동아시아의 평화와 화해의 정치학 Scrapbook: Best Countries in the World

2021-07-15

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Canada
#1 in Best Countries Overall
#2 out of 73 in 2020
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Canada takes up about two-fifths of the North American continent, making it the second-largest country in the world after Russia. The country is sparsely populated, with most of its 35.5 million residents living within 125 miles of the U.S. border. Canada’s expansive wilderness to the north plays a large role in Canadian identity, as does the country’s reputation of welcoming immigrants.
GDP
$1.74 trillion
POPULATION
37.6 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$46,195
Japan
#2 in Best Countries Overall
#3 out of 73 in 2020
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Japan, one of the world’s most literate and technically advanced nations, is an East Asian country made up of four main islands. While most of Japan is covered by mountains and heavily wooded areas, the country’s roughly 126 million people lead a distinctly urban lifestyle. Long culturally influenced by its neighbors, today the country blends its ancient traditions with aspects of Western life.
GDP
$5.08 trillion
POPULATION
126 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$40,247
Germany
#3 in Best Countries Overall
#4 out of 73 in 2020
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Germany, the most populous nation in the European Union, possesses one of the largest economies in the world and has seen its role in the international community grow steadily since reunification. The Central European country borders nine nations, and its landscape varies, from the northern plains that reach to the North and Baltic seas to the Bavarian Alps in the south.
GDP
$3.86 trillion
POPULATION
83.1 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$46,445
Switzerland
#4 in Best Countries Overall
#1 out of 73 in 2020
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Switzerland, officially called the Swiss Federation, is a small country in Central Europe made up of 16,000 square miles of glacier-carved Alps, lakes and valleys. It’s one of the world’s wealthiest countries, and has been well-known for centuries for its neutrality.
GDP
$703 billion
POPULATION
8.57 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$81,994
Australia
#5 in Best Countries Overall
No Change in Rank from 2020
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The Commonwealth of Australia occupies the Australian continent. The country also includes some islands, most notably Tasmania. Indigenous people occupied the land for at least 40,000 years before the first British settlements of the 18th century.
GDP
$1.40 trillion
POPULATION
25.4 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$55,060
United States
#6 in Best Countries Overall
#7 out of 73 in 2020
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The United States of America is a North American nation that is the world’s most dominant economic and military power. Likewise, its cultural imprint spans the world, led in large part by its popular culture expressed in music, movies and television. In November 2020 the country elected Joe Biden as its 46th president, removing Donald Trump after one term. The country is still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing deep economic recession. And calls for greater social justice reignited in the country following the death of Black American George Floyd at the hands of police in May 2020. Public demands to address racial inequality in the country, expressed in institutions such as the criminal justice system and health care, spurred similar movements in countries around the world.

GDP
$21.4 trillion
POPULATION
328 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$65,298
New Zealand
#7 in Best Countries Overall
#11 out of 73 in 2020
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British and Polynesian influences course through picturesque New Zealand, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean southeast of Australia. Early Maori settlers ceded sovereignty to British invaders with the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, and European settlers flooded in. Today, 70 percent of Kiwis, a common term for the people of New Zealand after a native flightless bird, are of European descent. A sense of pride has surged among the Maori, the country’s first settlers who now account for about 14 percent, as homeland grievances become more openly addressed.
GDP
$207 billion
POPULATION
4.92 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$42,084
United Kingdom
#8 in Best Countries Overall
#6 out of 73 in 2020
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The United Kingdom is a highly developed nation that exerts considerable international economic, political, scientific and cultural influence. Located off the northwest corner of Europe, the country includes the island of Great Britain – which contains England, Scotland and Wales – and the northern portion of the island of Ireland. The country’s role on the global stage faces new questions as the nation withdrew from the European Union. , as well as the policies supporting the eurozone.
GDP
$2.83 trillion
POPULATION
66.8 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$42,330
Sweden
#9 in Best Countries Overall
#8 out of 73 in 2020
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The Kingdom of Sweden, flanked by Norway to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east, expands across much of the Scandinavian Peninsula and is one of the largest countries in the European Union by land mass. Capital city Stockholm was claimed in the 16th century, and border disputes through the Middle Ages established the modern-day nation.
GDP
$531 billion
POPULATION
10.3 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$51,615
Netherlands
#10 in Best Countries Overall
#9 out of 73 in 2020
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Situated along the fringes of Western Europe, the Netherlands is a coastal lowland freckled with windmills characteristic of its development around the water. Three major European rivers - the Rhine, Meuse and Schelde - run through neighbors Germany and Belgium into the nation’s busy ports.
GDP
$907 billion
POPULATION
17.3 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$52,331
France
#11 in Best Countries Overall
#12 out of 73 in 2020
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It is difficult to overstate the influence France has on the world, both in the past and today. Located in Western Europe, France is one of the world’s oldest countries, and its reach extends around the globe through science, politics, economics and perhaps above all, culture. Starting in the Middle Ages, France evolved through kingdom, empire and finally, into a republic. It was one of the first nations to champion the rights of the individual.
GDP
$2.72 trillion
POPULATION
67.1 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$40,494
Denmark
#12 in Best Countries Overall
#13 out of 73 in 2020
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The Kingdom of Denmark emerged in the 10th century and includes two North Atlantic island nations, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Along with Sweden and Norway, it forms Scandinavia, a cultural region in Northern Europe.
GDP
$350 billion
POPULATION
5.82 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$60,170
Norway
#13 in Best Countries Overall
#10 out of 73 in 2020
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The Kingdom of Norway is the westernmost country in the Scandinavian peninsula, made up mostly of mountainous terrain. Nearly all of its population lives in the south, surrounding the capital, Oslo. Norway’s coastline is made up of thousands of miles of fjords, bays and island shores. The Norwegians developed a maritime culture, and were active throughout the Viking era, establishing settlements in Iceland and Greenland.
GDP
$403 billion
POPULATION
5.35 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$75,420
Singapore
#14 in Best Countries Overall
#16 out of 73 in 2020
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Founded as a British trading colony in the 19th century, Singapore is a bustling metropolis in Southeast Asia and home to one of the world’s busiest ports. The vast majority of its 5.7 million citizens live on the eponymous capital island, and dozens of surrounding islands complete the city state. Gross domestic product per capita is high and unemployment is low, making Singapore one of the wealthiest nations in the world.
GDP
$372 billion
POPULATION
5.70 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$65,233
South Korea
#15 in Best Countries Overall
#20 out of 73 in 2020
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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a nation in eastern Asia with a long history of conflict that occupies the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. Liberated from Japan in 1945 at the end of World War II, South Korea was invaded by communist forces in North Korea a few years later. Aid requested by the United Nations helped end the three-year war and support the south on its way to democracy. A critical divide between the two nations along the center of the peninsula remains.
GDP
$1.65 trillion
POPULATION
51.7 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$31,846
Italy
#16 in Best Countries Overall
#17 out of 73 in 2020
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Italy is a south-central European country, whose boot-shaped borders extend into the Mediterranean Sea. The country’s historical cities, world-renowned cuisine and geographic beauty make it a popular destination for more than 40 million tourists each year. The nation is home to Mount Etna, Europe’s tallest and most active volcano, and houses two countries within its borders – the Vatican and San Marino.
GDP
$2.00 trillion
POPULATION
60.3 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$33,228
China
#17 in Best Countries Overall
#15 out of 73 in 2020
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Home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, China has been ruled by the Communist Party since 1949, when the nation was established as the People’s Republic of China. The country is the world’s most populous and is considered the second-largest by land mass.
GDP
$14.3 trillion
POPULATION
1.40 billion
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$10,217
Finland
#18 in Best Countries Overall
#14 out of 73 in 2020
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Geography defines the history and culture of Nordic Finland, one of the most northern-reaching countries in the world. Bordered by Scandinavia, Russia, the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia, Finland and its vast stretches of heavily forested open land acts as a northern gate between West and East.
GDP
$269 billion
POPULATION
5.52 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$48,783
Canada
#1 in Best Countries Overall
#2 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $46,195
Japan
#2 in Best Countries Overall
#3 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $40,247
Germany
#3 in Best Countries Overall
#4 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $46,445
Switzerland
#4 in Best Countries Overall
#1 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $81,994
Australia
#5 in Best Countries Overall
No Change in Rank from 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $55,060
United States
#6 in Best Countries Overall
#7 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $65,298
New Zealand
#7 in Best Countries Overall
#11 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $42,084
United Kingdom
#8 in Best Countries Overall
#6 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $42,330
Sweden
#9 in Best Countries Overall
#8 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $51,615
Netherlands
#10 in Best Countries Overall
#9 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $52,331
France
#11 in Best Countries Overall
#12 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $40,494
Denmark
#12 in Best Countries Overall
#13 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $60,170
Norway
#13 in Best Countries Overall
#10 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $75,420
Singapore
#14 in Best Countries Overall
#16 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $65,233
South Korea
#15 in Best Countries Overall
#20 out of 73 in 2020
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP $31,846
Italy
#16 in Best Countries Overall
#17 out of 73 in 2020
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Italy is a south-central European country, whose boot-shaped borders extend into the Mediterranean Sea. The country’s historical cities, world-renowned cuisine and geographic beauty make it a popular destination for more than 40 million tourists each year. The nation is home to Mount Etna, Europe’s tallest and most active volcano, and houses two countries within its borders – the Vatican and San Marino.
GDP
$2.00 trillion
POPULATION
60.3 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$33,228
China
#17 in Best Countries Overall
#15 out of 73 in 2020
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Home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, China has been ruled by the Communist Party since 1949, when the nation was established as the People’s Republic of China. The country is the world’s most populous and is considered the second-largest by land mass.
GDP
$14.3 trillion
POPULATION
1.40 billion
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$10,217
Finland
#18 in Best Countries Overall
#14 out of 73 in 2020
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Geography defines the history and culture of Nordic Finland, one of the most northern-reaching countries in the world. Bordered by Scandinavia, Russia, the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia, Finland and its vast stretches of heavily forested open land acts as a northern gate between West and East.
GDP
$269 billion
POPULATION
5.52 million
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP
$48,783