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  2. List of countries by minimum wage - Wikipedia

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    €1,934.40 (US$2288) per month, and €11.16 (US$13.2) per hour for persons 21 and older; between 30–80% (as low as €3.35 per hour) of this amount for persons aged 15–20. [163] An additional holiday allowance of 8% of the annual wage is paid in May or June, prorated for the time worked in the year.

  3. Economy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A 2021 study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition found that workers would have to make at least $24.90 an hour to be able to afford (meaning 30% of a person's income or less) renting a standard two-bedroom home or $20.40 for a one-bedroom home anywhere in the US. The former is 3.4 times higher than the current federal minimum wage.

  4. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    Subsequent to the Coinage Act of 1834 the dollar's fine gold equivalent was revised to 23.2 grains; it was slightly adjusted to 23.22 grains (1.505 g) in 1837 (gold-silver ratio ≈16). The same act also resolved the difficulty in minting the "standard silver" of 89.24% fineness by revising the dollar's alloy to 412.5 grains, 90% silver, still ...

  5. Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Nigeria has a market of 720,000 cars per year, but less than 20% of these are produced domestically. [198] In 2016, Nigeria was the leading cement producer south of the Sahara, ahead of South Africa. [199] Aliko Dangote, Nigeria's richest inhabitant, based his wealth on cement production, as well as agricultural commodities. [200]

  6. Nuclear power - Wikipedia

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    Civilian nuclear power supplied 2,602 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2023, equivalent to about 9% of global electricity generation, [3] and was the second largest low-carbon power source after hydroelectricity. [166] Nuclear power's contribution to global energy production was about 4% in 2023.

  7. Titanic - Wikipedia

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    The painting's owner, first-class passenger Mauritz Håkan Björnström-Steffansson, filed a claim for $100,000 (equivalent to $2,300,000 in 2023) in compensation for the loss of the artwork. [65] Other intriguing items in the manifest included 12 cases of ostrich feathers, 76 cases of "Dragon's Blood," and 16 cases of calabashes.

  8. Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The country had 6.36 million visitors in 2015, ranking in terms of the international tourist arrivals as the main destination in South America and second in Latin America after Mexico. [294] Revenues from international tourists reached US$6 billion in 2010, showing a recovery from the 2008–2009 economic crisis . [ 295 ]