In-depth articles about individual countries or regions, covering geography, boundaries, demographics, and key characteristics.
Rising sea levels are one of the most visible and serious effects of climate change. Sea levels are rising due to the melting of glaciers and ice sheets worldwide as well as the thermal expansion of the oceans that cover…
Climate change is no longer a problem for the future; it already affects millions of people worldwide. Higher temperatures, more extreme weather and climate events like droughts and heavy rainfall as well as the rise of the sea affect cities…
Greenland is becoming an increasingly important place to keep an eye on. It is the world’s largest island, a vast territory in the middle of the Arctic Ocean between Europe and North America with a meager population of 57,000 people.…
Our world is rapidly changing as it becomes more urbanized than it has ever been before. In the year 2026, a massive number of people reside in a collection of very urban and very crowded cities from across the globe.…
The Strait of Hormuz, through which the Persian Gulf lies, is one of the world’s critical maritime trade routes dubbed oil highways where most of the exports of oil from the Persian Gulf head to their markets. About 20 to…
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints. It is approximately 82 kilometres wide and marks the point at which the Persian Gulf empties into the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The Strait…
