Richest Countries

Richest Countries In The World

.Brunei The Abode Of Peace

GDP $54,114Brunei officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak, Malaysia; and it is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. It is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo.Brunei is ranked fifth in the world by gross domestic product per capita at purchasing power parity. The IMF estimated in 2011 that Brunei was one of two countries with a public debt at 0% of the national GDP.The population of Brunei in July 2013 was 415,717 of which 76% live in urban areas. The rate of urbanization is estimated at 2.13% per year from 2010 – 2015. The average life expectancy is 77.7 years.In 2004, 66.3% of the population were Malay, 11.2% are Chinese, 3.4% are indigenous, with smaller groups making up the rest.

.Norway Kingdom Of Norway

GDP $54,397Norway officially the Kingdom of Norway is a Scandinavian unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island.Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of 5,109,059 people. (01.01. 2014)It is the 2nd least densely populated country in Europe. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006 mi long), which is the longest uninterrupted border within both Scandinavia and Europe at large. Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak Strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway’s extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea, is laced with fjords, a renowned part of its landscape. The capital city Oslo is the largest in the nation, with a population of 630,000. Norway has extensive reserves of petroleum, natural gas, minerals, lumber, seafood, fresh water, and hydropower

Singapore Republic Of Singapore

GDP $60,799Singapore officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia. It lies off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula and is 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator. The country’s territory consists of the lozenge-shaped main island, commonly referred to as Singapore Island in English and Pulau Ujong in Malay, and more than 60 significantly smaller islets.Singapore is separated from Peninsular Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to the north, and from Indonesia’s Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to the south.Singapore is one of the world’s major commercial hubs, with the fourth-biggest financial centre and one of the five busiest ports. Its globalised and diversified economy depends heavily on trade,Singapore has the third-highest per capita income in the world but one of the world’s highest income inequalities.It places highly in international rankings with regard to education, healthcare, and economic competitiveness

.Luxembourg Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg

GDP $77,958Luxembourg officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. It comprises two principal regions: the Oesling in the north as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland (“good country”) in the south.Luxembourg has a population of 524,853 as of October 2012 and an area of 2,586 square kilometres (998 sq mi), making it one of the smallest sovereign nations in Europe.Luxembourg is a member of the European Union, NATO, OECD, the United Nations, and Benelux, reflecting its political consensus in favour of economic, political, and military integration.Luxembourg is a developed country, with an advanced economy and the world’s second highest GDP (PPP) per capita (after Qatar), according to the World Bank.

.Qatar State Of Qatar

GDP $100,889Qatar officially the State of Qatar is a sovereign Arab country, located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. A strait in the Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island kingdom of Bahrain.Qatar has the world’s third largest natural gas reserves and oil reserves in excess of 25 billion barrels, which has fuelled Qatar to become the world’s richest country per capita and achieve the highest human development in the Arab World and 36th highest globally; furthermore, it is recognised as a high income economy by the World Bank

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