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1 Icelandย ๐ฎ๐ธ
2 New Zealandย ๐ณ๐ฟ
3 Denmarkย ๐ฉ๐ฐ
4 Portugalย ๐ต๐น
5 Sloveniaย ๐ธ๐ฎ
6 Austriaย ๐ฆ๐น
7 Switzerlandย ๐จ๐ญ
8 Irelandย ๐ฎ๐ช
9 Czechiaย ๐จ๐ฟ
10 Canadaย ๐จ๐ฆ
11 Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ
12 Japanย ๐ฏ๐ต
13 Finlandย ๐ซ๐ฎ
14 Norwayย ๐ณ๐ด
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) on July 10, 2020 at it’s meeting in Paris, designated 15 new Geoparks. There are now 162 designated sites across 44 countries.
UNESCO said ยป
These sites of exceptional geological and cultural significance showcase the beauty and diversity of planet Earth. Today 162 sites across the world document our planetโs evolution over 4.6 billion years, unlocking our history preserved in the rock record to learn from the past and support local communities.
More ยป UNESCO
More ยป Wikipedia entry for UNESCO Global Geoparks
For Switzerland, the 2020 ranking is the the fourth consecutive yearhas been judged No. 1 by residents of 36 countries. Canada was chosen second, overtaking Japan in the U.S. News’ fifth annual survey.
The Best Countries report, produced from an annual global survey of more than 20,000 people in 36 countries including the United States, reflects increasingly negative views of the world and within countries. Nearly half of survey respondents say conditions around the world have worsened in the past year. Likewise, an increased percentage of people say the gap between the rich and poor has grown and that nationalism is increasing.
According to the ranking, here are the Top 25 Countries in the World
The Bottom 5 of the U.S. News 2020 Best Countries rankings are
Landlocked countries shown in Green. Double landlocked are shown in Purple
The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recently released their annual Tourism Highlights reportย which tracks international tourist arrivals.
Here is a list of the European countries with the least international tourist arrivals (Some, I imagine, is simply due to their size):
Of note, the UNWTO did not publish the data forย Belarus and Slovakia.
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