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A map of World Bank high-income economies in 2023. The World Bank classifies the world's economies into four groups, based on gross national income per capita calculated using the Atlas method, re-set each year on 1 July: [20]
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham was a pivotal battle during the French and Indian War over the fate of New France, influencing the later creation of Canada. The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day.
Portugal is among the top 20 most-visited countries in the world, receiving more than 26,5 million foreign tourists by 2023. [178] In 2014, Portugal was elected The Best European Country by USA Today. [179] In 2017, Portugal was elected both Europe's Leading Destination [180] and in 2018 and 2019, World's Leading Destination [181]
The Pat McAfee Show is a three-hour daily sports talk show hosted by WWE commentator and former National Football League punter Pat McAfee on ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN's YouTube channel, and McAfee's own YouTube channel. Only the first two hours air on ESPN; the final hour airs exclusively on ESPN+ and YouTube.
The Canadian Arctic tundra is a biogeographic designation for Northern Canada's terrain generally lying north of the tree line or boreal forest, [2] [3] [4] that corresponds with the Scandinavian Alpine tundra to the east and the Siberian Arctic tundra to the west inside the circumpolar tundra belt of the Northern Hemisphere.
The period from 1789 to 1914, dubbed the "Long nineteenth century" by the historian Eric Hobsbawm, extends from the French Revolution's aftermath to the brink of World War I. Throughout this period, France underwent significant transformations that reshaped its geography, demographics, language, and economic landscape, marking a period of ...
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries—including all the great powers—participated, with many investing all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between military ...
In 2006, India contained the largest number of people living below the World Bank's international poverty line of US$1.25 per day. [347] The proportion decreased from 60% in 1981 to 42% in 2005. [348] Under the World Bank's later revised poverty line, it was 21% in 2011. [p] [350] 30.7% of India's children under the age of five are underweight ...