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The United Nations has released its annual report this week, ranking the quality of life for 177 countries of the world. For six consecutive years, Norway has taken first place. With a population of only about 4.5 million, it is one of the most oil-rich-per-capita nations in the world, giving the society large amounts of wealth to lavish upon its citizens in education and social services.
Iceland,
Australia,
Ireland and
Sweden
Canada,
Japan
United States |
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life expectancy in Norway
On the other hand, life expectancy in Norway is nearly double that of many of the worst-off nations in the world. For the 31 countries with low human development, life expectancy is only 46 years - generally 32 years less than in rich nations.
The literacy rate is nearly five times that of the lowest ranking country. |
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Vietnam, for example,
is poor but ranks above countries with a higher per capita income.
Conversely, Bahrain has an average income twice the level of Chile,
but it ranks lower because it "under-performs on education and literacy," according to the report. |
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Norway's Aid Minister, Erik Solheim, chided his countrymen.
He said that, instead of complaining, Norwegians should work on solving their problems, and that they should share their wealth with poorer countries.
Norway is already one of the world's most generous foreign aid donors per capita,
giving away nearly one percent of its gross national product annually. |
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Asia Pacific
Auckland (5) is the city in Asia Pacific with the best quality of living, followed by
Sydney (10) and
Wellington (12). Elsewhere in Asia,
Singapore (32) ranks two places higher than in 2007, slightly higher than Japanese cities such as Tokyo (35).
Hong Kong and
Beijing retain their 2007 rankings, respectively 70 and 116 in 2008.
Bangalore (140) is India抯 most highly ranked city followed closely by
Mumbai (142). Both have seen a marked improvement in their rankings since 2007. Elsewhere in Asia,
Kuala Lumpur ranks 75, followed by
Taipei (84),
Seoul (86),
Bangkok (109) and
Jakarta (146). According to the index,
Auckland, the city with the best quality of living in Asia Pacific, scores 107.3 while
Dhaka, the city with the region抯 worst quality of living, scores 38.9. |
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Safety
The survey also identifies those cities with the highest personal safety ranking based on internal stability, crime, effectiveness of law enforcement and relationships with other countries.
Luxembourg is top, followed by
Bern,
Geneva,
Helsinki and
Zurich, all equally placed at number 2.
Chicago,
Houston and
San Francisco are amongst the safest cities in the US, all ranking at 53.
Baghdad (215) is the world抯 least safe city along with
Kinshasa (214),
Karachi (213),
Nairobi (212) and
Bangui (211).
Luxembourg scores 131.4 on the index while Baghdad scores 3.8. |
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Gue sebenarnya dah bosan duduk & kerja kat negara orang tp sebab gue ni kan mata duitan, sementara ada kerja dgn package handsome, kenapa nak lepaskan peluang tu. Kerja sahajalah kan selagi orang suka dengan kerja kita. Lagipun gue berangan nak anak2 habis belajar international school UK curriculum kat sini. Kalau kerja kat Msia dengan anak 3, gaji mcm hampeh je tak mampu nak sekolahkan anak2 kat international school. Kat sini mampu la juga. Dah tua nanti, 20 years dr sekarang gue baliklah Malaysia.  |
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Originally posted by sarahmirza at 30-7-2008 03:28 AM 
Ouchh, kenapa macam begitu sekali? My bos pak arab (MD company) sungguh2 baik, caring ya amat kat I, nasib baik old man ..
mungkin sebab u cun dan dalam diam dia inginkan sesuatu dari u? |
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interesting
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well thanks for giving me the demographic data of the top notch cities of dweliings tu...well life expectancy /lifespan tinggi kan which indicates good healthcare system, deliveries and everything ... Zurich... |
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i suka canada.. vancouver best.. ottawa pun best. mcm nk further study kat canada. aman dan damai. bawak anak2 skali.. |
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Originally posted by alangGIRL at 30-7-2008 01:08 PM 
dan mendap lagi....
hahaha cute nya soalan!
aku penah kena, dekat bus stop. tapi ppuan tua la tegur. masa tu summer...californian summer mmg nauzubillah le...dia cakap, why do you cover yourself, tell them it's hot! don't cover yourself like this, it's hot! tell them!
ntah dia refer 'them' tu utk sapa pun aku tatau |
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Originally posted by alangGIRL at 30-7-2008 01:08 PM
dan mendap lagi....
hahaha cute nya soalan!
aku penah kena, dekat bus stop. tapi ppuan tua la tegur. masa tu summer...californian summer mmg nauzubillah le...dia cakap, why do you cover yourself, tell them it's hot! don't cover yourself like this, it's hot! tell them!
ntah dia refer 'them' tu utk sapa pun aku tatau |
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Post time 29-7-2008 08:55 PM
