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The Mercer Human Resource Consulting company has made a list of the dirtiest cities in the world, basing on the data on the level of air impurity, waste recycling, the potability of water, the availability of hospital services, medical supplies and the existence of contagious diseases in 215 large localities of the world.

1. Baku, Azerbaijan. The pollution index: 27.6. There is registered the high level of pollution due to the oil production.

2. Dhaka, Bangladesh. The pollution index: 29.6. There is registered the high level of water pollution.

3. Antananarivo, Madagascar. The pollution index: 30.1.

4. Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The pollution index: 34.

5. Mexico City, Mexico. The pollution index: 37.7.

6. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The pollution index: 37.9.

7. Mumbai, India. The pollution index: 38.2. The recovery of the ecology of the city will require at least 1 billion dollars.

8. Baghdad, Iraq. The pollution index: 39. The military actions in Iraq and burning of oil deposits have lead to the air pollution in the city.

9. Almaty, Kazakhstan. The pollution index: 39.1.

10. Brazzaville, Congo. The pollution index: 39.1. It is registered the high level of air pollution, the lack of potable water, and the pollution of city water with wastes here

11. N’Djamena, Chad. The pollution index: 39.7.

12. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The pollution index: 40.

13. Bangui, Central African Republic. The pollution index: 42.1.

14. Moscow, Russia. The pollution index: 43.4. According to Forbes magazine, in the city, where the rental fee exceeds $3 thousand a month, there is lack of normal tap water, and the level of air pollution exceeds the allowable limits.

15. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The pollution index: 43.4.

16. Bamako, Mali. The pollution index: 43.7.

17. Pointe Noire, Congo. The pollution index: 43.8.

18. Lome, Togo. The pollution index: 44.1.

19. Conakry, Republic of Guinea, The pollution index: 44.2.

20. Nouakchott, Mauritania. The pollution index: 44.7.

21. Niamey, Nigeria. The pollution index: 45. Approximately every fourth child in this town dies before he reaches the age of 5.

22. Luanda, Angola. The pollution index: 45.2

23. Maputo, Mozambique. The pollution index: 46.3

24. New Delhi, India. The pollution index: 46.6.

25. Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The pollution index: 46.8.

And, the cleanest city in the world was claimed to be Canadian Calgary, whose pollution index constituted 131.7 points.
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