Wacziarg code
Country name
FST genetic distance to the USA, weighted, Pemberton et al.
FST genetic distance to the English, 1500 match, Pemberton et al.
Fst genetic distance to the USA, weighted
Fst genetic distance to the English, 1500 match
Absolute difference in longitude to the USA
Absolute difference in latitude to the USA
Dummy for contiguity to the USA
Dummy for common sea/ocean with the USA
Geodesic distance to the USA (most populated cities, km)
Real GDP per capita (constant prices chain series), 2005, PWT6.3
Western and Southern Europe Dummy
Eastern and Central Europe Dummy
North America Dummy
Latin America Dummy (excl. Caribbean)
Latin America and Caribbean Dummy
Caribbean Dummy
Sub-Saharan Africa Dummy (Southern, Western, Central and Eastern Africa)
North Africa Dummy
East and Southeast Asia Dummy
South Asia Dummy
Southwestern and Central Asia Dummy
Middle East Dummy
Dummy=1 if the country is an island or on an island
Dummy=1 if country is landlocked
Latitude
% land area tropics (Af+Am+Aw)
Predicted genetic diversity, Ashraf-Galor (2013)
Predicted genetic diversity squared, Ashraf-Galor (2013)
Linguistic distance to the USA, Fearon measure, weighted
Religious distance to the USA, Mecham-Fearon-Laitin, weighted