Friday, August 26, 2016

The Economist Intelligence Unit

For the liveability index, a total of 140 cities were assigned a rating by The Economist Intelligence Unit over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors in five broad categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Ninth on the list is Azerbaijan’s capital and commercial hub, Baku. Latest ranking: 103; Ranking five years ago: 108; Five-year index movement: 1.6%. (Pictured: Men play chess in the old city). Photo: Andrea Pistolesi/Getty Images.

The opening ceremony of the 42nd Chess Olympiad will be held at the National Gymnastic Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan, on September 1, 2016, starting at 19,00.

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