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Introduction to Israel Israel’s borders are not internationally recognised. Its population is therefore disputed. Foreign relations are a minefield. Israel's ...
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This guide deals with moving money from one country to another. To help you understand the opportunities, it also gives ...
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The concept of international banking gives rise to a lot of confusion. As is so often the case when you ...
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Human development, as set out by the United Nations, comprises three core areas: leading a long and healthy life, receiving ...
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This guide deals with the thorny and very topical question of global healthcare for expats. Whether you are retiring to ...
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Of the great many factors you need to take into account when moving to another country, crime and justice are ...
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You'll find a full list of national and regional holidays here. However, don't forget that each municipality will have two ...
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This short guide looks at the relevance of the global economy to people living, working or doing business in a ...
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Common legal terms and their meanings: Abstract (Of Title) A summary of the public records relating to the title to ...
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The cultural differences between various countries are fascinating and, often, surprising. Understanding them is hugely important if you want to ...
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EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services and capital within its internal market. Twenty-two member-countries ...
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This guide gathers together film showing various parts of the Costa del Sol. It is intended to give those who ...
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Getting to the Costa del Sol Getting to the Costa del Sol by air If you're flying into the Costa ...
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The United States is a young country, but it is unarguably one of the most powerful and most influential ...
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List of foreign-born residents ...
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Around the world, there is a rapid move from country to town. Here are the figures, giving the percentage of ...
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The figures for life expectancy at birth come from a variety of sources and, surprisingly, vary quite a lot. Nonetheless, ...
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For those of us who are mathematically challenged, the median age is the age at which there are as many ...
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The number of people living below the poverty line is difficult to establish: partly because the definition of poverty varies ...
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Increasingly, we see two different measurements for unemployment: overall unemployment and youth unemployment. Both are important and will influence you: ...
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There is a great debate about whether public (government) debt matters. Is it a good idea to 'borrow to invest'? ...
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Inflation is a major issue in many countries: so much so that you might think twice about living or doing ...
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GDP and GNI, possibly adjusted for inflation and/or for PPP, sometimes shown as an amount per person (per capita) and ...
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For most people living, working or doing business is a foreign country, corruption is a major enemy. Of course, a ...
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The Rule of Law Index - produced by the World Justice Project - is one of the most useful indicators ...
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Terrorism is the concern-of-the-moment. There are some countries hardly affected by it. Would you want to live in them? ...
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The Vision of Humanity "Peace Index" gives you sometimes surprising insights as to how peaceful the country where you want ...
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Surprise: Japan has more than twice as many hospital beds (per 1000 people) as France - and nearly 10 times ...
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Would you believe there are countries where there are over 70 doctors per 10,000 people - and many others where ...
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All over the world, expenditure on health is on the rise. In most developed countries, it had more than doubled ...
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Let's face it. Some countries are 'challenging' places to live. The UN Human Development Index gives show an interesting way ...
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With populations from 1.4 billion (China) down to 800 (Vatican City) there is no shortage of variety. Equally, with some ...
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Did you know that the world's largest country (Russia) is nearly 8 million times bigger than its smallest (Monaco)? ...
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Drinking water is in short supply - and could be the trigger for many future conflicts. Even worse, for many ...
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Spain is a hugely popular destination for both expats and tourists. It has been a world power for over 500 ...
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Nigeria is a huge, varied, beautiful and - sadly - very troubled country ...
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The euro in Spain Spain joined the European Union (EU) in 1986. It was one of the first countries to ...
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In Spain there are lots of clubs, associations, support groups and sources of information to help foreigners living in the ...
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Spain is the most climatically diverse country in Europe and in the world's top ten. Generally, on the coast, it ...
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Euro banknotes and coins were introduced to Italy in January 2002. The Banca D'Italia stopped exchanging Italian lira in February ...
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"Autonomous communities" (comunidad autónomas) are the political and administrative regions of Spain into which the whole of Spain is divided ...
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If you're hoping to live or work in Italy, look closely at the climate in the city you're considering - ...
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Germany is one of the big players in the European Union. It's often referred to as the EU's de facto ...
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Bulgaria is an Orthodox Catholic country, but it doesn't celebrate the swathe of Saints' days that some other Catholic countries ...
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The Bulgarian lev (which comes from the Bulgarian word for 'lion') was first introduced in 1881, and has since gone ...
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Bulgaria does not have a large percentage of foreign-born residents - in fact, it's one of the lowest in the ...
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Joining a few Facebook groups is a good way to get a feel for the expat community in Turkey. Find ...
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This guide lists the national public holidays of Turkey, and gives a little background on the meaning and importance of ...
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The lira's present incarnation replaced the first Turkish lira in 2005, after a period of devastating devaluation ...
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So, instead, we'll take a look at the seven regions of Turkey. Truth be told, even the regions are large ...
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Turkey welcomes many newcomers. They come to work, to run a business, to retire or just to enjoy a great ...
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Getting to Turkey is simple. Getting around Turkey requires a little more thought, but the public transport system is fairly ...
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Although Bulgaria is not a huge country (at 110,994 square km), it does straddle several climate zones. Temperatures depend on ...
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This is a question that we get asked a lot - for people not used to Spain, the differences in ...
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Getting to Italy is pretty easy. It's a popular tourist destination and a country more and more people are visiting ...
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This guide is about the world's climate and how it can impact upon your plans. Frankly, it will tell you ...
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