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The 2014 edition of this perennial favourite
has been completely updated, revised and expanded with
many new features. Full of facts and figures about the
world today - on subjects as diverse as geography,
population and demographics, business, finance and the
economy, transport, tourism and the environment,
society, culture and crime - it is a mine of fascinating
data that will both inform and entertain.
Where else
would you discover that:
- The G7 economies account
for nearly 50% of the world's GDP but only 11% of its
population
- National income per head in Luxembourg
is over $105,000; in Somalia it is $110
- Four of the
world's five most livable cities are in Australa; three
of the top ten are in Canada
- Between them overseas
Indians and Chinese send close to $110 billion home a
year
- More than 48% of American women are obese
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Honduras and El Salvador have the highest mortality
rates
- America is the biggest arms exporter, India
the biggest arms importer
- Switzerland and Latvia
come highest in the Environmental Performance Index
-
Estonians buy more alcoholic drinks than anyone
else
With rankings on more than 200 topics, data on
more than 190 countries, detailed profiles of more than
65 of the world's major economies and special profiles
on the Euro zone and the world.
The Pocket World
in Figures is always eagerly awaited by its many
thousands of fans. No-one who wants to be well-informed
can afford to be without this new edition.
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