Alaska is the largest U.S. state by land area with 570,641 square miles or 1,477,953 square kilometers. That is not the only record the state is holding. It also holds the title of largest state by water area and total area. Known for its world-class fishing and seafood, the State of Alaska occupies a 16.15% … Read more
The United States has 264,837 sq mi or 685,924 square kilometres of area covered by water. By this, the U.S. is the third largest country by water area in the world. It falls behind Russia and Canada, the no. 1 and no. 2 largest water area respectively. What is a water area? By water area, … Read more
By area, the United States is the fourth largest country in the world, behind China, Canada, and Russia (the world’s largest country by land area). The area of the U.S. is more than 10 times larger than Nigeria’s. While the U.S. is 3,796,742 sq mi, Nigeria has a 356,669 sq mi area. Though, the African … Read more
The latest top 10 most cheerful states in the U.S. are Utah, Vermont, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Nebraska, North Dakota, Washington, and Idaho, a latest report which employed Microsoft Azure Face API revealed that most of the people in these states are the happiest in the United States. Many factors influence happiness, but the researchers … Read more
The water area of the State of California is 7,916 sq mi or 20,501 sq km.) And this how the United States Census Bureau come about the total area covered by water bodies. CA’s total area is put at 163,695 sq mi (or 423,967 sq km) while the land area (without water bodies) is put … Read more
The State of California is the third largest U.S. state by land area, sitting on 1155,858.33 square miles. The 58 counties in CA make up the land area. So, apart from the tech economic hub of the U.S., the State of California also houses the largest county (County of San Bernardino) which sits on 20,062 sq mi. … Read more
The State of California holds several records in the United States: 1) it has the largest number of people living in it, 2) it has the largest Gross State Product (GSP). GSP is equivalent to GDP, and 3) it is the third largest U.S. state by land area. California has 58 counties. In this article, … Read more
As the most populous U.S. state, one may be wondering about the number of housing units that are needed in California to satisfy the mortgage needs of 39,237,836 people residing there. The over 39 million residents in CA only have just 14,512,281 housing units, according to the July 1, 2021 estimate by the United State … Read more
The economy of California is among the ten biggest in the world. If California were to be an independent country, then its economy would be the fifth biggest in the world, ahead of countries like India ($2.9 trillion), Canada ($2.0 trillion), France ($2.9 trillion) and the United Kingdom ($3.1 trillion) among others. Thus, the Gross … Read more
Buying a home in the United States is everyone’s dream, but one state that scares an average earner when it comes to acquiring a property is California. It is known as the most expensive state to live in in the U.S. Don’t forget that California has the highest Gross State Product which is higher than … Read more
A country that pays little or no attention to human capital development cannot possibly reduce poverty to the minimum. A conducive environment and enabling policies are needed for people to achieve their potential. Singapore is ranked as the best country in the latest World Bank’s Human Capital Index. The Asian country scores 0.9, the highest … Read more
Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa are the only three African countries that make the list of the 50 world’s largest economies. The three countries pulled a combined $1.4 trillion of GDP. According to International Monetary Fund (IMF data), the nominal GDP of Nigeria as of April 2022 was $511 billion, Egypt stands at $436 billion … Read more
Wyandotte County seat, Kansas City (KC) is the best city in the world to work remotely following the adjustment that followed work scheduled after the 2020 pandemic that forced employers to devise means of keeping up with business operations. According to Icelandair survey, the U.S barbecue capital ranks No. 1 ahead of Austria’s city Vienna, … Read more
Apart from being one of the livable cities in the world, Vienna is the best city to work remotely in Europe, a new study has revealed by using several factors to gauge major cities in Europe. In a report by Icelandair’s team of travel researchers, the study ranked cities among the countries in Europe to … Read more
Tired of a man-made swimming pool? In case you want to try out open water swimming, an official report by an agency of the European Union says Austria, Malta, and Greece are the top three countries that have healthy waters for wild swimming. Being one of the leisure activities in Europe, the union’s Bathing Water … Read more