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Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes, which are equivalent to counties, and contains 304 municipalities consisting of four consolidated city-parishes, 64 cities, 130 towns, and 106 villages. [2] Louisiana's municipalities cover only 7.8% of the state's land mass but are home to 46.4% of its population.
Under-five mortality rate per 1,000 live births (OECD-World Bank, 2020) LOCATION 2020 rate Australia 3.7 Austria 3.6 Belgium 4.2 Canada 5.0 Chile 6.8 Colombia 13.2 ...
Abbreviation: IMF: Formation: 1 July 1944; 80 years ago (): Type: International financial institution: Purpose: Promote international monetary co-operation, facilitate international trade, foster sustainable economic growth, make resources available to members experiencing balance of payments difficulties, prevent and assist with recovery from international financial crises [1]
A sea-level rise of 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) would occur if the ice sheet collapses, leaving ice caps on the mountains, and 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) if those ice caps also melt. [101] Isostatic rebound may contribute an additional 1 m (3 ft 3 in) to global sea levels over another 1,000 years. [100]
Politically, Europe is divided into about fifty sovereign states, of which Russia is the largest and most populous, spanning 39% of the continent and comprising 15% of its population. Europe had a total population of about 745 million (about 10% of the world population ) in 2021; the third-largest after Asia and Africa.
In the United States cancer affects about 1 in 285 children. [221] Rates of childhood cancer increased by 0.6% per year between 1975 and 2002 in the United States [222] and by 1.1% per year between 1978 and 1997 in Europe. [220] Death from childhood cancer decreased by half between 1975 and 2010 in the United States. [221]
Athens [a] (/ ˈ æ θ ɪ n z / ATH-inz) [6] is the capital and largest city of Greece.A major coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland.
[355] [356] Four multi-billion-dollar projects were completed in the mid-2010s: the $1.4 billion Fulton Center in November 2014, [357] the $2.4 billion 7 Subway Extension in September 2015, [358] the $4 billion World Trade Center Transportation Hub in March 2016, [359] [360] and Phase 1 of the $4.5 billion Second Avenue Subway in January 2017.