A primate city is the largest city in the country, as well as the economic and cultural center of the country. Examples include Lagos, Dhaka, and Baghdad.

In the last fifty years, the number of single Americans aged 25-34 has roughly doubled, to 50% for men and 41% for women today. Similar trends exist across other Western countries

In March 2025, Haiti’s transitional government hired Vectus Global, a private military company run by the former CEO of Blackwater, to support ongoing security operations against armed gangs that have control of large portions of the country, implement revenue and tax collection systems, control cross-border mineral smuggling, and assume a 10 year advising role to the government.