A list posted to social media claimed to show a supposed global ranking of countries with the largest homeless population, in ...

Tanzania is set to see the highest growth rate by 2100 (1.22), followed by Mauritania (1.18), Benin (1.11) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1.01)— all in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa is ...

Where in the world do the fewest people live per square kilometer? This question is regularly answered by new statistics.

The 10 largest cities are now ranked as follows: Jakarta (41.9 million), Dhaka (36.6 million), Tokyo, Japan (33.4 million), New Delhi, India (30.2 million), Shanghai, China (29.6 million), Guangzhou, ...

Texas lawmakers heard conflicting reports on the state’s readiness to fight the New World Screwworm, which is approaching the ...

From heads of state to AI innovators and cultural power players, this year’s list reflects a new era of influence featuring ...

Schedule I of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs limits the possibility of scientific research and the exploration of ...

Only 14 countries have crossed the 100-million threshold, and together they represent more than half of the world’s 8.1 ...

A United Nations report published yesterday (26 November) shows that Indonesia's capital Jakarta has become the world's largest city with 41.9 million people, while Bangladesh's Dhaka ranks second ...

The capital of Indonesia surpassed Tokyo as the world’s most populous city after the United Nations overhauled how it measures urban populations. By John Yoon Jakarta, Indonesia’s vibrant, overcrowded ...

Higher urban sprawl from surrounding areas may put a heavier burden on Jakarta to accommodate the public needs particularly because of the soaring cost of living and increasingly competitive job ...