Worldโs 20 oldest inhabited cities:
๐ฎ๐ณ Varanasi: 3,000 years
๐ช๐ธ Cรกdiz: 3,100 years
๐ฌ๐ท Thebes: 3,400 years
๐จ๐พ Larnaca: 3,400 years
๐ฌ๐ท Athens: 3,400 years
๐ฆ๐ซ Balkh: 3,500 years
๐ฎ๐ถ Kirkuk: 4,200 years
๐ฎ๐ถ Arbil: 4,300 years
๐ฑ๐ง Tyre: 4,750 years
๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ธ Jerusalem: 4,800 years
๐ฑ๐ง Beirut: 5,000 years
๐น๐ท Gaziantep: 5,650 years
๐ง๐ฌ Plovdiv: 6,000 years
๐ฑ๐ง Sidon: 6,000 years
๐ช๐ฌ Faiyum: 6,000 years
๐ฎ๐ท Susa: 6,200 years
๐ธ๐พ Damascus: 6,300 years
๐ธ๐พ Aleppo: 6,300 years
๐ฑ๐ง Byblos: 7,000 years
๐ต๐ธ Jericho: 11,000 years
๐บ๐ธ US Presidents (1933 - present):
๐ฆ 1933-1941: Franklin D. Roosevelt
๐ฆ 1941-1945: Franklin D. Roosevelt
๐ฆ 1945: Franklin D. Roosevelt
๐ฆ 1945-1949: Harry S. Truman
๐ฆ 1949-1953: Harry S. Truman
๐ฅ 1953-1961: Dwight D. Eisenhower
๐ฆ 1961-1963: John F. Kennedy
๐ฆ 1963-1965: Lyndon B. Johnson
๐ฆ 1965-1969: Lyndon B. Johnson
๐ฅ 1969-1973: Richard M. Nixon
๐ฅ 1973-1974: Richard M. Nixon
๐ฅ 1974-1977: Gerald R. Ford
๐ฆ 1977-1981: Jimmy Carter
๐ฅ 1981-1989: Ronald Reagan
๐ฅ 1989-1993: George Bush
๐ฆ 1993-2001: Bill Clinton
๐ฅ 2001-2009: George W. Bush
๐ฆ 2009-2017: Barack Obama
๐ฅ 2017-2021: Donald J. Trump
๐ฆ 2021-2025: Joseph R. Biden
๐ฅ 2025: Donald J. Trump
World's 20 Best Cities for Public Transportation (2026) :
๐น๐ผ Taipei, Taiwan โ 95%
๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore โ 93.5%
๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong โ 92.8%
๐ฌ๐ง Edinburgh, United Kingdom โ 92.4%
๐ฐ๐ท Seoul, South Korea โ 91.1%
๐จ๐ญ Zurich, Switzerland โ 90.7%
๐ฆ๐น Vienna, Austria โ 90.3%
๐ช๐ช Tallinn, Estonia โ 85.3%
๐ซ๐ฎ Helsinki, Finland โ 83.6%
๐จ๐ด Medellรญn, Colombia โ 83%
๐จ๐ณ Shanghai, China โ 82.7%
๐ต๐ฑ Warsaw, Poland โ 81.9%
๐ฏ๐ต Osaka, Japan โ 81.6%
๐ธ๐ช Stockholm, Sweden โ 80.3%
๐ฎ๐ฉ Jakarta, Indonesia โ 79.2%
๐ธ๐ฆ Riyadh, Saudi Arabia โ 78.2%
๐ฉ๐ช Hamburg, Germany โ 77%
๐ณ๐ฑ Amsterdam, Netherlands โ 76.9%
๐จ๐ฆ Vancouver, Canada โ 76.7%
๐ณ๐ด Oslo, Norway โ 75.9%
Based on the percentage of local residents who rated their city's public transportation as "good" or "amazing".
Survey of 24,000+ residents worldwide.
Source: Time Out (2026)
Population:
1. India ๐ฎ๐ณ 1,429 million
2. China ๐จ๐ณ 1,425 million
3. USA ๐บ๐ธ 340 million
4. Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ 277 million
5. Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ 240 million
6. Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ 224 million
7. Brazil ๐ง๐ท 216 million
8. Bangladesh ๐ง๐ฉ 173 million
9. Russia ๐ท๐บ 144 million
10. Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ 128 million
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12. Japan ๐ฏ๐ต 123 million
14. Egypt ๐ช๐ฌ 112 million
16. Iran ๐ฎ๐ท 89 million
18. Turkey ๐น๐ท 85 million
19. Germany ๐ฉ๐ช 83 million
21. UK ๐ฌ๐ง 67 million
23. France ๐ซ๐ท 64 million
24. South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ 60 million
25. Italy ๐ฎ๐น 58 million
29. South Korea ๐ฐ๐ท 51 million
32. Spain ๐ช๐ธ 47 million
33. Argentina ๐ฆ๐ท 45 million
38. Canada ๐จ๐ฆ 38 million
40. Saudi Arabia ๐ธ๐ฆ 36 million
41. Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ 36 million
52. Venezuela ๐ป๐ช 28 million
54. Niger ๐ณ๐ช 27 million
55. Australia ๐ฆ๐บ 26 million
66. Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ 19 million
72. Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ 17 million
87. Sweden ๐ธ๐ช 10.6 million
96. UAE ๐ฆ๐ช 9.5 million
100. Austria ๐ฆ๐น 8.9 million
101. Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ 8.8 million
114. Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ 6 million
115. Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ 5.9 million
118. Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ 5.5 million
119. Norway ๐ณ๐ด 5.4 million
168. Luxemburg ๐ฑ๐บ 655,282
179. Iceland ๐ฎ๐ธ 375,575
197. Seychelles ๐ธ๐จ 107,660
217. Monaco ๐ฒ๐จ 36,297
227. Tuvalu ๐น๐ป 11,396
234. Vatican ๐ป๐ฆ 518
World ๐ 8,051 million
20 Countries With the Highest GDP Per Capita (2026) :
๐ฑ๐ฎ Liechtenstein โ $230,420
๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg โ $155,730
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland โ $127,840
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland โ $124,480
๐ณ๐ด Norway โ $115,190
๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore โ $109,120
๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland โ $107,460
๐บ๐ธ United States โ $95,210
๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark โ $82,710
๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands โ $78,540
๐ฆ๐บ Australia โ $75,170
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel โ $72,440
๐ธ๐ฒ San Marino โ $70,660
๐ธ๐ช Sweden โ $69,240
๐ฆ๐น Austria โ $67,020
๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ $65,700
๐ง๐ช Belgium โ $64,770
๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar โ $63,630
๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom โ $61,110
๐ซ๐ฎ Finland โ $60,160
Note: Based on projected nominal GDP per capita in current US dollars. Figures are estimates, not average salaries. Sovereign countries only.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026).
Best Cities in the World in 2026
1. Melbourne, Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
2. Shanghai, China ๐จ๐ณ
3. Edinburgh, United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง
4. London, United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง
5. New York City, United States ๐บ๐ธ
6. Cape Town, South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ
7. Mexico City, Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ
8. Bangkok, Thailand ๐น๐ญ
9. Seoul, South Korea ๐ฐ๐ท
10. Tokyo, Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
11. Zรผrich, Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ
12. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ๐ง๐ท
13. Copenhagen, Denmark ๐ฉ๐ฐ
14. Sรฃo Paulo, Brazil ๐ง๐ท
15. Hong Kong ๐ญ๐ฐ
16. Krakรณw, Poland ๐ต๐ฑ
17. Porto, Portugal ๐ต๐น
18. Guadalajara, Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ
19. Madrid, Spain ๐ช๐ธ
20. Valencia, Spain ๐ช๐ธ
21. Sydney, Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
22. Paris, France ๐ซ๐ท
23. Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ
24. Marrakech, Morocco ๐ฒ๐ฆ
25. Hanoi, Vietnam ๐ป๐ณ
26. Bath, United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง
27. Bilbao, Spain ๐ช๐ธ
28. Berlin, Germany ๐ฉ๐ช
29. Adelaide, Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
30. Beijing, China ๐จ๐ณ
31. Antwerp, Belgium ๐ง๐ช
32. Chiang Mai, Thailand ๐น๐ญ
33. Naples, Italy ๐ฎ๐น
34. Amsterdam, Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ
35. Medellรญn, Colombia ๐จ๐ด
36. Lima, Peru ๐ต๐ช
37. Vancouver, Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
38. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ๐ป๐ณ
39. Osaka, Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
40. Athens, Greece ๐ฌ๐ท
41. Chicago, United States ๐บ๐ธ
42. Cairo, Egypt ๐ช๐ฌ
43. Buenos Aires, Argentina ๐ฆ๐ท
44. Vienna, Austria ๐ฆ๐น
45. Dublin, Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
46. San Francisco, United States ๐บ๐ธ
47. Lagos, Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ
48. Auckland, New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ
49. Lisbon, Portugal ๐ต๐น
50. Bogotรก, Colombia ๐จ๐ด
Based on a massive global survey of 24,000+ locals + 100 city experts.
Source: TimeOut
World's 20 Largest Banks by Total Assets (2026) :
๐จ๐ณ Industrial & Commercial Bank of China โ $7.65 Trillion
๐จ๐ณ Agricultural Bank of China โ $6.97 Trillion
๐จ๐ณ China Construction Bank โ $6.52 Trillion
๐จ๐ณ Bank of China โ $5.48 Trillion
๐บ๐ธ JPMorgan Chase โ $4.42 Trillion
๐บ๐ธ Bank of America โ $3.41 Trillion
๐ซ๐ท BNP Paribas โ $3.28 Trillion
๐ฌ๐ง HSBC โ $3.21 Trillion
๐ซ๐ท Crรฉdit Agricole โ $3.15 Trillion
๐จ๐ณ Postal Savings Bank of China โ $2.67 Trillion
๐ฏ๐ต Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group โ $2.67 Trillion
๐บ๐ธ Citigroup โ $2.62 Trillion
๐ช๐ธ Banco Santander โ $2.25 Trillion
๐จ๐ณ Bank of Communications โ $2.22 Trillion
๐บ๐ธ Wells Fargo โ $2.15 Trillion
๐ฌ๐ง Barclays โ $2.08 Trillion
๐ฏ๐ต Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group โ $2.02 Trillion
๐ซ๐ท Groupe BPCE โ $1.99 Trillion
๐ฏ๐ต Mizuho Financial Group โ $1.90 Trillion
๐จ๐ณ China Merchants Bank โ $1.87 Trillion
Note: Ranked by total assets. Figures are primarily based on year-end 2025 financial statements, converted into USD.
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence, April 2026.
Countries With the Most Overseas Military Bases Worldwide :
๐บ๐ธ United States โ 861
๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye โ 131
๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom โ 118
๐ท๐บ Russia โ 35
๐ฎ๐ณ India โ 19
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel โ 14
๐ฆ๐ช UAE โ 12
๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore โ 11
๐ซ๐ท France โ 7
๐จ๐ณ China โ 6
๐จ๐ฆ Canada โ 4
๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands โ 4
๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia โ 2
๐ฆ๐บ Australia โ 2
๐ฎ๐น Italy โ 2
๐ฎ๐ท Iran โ 1
๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh โ 1
๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan โ 1
๐ฏ๐ต Japan โ 1
Note: Counts refer to overseas military bases. Definitions and reporting may vary.
Source: World BEYOND War โ Military Empires database.
Countries Where Foreigners Feel Most at Home (2026) :
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico
๐ต๐ฆ Panama
๐น๐ญ Thailand
๐ง๐ท Brazil
๐ฆ๐ช UAE
๐ช๐ธ Spain
๐ต๐น Portugal
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
๐บ๐ธ United States
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa
๐ฆ๐บ Australia
๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore
๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia
๐ฎ๐น Italy
๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia
๐ซ๐ท France
๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg
๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
๐ง๐ช Belgium
๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom
๐ต๐ฑ Poland
๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands
๐ฏ๐ต Japan
๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark
๐จ๐ญ Switzerland
๐จ๐ฟ Czechia
๐ฉ๐ช Germany
๐ฆ๐น Austria
๐ธ๐ช Sweden
๐ณ๐ด Norway
Note: Based on InterNations' 2026 Ease of Settling In Index, covering local friendliness, cultural welcome and making friends.
Source: InterNations, Expat Insider 2026.
The Largest Political Parties in USA ๐บ๐ธ :
1. ๐บ๐ธ Democratic โ 45,158,831 (Center-Left)
2. ๐บ๐ธ Republican (GOP) โ 35,723,389 (Right-Wing)
3. ๐บ๐ธ Unaffiliated/Independent โ 34,250,970 (Centrist/Varies)
4. ๐บ๐ธ Libertarian โ 694,540 (Right-Libertarian)
5. ๐บ๐ธ American Independent โ 483,115 (Far-Right)
6. ๐บ๐ธ Green โ 233,163 (Left-Wing)
7. ๐บ๐ธ Peace & Freedom โ 138,238 (Far-Left)
8. ๐บ๐ธ No Labels โ 109,920 (Anti-Partisan)
9. ๐บ๐ธ Constitution โ 101,805 (Far-Right)
10. ๐บ๐ธ Working Families โ 61,041 (Left-Wing)
11. ๐บ๐ธ Reform โ 34,705 (Centrist)
Above are the largest American parties by estimated number of registered voters as well as their ideological placement
Note: Often cited as "Independent," this represents the total pool of unaffiliated voters.
Note: Often confused with unaffiliated voters; this is a specific California-based party.
Source: Ballotpedia / World Population Review
Countries With the Most Endemic Mammal Species :
๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia โ 342
๐ฆ๐บ Australia โ 286
๐ง๐ท Brazil โ 248
๐ฒ๐ฌ Madagascar โ 215
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico โ 209
๐จ๐ณ China โ 156
๐ต๐ญ Philippines โ 149
๐บ๐ธ United States โ 123
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina โ 92
๐ต๐ฌ Papua New Guinea โ 92
Note: Endemic mammals are species naturally found in only one country.
Source: Journal of Mammalogy (2025).