Pocket World in Figures 2007 Edition

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The 2007 edition of this annual bestseller has been compLeteLy updated and revised, and expanded with new features on such things as e-readiness, oil reserves, digital music and several new environmental measures. It now provides ranlng on more than 200 topics that tale into account over 180 countries, together with detailed statistical profiles of more than 65 of the world's major economies, together with profiles of the world and the euro area.
If you want to knowthe fastest-growing economies dties with the highest quality of Life where inflation is lowest - and highest »the biggest traders, by country or region »the fastest-growing stockmarl<ets »the countries with the largest refugee
populations »the most innovative countries where people Live Longest and die youngest » who spends most and Least on education »the countries most burdened by debt who consumes most energy » where employment costs and office rents
are highest »the highest divorce rates where the internet has... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The 2007 edition of this annual bestseller has been compLeteLy updated and revised, and expanded with new features on such things as e-readiness, oil reserves, digital music and several new environmental measures. It now provides ranlng on more than 200 topics that tale into account over 180 countries, together with detailed statistical profiles of more than 65 of the world's major economies, together with profiles of the world and the euro area.
If you want to knowthe fastest-growing economies dties with the highest quality of Life where inflation is lowest - and highest »the biggest traders, by country or region »the fastest-growing stockmarl<ets »the countries with the largest refugee
populations »the most innovative countries where people Live Longest and die youngest » who spends most and Least on education »the countries most burdened by debt who consumes most energy » where employment costs and office rents
are highest »the highest divorce rates where the internet has taken greatest hold »the highest inddence of AIDS » facts about obesity among men and women where mobile phone and computer
ownership is highest » who imprisons most people »the countries ranked highest and Lowest for a range of environmental measures.
The Economist Pocket World in Figures has the answers.
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Facts from the 2007 edition of
The Economist Pocket World in Figures
» India's population is set to grow by 500 million in the next 50 years; Russia's is set to fall by over 30 million
» There are twice as many men as women in UAE and Qatar
» Some 20% of Australia's population were born outside the country
» The dties with the highest quality of life are Zurich, Geneva, Vancouver, Vienna and Auckland
» GDP per head in Ireland is now $45,410, the sixth highest in the world. In Burundi GDP per head is $90
» The euro area now accounts for 17% ofthe world's total exports, about 40% more than the United States
» The United States consumes 20.5m barrels of oil a day, roughly twice the daily output of Saudi Arabia
» Denmark and Finland have the most favourable business environments
» Bangladesh, Chad, Haiti, Myanmar and Turkmenistan are perceived to be the most corrupt countries in which to do business
» At least 90% of soi^are in China, Vietnam, Ukraine and Zimbabwe is pirated
» New Zealand has 619 cars per 1,000 population; Ethiopia has 1
» Atlanta is the busiest airport in the world
» Life expectancy in Japan is over 82 years; in Swaziland it is under 30 years
» More than a third of American women are obese
» China has planted more than 4m hectares of forest since 2000; Brazil has cut down over 3.1m hectares
» Air quality is highest in Uganda, lowest in Bangladesh
» Indians working abroad send $21.5 billion home a year
» The Japanese drink more tea than the British
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