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South Africa: 2002 to 2012: Rounding is done to the nearest 5 cents, as by then, 1- and 2-cent coins had not been produced due to their minuscule value and inflation having devalued them. [22] Sweden: 1972 to 1985: 1- and 2-öre coins were phased out. Switzerland: 2007 onwards
African countries had the highest pre-tax Gini coefficients in 2008–2009, with South Africa having the world's highest, estimated to be 0.63 to 0.7. [7] [8] However, this figure drops to 0.52 after social assistance is taken into account and drops again to 0.47 after taxation. [9]
General minimum wage by territory, as of February 2023. This is a list of the official minimum wage rates of the 193 United Nations member states and former members of the United Nations, also including the following territories and states with limited recognition (Northern Cyprus, Kosovo, etc.) and other independent countries.
Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...
The highest specific threshold is 0.08% in countries such as Ghana and England, while other countries such as Niger have no limits or laws on blood alcohol content. Penalties vary and may include fines, imprisonment , suspension of one's driver's license , vehicle impoundment or seizure, and mandatory training or education.
The effective rate is the total tax paid divided by the total amount the tax is paid on, while the marginal rate is the rate paid on the next dollar of income earned. For example, if income is taxed on a formula of 5% from $0 up to $50,000, 10% from $50,000 to $100,000, and 15% over $100,000, a taxpayer with income of $175,000 would pay a total ...
Blood group B has its highest frequency in the Middle East, where it ranks as the largest share of the population. In Southeast Asia its share of the population is lowest, especially in Indonesia, secondarily in East Asia , Northern Asia and neighboring Central Asia , and its incidence diminishes both towards the east and the west , falling to ...
South Africa: Africa: 23.5: 37.9: 9.8: 3.9: ... Africa: 15.7: 25.7: 5.0: 5.1: 24.0-0.35 ... [18] a rate among the ten highest in the world. There are numerous ...