The Economist Videographics

A rainy spring and a swollen river spells trouble for fisheries in the Gulf

Different countries have very different standards. Which is the most (and least) slothful?

People are living longer so they need to retire later and save more

The world can cope without Libya's oil--but another supply shock could spark another oil crisis

Using a series of weighted indicators, we try to predict Arab countries' vulnerability to revolution

White Southern Democrats, once dominant, have all but vanished

An irreverent end-of-year take on how the continent's history shapes its modern geopolitics

The convergence of the physical and the real will make the world a more efficient place and create all kinds of new services