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November 06, 2015

League table of world heritage site



Nothing appeals to one's competitive instinct like a comparative chart showing how your country stacks up against others. While the relevance of the chart below to a recent story in the Daily Pakistan on what Iran is doing to attract more British tourists is a little doubtful, it is nonetheless a handy graphic for those interested in keeping score on the countries with the largest number of world heritage sites. It also leaves one wondering at the seeming over-representation of Western Europe in a world heritage list.


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