In the United States, the legal age to drink alcohol is twenty-one -- one of the highest in the world.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

Swaziland is said to have the highest known rate of infection for the virus that causes the disease.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

The highest point of the softly curved hill measures about three meters tall, while the lowest point is only a few centimeters thick.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

The combined rate in the United States and Canada is the second highest in the world.

VOA: special.2009.10.19

A major reason is prematurity the death rates are among the highest in the world.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

It is about one thousand five hundred meters high, the highest mountain in the state.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

This is the bad news -- international students often have to pay the highest prices.

VOA: special.2010.04.08

In poker and most card games, the ace is the highest and most valuable card.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

It is also the tallest building when measuring height to tip, and highest occupied floors.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

It is the highest level of competition and most popular of all NASCAR series.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

That is the highest honor a president can give to an American citizen.

VOA: special.2010.08.08

Cameroon is the highest ranked team and has been the most successful.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

It is the highest point in Africa, measuring almost six thousand meters.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

One of these waterfalls, Yosemite Falls, is the 5th highest on Earth.

VOA: special.2009.01.07