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Map: Welcome to Italordan

The richest part of Brazil, around the capital, Brasília, is as wealthy as Italy, measured by GDP per person in 2011 (at market exchange rates). India, meanwhile, is much poorer than even the most destitute Brazilian states, Maranhão and Piauí, where income per head is roughly equal to that of Jordan.

See an interactive version of the map with GDP and population here

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Waste water?

Israel now reuses over 70% of the country's waste water (mostly then reused for farming the arid land), more than any other country in the world. In second place is Spain, which reuses 17%. The U.S reuses 1%.

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The Only 3 Money Principles you Need To Know

Financial fitness, like physical fitness, is mostly about good habits. Here are three habits to adopt now for financial health: - Spend less than you earn. - Invest as early as you can. - Earn more. These principles are at the core of all good financial management. Source: Forbes

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Mergers and Aquisitions

A M&A between Coca-cola (KO) and monster beverages (MNST) would create great synergy between these two companies; potential growth in the energy drink business for Coca-Cola and logistics for Monster Beverages.

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The measure of progress of civilisation is the progress of the people.

George Bancroft

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Success

Behind every successful person is a smart team. Success is a team sport.

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Good company good stock

The reality is, a good company is a good stock if you pay the right price for it

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The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage

Ari De Geus

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Global Nuclear Power

Areva SA is the world's largest nuclear company.

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Luxury Cars

Aston Martin is the only global luxury-auto producer that doesn’t belong to a larger manufacturing group.

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Lost time is never found again.

Benjamin Franklin

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All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.

Walter Benjamim

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Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi is the capital and the second largest city of the UAE in terms of population and the largest among the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates.

In 1962, Abu Dhabi became the first of the emirates to begin exporting oil. The UAE’s large hydrocarbon wealth gives it one of the highest GDP per capita in the world and Abu Dhabi owns the majority of these resources – 95% of the oil and 6% of gas. Abu Dhabi thus holds 9% of the world’s proven oil reserves and almost 5% of the world’s natural gas.

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The Halong Bay: Vietnam and Exports

Vietnam is now one of Asia's most open economies. It is now the world's largest producer of cashew nuts, with a one-third global share; the largest producer of black pepper, accounting for one-third of the world's market; and the second-largest rice exporter in the world, after Thailand. In 2012, HSBC predicted that Vietnam's total GDP would surpass those of Norway,Singapore and Portugal by 2050.

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Laos: Agriculture and Tourism

Agriculture, mostly subsistence rice farming, dominates the economy, employing an estimated 85% of the population and producing 51% of GDP.

Tourism is the fastest growing industry in the economy and plays a vital role in the Lao economy. The government opened Laos to the world in the 1990s, and continues to be a popular destination amongst tourists.

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Burma (Myanmar): The N bomb

After Burma was conquered by British, it became the wealthiest country in Southeast Asia. It was also once the world's largest exporter of rice. It produced 75% of the world's teak and had a highly literate population.

After a parliamentary government was formed in 1948, Prime Minister U Nu embarked upon a policy of nationalization. The government also tried to implement a poorly thought out Eight-Year plan. The catastrophic program turned Burma into one of the world's least developed countries.

Burma (Myanmar) is the largest producer of methamphetamines in the world.

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Brunei: Oil and Gas

It is almost totally supported by exports of crude oil and natural gas, with revenues from the petroleum sector accounting for over half of GDP. Brunei is the third-largest oil producer in Southeast Asia and also the fourth-largest producer of liquefied natural gas in the world.