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My projects

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=Lists of countries=

=Russian inventions=

=Russian explorers=

=Lists of Russians=

=Russian economy=

=Russia task forces=

Articles created or expanded by me

Biography articles created

Nikolay Benardos{{·}}Fyodor Blinov{{·}}Sam Born{{·}}Mikhail Britnev{{·}}Nestor Genko{{·}}Mikhail Gvozdev{{·}}Isidore (inventor){{·}}Kurbat Ivanov{{·}}Konstantin Khrenov{{·}}Dmitry Lachinov{{·}}Nikolai Lebedenko{{·}}Lisitsyns{{·}}Aleksandr Loran{{·}}Sergey Malyutin{{·}}Andrey Nartov{{·}}Maksim Perfilyev{{·}}Ivan Plotnikov{{·}}Aleksandr Porokhovschikov{{·}}Demid Pyanda{{·}}Franz San Galli{{·}}Leonty Shamshurenkov{{·}}Boris Shavyrin{{·}}Pyotr Shilovsky{{·}}Nikolay Slavyanov{{·}}Yefim Smolin{{·}}Boris Stechkin{{·}}Vladimir Utkin{{·}}Vsevolod I Svyatoslavich{{·}}Vasily Zvyozdochkin



Animal articles created

Zhirinovsky's ass



Thing articles created

A Sacra Conversazione{{·}}Aerowagon{{·}}Bear spear{{·}}Bekhterev’s Mixture{{·}}Bochka roof{{·}}Boyar hat{{·}}Gudok{{·}}Kirza{{·}}Kokoshnik (architecture){{·}}Mirny (sloop-of-war){{·}}Ostrog (fortress){{·}}Pernach{{·}}Table-glass{{·}}Thermoplan{{·}}Vatrushka{{·}}Vostok (sloop-of-war)



Structure articles created

Kola Bay Bridge{{·}}Kuznetsovsky Tunnel{{·}}Nuclotron{{·}}Sochi Thermal Power Plant{{·}}Temple of All Religions{{·}}Thermal Power Plant 27



Organization articles created

MICEX-RTS



List articles created

Timeline of largest projects in the Russian economy{{·}}Timeline of Russian inventions{{·}}List of tallest Orthodox churches{{·}}World Heritage Sites in Russia{{·}}Russian Admirals{{·}}Russian astronomers{{·}}Russian aviators{{·}}Russian ballet dancers{{·}}Russian biologists{{·}}Russian chemists{{·}}Russian cosmonauts{{·}}Russian Earth scientists{{·}}Russian explorers{{·}}Russian inventors{{·}}Russian historians{{·}}Russian linguists{{·}}Russian mathematicians{{·}}Russian novelists{{·}}Russian opera singers{{·}}Russian physicians{{·}}Russian physicists{{·}}Russian playwrights{{·}}Russian saints{{·}}Uranium by country{{·}}Coal by country{{·}}Government budget by country{{·}}Urbanization by country{{·}}List of countries by net migration rate{{·}}Electricity by country{{·}}Natural gas by country{{·}}Oil by country{{·}}Time zones by country{{·}}Land use statistics by country{{·}}List of countries by inflation rate{{·}}List of countries by easternmost point{{·}}List of countries by westernmost point{{·}}List of statistically superlative objects by country



Articles extensively edited

Age of Discovery{{·}}Bald – hairy{{·}}Faddey Bellingshausen{{·}}Catherine the Great{{·}}Christianization of Kievan Rus'{{·}}Dome{{·}}Eurasian Union{{·}}First Russian Circumnavigation{{·}}History of Siberia{{·}}Icebreaker{{·}}Andrey Kapitsa{{·}}Kokoshnik{{·}}List of inventors{{·}}List of Russian people{{·}}List of statistically superlative countries{{·}}Medvedev modernisation programme{{·}}Palekh miniature{{·}}Pilot (icebreaker){{·}}Protests following the 2011 Russian elections{{·}}Vladimir Putin{{·}}Renaissance{{·}}Renaissance architecture{{·}}Renaissance architecture in Eastern Europe{{·}}Renewable energy in Russia{{·}}Russia{{·}}Russian architects{{·}}Russian artists{{·}}Russian scientists{{·}}Russian culture{{·}}Russian legislative election, 2011{{·}}Science and technology in Russia{{·}}Timeline of historic inventions{{·}}Tula gingerbread{{·}}Tourism in Russia{{·}}Valentina Matviyenko{{·}}Varangian Guard{{·}}Varangians{{·}}Lake Vostok{{·}}Zvonnitsa


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|text = On 16 December 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Medvedev modernisation programme, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that e-Government and controlled thermonuclear fusion are among the long-term goals of the Medvedev modernisation programme in Russia? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, [http://stats.grok.se/en/201012/Medvedev_modernisation_programme quick check]) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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|text = On 4 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bald – hairy, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that for the last 186 years the rulers of Russia succeeded each other in the bald – hairy sequence? {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at .|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/Bald – hairy|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bald – hairy.|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/Bald – hairy|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Bald – hairy.}} }} }} If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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|text = On 23 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lev Lunts, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that before his early death, Russian writer Lev Lunts proposed the name and wrote the manifesto for the famous Serapion Brothers literary group? {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at .|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/Lev Lunts|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lev Lunts.|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/Lev Lunts|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Lev Lunts.}} }} }} If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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|text = On 27 May 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vladimir Zhirinovsky's donkey video, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a video ad for 2012 Russian presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky featured a donkey pulling a sleigh and called the donkey an allegory for Russia? {{#if: |The nomination discussion and review may be seen at .|{{#ifexist:Template:Did you know nominations/Vladimir Zhirinovsky's donkey video|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vladimir Zhirinovsky's donkey video.|{{#ifexist:Template talk:Did you know/Vladimir Zhirinovsky's donkey video|The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Vladimir Zhirinovsky's donkey video.}} }} }}You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, [http://stats.grok.se/en/201205/Vladimir_Zhirinovsky%27s_donkey_video quick check]) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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=ITNs=

  • Since I want to keep track of ITN items which are posted after having been nominated or updated by me, I self-credit myself if others don't do it.

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|text = On 19 November 2011, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article Gas Exporting Countries Forum, nominated and updated by Beagel, which I helped to update.

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|text = On 5 December 2011, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the articles United Russia, Dmitry Medvedev and Russian legislative election, 2011, which were nominated and updated by me and Nanobear.

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|text = On 5 March 2012, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article Vladimir Putin, updated by me.

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style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your massively important work on Russia-related subjects, including your numerous contributions to the high-profile article Russia. Offliner (talk) 15:13, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

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style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For improving a featured article and in the process making it less US-centric, please have this small barnstar. That was a good pick-up. hamiltonstone (talk) 07:06, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

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style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your intelligent comments on discussion pages ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 14:19, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

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style="vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your contribution in russia-related articles.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 14:19, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | The Russia Barnstar of National Merit

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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: bottom; height: 1.1em;" | The Human Rights Barnstar

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=Rating of countries by prominence, 2008=

(based on 10 top and 10 bottom positions in Wikipedia's Lists of countries with rankings)

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! Rank !! Country !! Geo
gra
phy !! Agri
cult
ure !! Demo
graph
ics !! Soc
iety !! GDP !! Fin
ance !! En
ergy !! Ind
ustry !! Env
iron
ment !! Tour
ism !! Trans
port !! Com
munic
ations !! Pol
itics !! Mili
tary !! Sp
orts !! Total +
points !! Total -
points !! Total
score

1{{flagicon|United States}}USA631158-4037814174-1513615519118198+947-92855
2{{flag|China}}721612629184785129-9154244-239055+818-37781
3{{flag|Russia}}7475-3-1541812853-1233931-16110224+791-78713
4{{flag|Germany}}6525214286313-51911342917169+489-32457
5{{flag|India}}421252226774828-75186-106128+448-42406
6{{flag|Canada}}452234-16278539-6222029093+384-26358
7{{flag|Japan}}1613464117216037-60172832626+382-37345
8{{flag|France}}215012-816623841791385187+339-24317
9{{flag|UK}}15812314-9140-3131121265676+308-51257
10{{flag|Brazil}}433712-40283900279-31061+275-25250
11{{flag|Australia}}301934160-63267-87101216215+262-16246
12{{flag|Italy}}0165-54-1161-116513021106+217-21196

=10 top and 10 bottom international rankings of world powers, 2008=

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1st (+10 points)

Exclusive Economic Zone area (Geo)

Maize production (Agr)

Sorghum production (Agr)

Soybean production (Agr)

English-speaking population (Dem)

Number of immigrants (Dem)

Nominal GDP (GDP)

GDP (PPP) (GDP)

FDI (Fin)

Imports (Fin)

Total electricity consumption (En)

Total electricity production (En)

Natural gas imports (En)

Oil consumption (En)

Oil imports (En)

Coal proven reserves (En)

Nuclear power output (En)

Bentonite production (Ind)

Number of airports (Trans)

Rail transport network size (Trans)

Total length of rapid transit systems (Trans)

Road network size (Trans)

Vehicles per capita (Trans)

Total length of pipelines (Trans)

E-readiness (Com)

Global Competitiveness (Pol)

Defense budget (Mil)

Aircraft carriers (Mil)

Cruisers (Mil)

Destroyers (Mil)

Nuclear submarines (Mil)

Arms exports (Mil)

Olympic medals (Sp)

Basketball World Champions and medals women (Sp)

Davis Cup team winners (Sp)

Fed Cup team winners (Sp)

World Championships in Athletics medals (Sp)

World Figure Skating Champions men (Sp)

World Figure Skating Champions women (Sp)

2nd (+9 points)

Water area(Geo)

Milk production (Agr)

Tomato production (Agr)

Apple production (Agr)

GDP (PPP) per hour worked (GDP)

Natural gas consumption (En)

Natural gas production (En)

Coal production (En)

Wind power generation (En)

Copper mine production (Ind)

Automobile production (Ind)

Number of telephone lines in use (Com)

Number of Internet users (Com)

Number of broadband Internet users (Com)

Number of active troops (Mil)

Tanks (Mil)

Frigates (Mil)

Fighter aircraft (Mil)

Nuclear weapons (Mil)

Ice Hockey World Champions women (Sp)

Ice Hockey World Ranking women (Sp)

Davis Cup ITF current rankings (Sp)

3rd (+8 points)

Total area (Geo)

Freshwater withdrawal (Geo)

Irrigated land area (Agr)

Fish capture (Agr)

Wheat production (Agr)

Oat production (Agr)

Sugar beet production (Agr)

Population (Dem)

Labour force (Dem)

Exports (Fin)

Oil production (En)

Steel production (Ind)

Aluminium production (Ind)

Tourist visits (Tour)

Number of television broadcast stations (Com)

Number of mobile phones in use (Com)

Ease of doing business (Pol)

Corvettes (Mil)

Futsal World Cup winners (Sp)

Basketball World Champions and medals men (Sp)

Bobsleigh and skeleton World Championships medals (Sp)

4th (+7 points)

Forest area (Geo)

Water resources (Geo)

Potato production (Agr)

Renewable energy production (En)

Hidroelectricity production (En)

Aluminium oxide production (Ind)

Mine production of gold (Ind)

Zinc production (Ind)

Waterways length (Trans)

World Curling Men's Champions (Sp)

Fed Cup ITF current rankings (Sp)

Badminton World Champions women (Sp)

FIDE Federations Rankings men (Sp)

5th (+6 points)

Land border length (Geo)

Northernmost point (Geo)

World Curling Women's Champions (Sp)

Ice Hockey World Champions (Sp)

Badminton World Champions men (Sp)

6th (+5 points)

GDP (PPP) per capita (GDP)

Natural gas proven reserves (En)

Feldspar production (Ind)

Number of reserve troops (Mil)

Ice Hockey World Ranking men (Sp)

Voleyball World Champions men (Sp)

Luge artificial track World Champions (Sp)

7th (+4 points)

Iron production (Ind)

Travel and Tourism Competitiveness ranking (Tour)

Voleyball World Champions women (Sp)

Alpine World Ski Championship medals men (Sp)

Alpine World Ski Championship medals women (Sp)

Beach Soccer World Cup winners (Sp)

8th (+3 points)

GNI per capita (GDP)

Uranium reserves (En)

Uranium production (En)

Economic freedom (Pol)

9th (+2 points)

Length of coastline (Geo)

Rye production (Agr)

Barley production (Agr)

Energy consumption per capita (En)

Number of Internet users per population (Com)

Bribe paying (Pol)

World Figure Skating Champions ice dancing (Sp)

10th (+1 point)

Lowest point (Geo)

Sugarcane production (Agr)

Employment rate (Dem)

Total number of World Heritage Sites (Tour)

Field Hockey World Champions women (Sp)

World Figure Skating Champions pairs (Sp)

-10th (-1 point)

HIV/AIDS population (Dem)

Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (Env)

-9th (-2 points)

-8th (-3 points)

Greenhouse gas emissions per capita without land-use change (Env)

Privacy (Pol)

-7th (-4 points)

-6th (-5 points)

-5th (-6 points)

Road fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants (Trans)

-4th (-7 points)

Firearm-related death rate (Dem)

-3rd (-8 points)

-2nd (-9 points)

-1st (-10 points)

Gun ownership (Soc)

Adult lifetime cannabis use (Soc)

Prevalence of cocaine use (Soc)

Prisoners per 100000 people (Soc)

Current account balance (Fin)

External debt (Fin)

Carbon dioxide emissions (Env)

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1st (+10 points)

Number of neighbours (Geo)

Land border length (Geo)

Highest point (Geo)

Fish capture (Agr)

Aquaculture production (Agr)

Wheat production (Agr)

Rice production (Agr)

Buckwheat production (Agr)

Potato production (Agr)

Tomato production (Agr)

Apple production (Agr)

Population (Dem)

Labour force (Dem)

Adult lifetime cannabis use (Soc)

Coffee consumption per capita (Soc)

Current account balance (Fin)

Foreign exchange reserves (Fin)

Coal production (En)

Renewable energy production (En)

Hidroelectricity production (En)

Fluorite production (Ind)

Iron production (Ind)

Steel production (Ind)

Aluminium production (Ind)

Bismuth production (Ind)

Manganese production (Ind)

Zinc production (Ind)

Waterways length (Trans)

Number of telephone lines in use (Com)

Number of mobile phones in use (Com)

Number of Internet users (Com)

Number of broadband Internet users (Com)

Number of active troops (Mil)

Frigates (Mil)

Corvettes (Mil)

Fighter aircraft (Mil)

Badminton World Champions women (Sp)

FIDE Federations Rankings women (Sp)

2nd (+9 points)

Freshwater withdrawal (Geo)

Irrigated land area (Agr)

Maize production (Agr)

Gun ownership (Soc)

GDP (PPP) (GDP)

FDI (Fin)

Imports (Fin)

Exports (Fin)

Total electricity consumption (En)

Total electricity production (En)

Oil consumption (En)

Bentonite production (Ind)

Feldspar production (Ind)

Aluminium oxide production (Ind)

Mine production of gold (Ind)

Total length of rapid transit systems (Trans)

Number of television broadcast stations (Com)

Submarines (Mil)

Badminton World Champions men (Sp)

3rd (+8 points)

Total area (Geo)

Milk production (Agr)

Fresh fruit production (Agr)

Sugarcane production (Agr)

Oil imports (En)

Coal proven reserves (En)

Automobile production (Ind)

Total number of World Heritage Sites (Tour)

Rail transport network size (Trans)

Road network size (Trans)

Tanks (Mil)

Destroyers (Mil)

Nuclear weapons (Mil)

FIDE Federations Rankings men (Sp)

4th (+7 points)

Water area(Geo)

Lowest point (Geo)

Tropical fresh fruit production (Agr)

Triticale production (Agr)

Millet production (Agr)

Soybean production (Agr)

Nominal GDP (GDP)

Copper mine production (Ind)

Tourist visits (Tour)

Total length of pipelines (Trans)

Defense budget (Mil)

Nuclear submarines (Mil)

Voleyball World Champions women (Sp)

5th (+6 points)

Forest area (Geo)

National IQ (Dem)

Wind power generation (En)

6th (+5 points)

Water resources (Geo)

Rye production (Agr)

Oil production (En)

World Figure Skating Champions pairs (Sp)

7th (+4 points)

Sorghum production (Agr)

Mine production of nickel (Ind)

Industrial production growth rate (Ind)

Field Hockey World Champions women (Sp)

Fed Cup ITF current rankings (Sp)

8th (+3 points)

Ice Hockey World Ranking women (Sp)

Basketball World Champions and medals women (Sp)

9th (+2 points)

Oat production (Agr)

Population below national poverty line (Soc)

GDP (real) per capita growth rate (GDP)

Arms exports (Mil)

World Curling Women's Champions (Sp)

10th (+1 point)

Percentage of buddists (Soc)

Uranium production (En)

Number of reserve troops (Mil)

-10th (-1 point)

Broadband Internet users per population (Com)

-9th (-2 points)

-8th (-3 points)

-7th (-4 points)

Press freedom (Pol)

-6th (-5 points)

Mobile phones in use per population (Com)

-5th (-6 points)

-4th (-7 points)

-3rd (-8 points)

-2nd (-9 points)

Carbon dioxide emissions (Env)

Bribe paying (Pol)

-1st (-10 points)

Privacy (Pol)

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1st (+10 points)

Total area (Geo)

Forest area (Geo)

Number of neighbours (Geo)

Rye production (Agr)

Barley production (Agr)

Oat production (Agr)

Natural gas proven reserves (En)

Natural gas consumption (En)

Natural gas production (En)

Natural gas exports (En)

Mine production of nickel (Ind)

Number of television broadcast stations (Com)

Tanks (Mil)

Submarines (Mil)

Nuclear weapons (Mil)

Bandy World Champions (Sp)

Hanball Champios women (Sp)

Voleyball World Champions men (Sp)

Voleyball World Champions women (Sp)

Davis Cup ITF current rankings (Sp)

Fed Cup ITF current rankings (Sp)

World Figure Skating Champions pairs (Sp)

World Figure Skating Champions ice dancing (Sp)

FIDE Federations Rankings men (Sp)

2nd (+9 points)

Land border length (Geo)

Water resources (Geo)

Buckwheat production (Agr)

Potato production (Agr)

Number of immigrants (Dem)

Oil production (En)

Oil exports (En)

Coal proven reserves (En)

Aluminium production (Ind)

Rail transport network size (Trans)

Waterways length (Trans)

Total length of pipelines (Trans)

Mobile phones in use per population (Com)

Cruisers (Mil)

Corvettes (Mil)

Nuclear submarines (Mil)

Arms exports (Mil)

Olympic medals (Sp)

Ice Hockey World Champions (Sp)

Ice Hockey World Ranking men (Sp)

Basketball World Champions and medals men (Sp)

Basketball World Champions and medals women (Sp)

World Championships in Athletics medals (Sp)

FIDE Federations Rankings men (Sp)

3rd (+8 points)

Northernmost point (Geo)

Foreign exchange reserves (Fin)

Total electricity consumption (En)

Fighter aircraft (Mil)

Luge naturall track World Champions (Sp)

Nordic World Ski Championships medals (Sp)

4th (+7 points)

Length of coastline (Geo)

Exclusive Economic Zone area (Geo)

Milk production (Agr)

Wheat production (Agr)

Sugar beet production (Agr)

Current account balance (Fin)

Total electricity production (En)

Oil consumption (En)

Nuclear power output (En)

Fluorite production (Ind)

Steel production (Ind)

Number of mobile phones in use (Com)

Number of active troops (Mil)

Number of reserve troops (Mil)

Aircraft carriers (Mil)

Destroyers (Mil)

Frigates (Mil)

Hanball Champios men (Sp)

World Figure Skating Champions men (Sp)

5th (+6 points)

Coal production (En)

Uranium production (En)

Renewable energy production (En)

Hidroelectricity production (En)

Bentonite production (Ind)

Iron production (Ind)

Ice Hockey World Champions women (Sp)

Fed Cup team winners (Sp)

Luge artificial track World Champions (Sp)

6th (+5 points)

Labour force (Dem)

Aluminium oxide production (Ind)

Mine production of gold (Ind)

Number of airports (Trans)

Number of telephone lines in use (Com)

Futsal World Cup winners (Sp)

Ice Hockey World Ranking women (Sp)

7th (+4 points)

Coffee consumption per capita (Soc)

GDP (PPP) (GDP)

Natural gas imports (En)

Copper mine production (Ind)

Total length of rapid transit systems (Trans)

Defense budget (Mil)

Davis Cup team winners (Sp)

8th (+3 points)

Water area(Geo)

Fish capture (Agr)

Public debt (Fin)

Oil proven reserves (En)

Bismuth production (Ind)

Road network size (Trans)

9th (+2 points)

Apple production (Agr)

Population (Dem)

Total number of World Heritage Sites (Tour)

Field Hockey World Champions men (Sp)

10th (+1 point)

Freshwater withdrawal (Geo)

Irrigated land area (Agr)

Gun ownership (Soc)

Uranium reserves (En)

Tourist visits (Tour)

FIFA World Rankings (Sp)

Field Hockey World Champions women (Sp)

World Figure Skating Champions women (Sp)

Bobsleigh and skeleton World Championships medals (Sp)

-10th (-1 point)

Global Peace Index (Mil)

-9th (-2 points)

-8th (-3 points)

Population growth rate (Dem)

-7th (-4 points)

Quality-of-life (Soc)

Happy Planet Index (Env)

Broadband Internet users per population (Com)

-6th (-5 points)

-5th (-6 points)

-4th (-7 points)

Prevalence of opiates use (Soc)

-3rd (-8 points)

Total sex ratio (Dem)

Suicides (Dem)

Carbon dioxide emissions (Env)

Privacy (Pol)

Bribe paying (Pol)

-2nd (-9 points)

Prisoners per 100000 people (Soc)

-1st (-10 points)

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