Today's Top 3 News: 10 Countries with Most Islands, 10 Richest Countries, Indonesia-Vietnam's South China Sea Talk
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Minggu, 14 Januari 2024 19:15 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded up the top 3 news on Sunday, January 14, 2024. Here are the highlights: Top 10 Countries with Most Islands; Indonesia Ranks 6th, Top 10 Richest Countries in the World by GDP per Capita in 2023, Jokowi Discusses South China Sea with Vietnam President.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Top 10 Countries with Most Islands; Indonesia Ranks 6th
As an archipelago, Indonesia is known as the country with one of the highest number of islands. However, there are several countries with more islands than Indonesia.
According to worldatlas.com, Sweden is ranked first in the list of countries with the most number of islands with 267,570 islands. Stockholm Archipelago in Sweden houses 30,000 islands, of which around 200 are inhibited.
2. Top 10 Richest Countries in the World by GDP per Capita in 2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) annually publishes data on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of all countries in the world. GDP per capita is a measure of a country's total economic output divided by the country's total population and is often used as an indicator of the welfare of the country's population.
3. Jokowi Discusses South China Sea with Vietnam President
President Joko Widodo or Jokowi met with Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong at Hanoi Presidential Palace on Friday, Jan. 12. Jokowi and Thuong discussed several issues including the South China Sea and bilateral partnership in fisheries.
Indonesia and Vietnam strengthen the partnership through corporate investment and more trade.
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