel is one of life’s greatest and most exciting joys…but sometimes it can seem like the same countries get all the glory. While there’s good reason people flock to countries like Spain, France, and ...

Low-income countries will bear the brunt of this increase, researchers reported in a new study published Feb. 24 in the journal Nature Medicine. These nations rank low in the Human Development ...

Seventeen countries in the United Nations General Assembly joined the U.S. on Monday in voting against a nonbinding resolution condemning Russia as the aggressor in the ongoing war in Ukraine ...

On Sunday, the league announced the host countries for this year's slate of international games. There are seven scheduled for this season. England, of course, will be prominently featured ...

There are more than 7,000 languages spoken worldwide across nearly 200 countries. This vast linguistic diversity influences how nations refer to themselves, with many using names in their native ...