Top of the Cleanest Countries in the World
Environmental protection has become the number one problem in the 21st century because of changes in climate, so many countries the world worry about their environment. Developed by Columbia and Yale universities, environmental performance index ranks 140 countries based on 25 categories, ranging from water and air quality and finishing the regulation of pesticides. Western Europe: Switzerland Switzerland is one of the richest and most polluting country in the world. Of the eight indicators, including sanitation, water quality, forest and regulation of pesticides, Switzerland received the highest score - 100. Not surprisingly, the average life expectancy in this country - in 1981. Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Croatia Croatia occupies 20th place of the cleanest countries in the world and is number one in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The country is on the Adriatic Sea - emphasis on clean local beaches. Croatia offers a clean, natural water and national industrial products. Centra...