Azerbaijan has just crossed the 10 million inhabitants. Even if its demographics remain positive, its dynamic has fallen sharply in recent years, going from + 0.7% to + 0.3% annual growth in a short time. The population is aging and many young people are emigrating in the face of strained geopolitical prospects. Azerbaijan country profile
38 million people in Canada
With 37,980,511 inhabitants as of March 20 and annual growth that increases to +1.56% in 2019 (compared to +1.42% in 2018), Canada sees its population grow faster and faster, and will soon pass the mark of 38 million. A very relative figure given the vastness of the country, of which only the southern regions are…
Coronavirus: 100,000+ people infected worldwide
The COVID-19 coronavirus flu is infecting the world more and more. There are Friday, March 6, more than 100,000 people infected, and 3,411 dead in 91 countries and territories around the world. All the continents are affected, in particular Asia, obviously, the first center from which the epidemic started. Europe is then the second most…
100 million inhabitants in Egypt
Egypt has just joined the very limited club of countries with more than 100 million inhabitants. 13th most populous country in the world, it joins the Philippines and is just ahead of Ethiopia, Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These three countries should not be long in crossing this symbolic mark. Egypt continues to…
The United Kingdom leaves the European Union
On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union. The famous Brexit, which has occupied everyone’s mind in the country but also in Europe for more than three years, ended up intervening, after 47 sometimes stormy years spent within the Union. A historical setback. In doing so, the country loses its privileged access…
COP25: 2019 Madrid Climate Change Conference
The COP25, the 2019 Madrid Climate Change Conference begins on Monday, December 2nd and runs until December 13th. It takes place in Madrid, capital of Spain, after being displaced following the withdrawal of Brazil first after the election of its new president Jair Bolsonaro, notorious climateosceptic, then at the last minute of Chile, because of…
30 million inhabitants in Mozambique
Mozambique has just exceeded 30 million inhabitants in 2019. Its population growth remains very high, at 2.61% per year, even if it tends to slow down in recent years. The capital Maputo now has about 2.6 million inhabitants and will quickly reach 3 million people. The infrastructure is not up to such a population, the…
Earthquakes in the 20th century
There are thousands of earthquakes every year that occur around the world. Most are safe, thankfully. Some are particularly deadly and can kill hundreds of thousands in a matter of minutes. Disasters that countries often have to cope with, such as the last major earthquake in Haiti in 2010, which has left more than 200,000…
70.8 million people uprooted worldwide in 2019
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has just released its annual statistical report on uprooted people. By the end of 2018, the organization had 70.8 million people forced out of their homes against their will. This number has never been higher in nearly 70 years of the Office of the…
Africa: the world’s largest single market in the making
Africa is becoming the largest single market in the world. A trade treaty, called the Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will come into effect after ratification by 24 countries. It should eventually extend to 55 countries of the continent. The decision to launch the Continental Free Trade Area Project was taken in January 2012 at…