Pocket World In Figures
İÇİNDEKİLERCONTENTS Contents 9 Notes 10 Abbreviations 11 Part I World Rankings 12 Countries: natural Sacts Countries: the largest Mountains: the highest Rivers: the longest Waterfalls: the highest 14 Population: explosions revealed Largest Fastest growing Slowest growing 15 Population density Highest population density Lowest population density 17 City living Quality of life index Biggest cities Highest urban population Lowest urban population 18 Population: age and sex Youngest populations Oldest populations Median age Most male populations Most female populations 20 Population: matters of breeding Highest crude birth rates Highest fertility rates Lowest crude birth rates Lowest fertility rates Abortion rates 22 The world economy Biggest economies Biggest economies by purchasing power Regional GDP Regional purchasing power Regions by population Regional international trade 24 Living standards Highest GDP per head Lowest GDP per head Highest purchasing power Lowest purchasing power 25 The quality of life Human development index Economic freedom index 26 Economic growth Fastest economic growth Slowest economic growth Highest industrial growth Highest services growth Highest agricultural growth 30 Tradinq places Biggest traders Most trade dependent Least trade dependent Biggest visible traders Biggest invisible traders Largest surpluses Largest deficits Largest surpluses as % of GDP Largest deficits as % of GDP Highest inflation Lowest inflation 33Debe Highest foreign debt Highest debt service Highest foreign debt burden Highest debt service ratios38 Ala Largest donors Largest recipients 40 Industry and services Largest industrial output Highest and lowest growth in industrial output Largest manufacturing output Largest services output 42 Agriculture Most economically dependent on agriculture Least economically dependent on agriculture Fastest growth Slowest growth Biggest producers: cereals, meat, fruit, vegetables 44 Commedities Leading producers and consumers of: wheat, rice, sugar, coarse grains, tea, coffee, cocoa, copper, lead, zinc, tin, nickel, aluminium, precious metals, rubber, raw wool, cotton, major oil seeds oil, natural gas, coal 50 Energy Largest producers Largest consumers Energy efficiency Largest exporters Largest importers Largest consumption per heac 52 Workers of tha world Highest % of population in labour force Most male workforce Most female workforce Lowest % of population in labour force Highest rate of unemployment 54 The business world Global competitiveness The business environment 56 Businesses and banks Largest businesses Largest banks 58 Stookmarkets Largest market capitalisation Highest growth in market capitalisation Highest growth in value traded Highest growth in number of listed companies 60 Longest road networks Densest road networks Most crowded road networks Most used road networks Highest car ownership Lowest car ownership Most accidents Most deaths Most air travel Busiest airports Biggest airlines Longest railway networks Most rail passengers Most rail freight Largest merchant fleets Most tourist arrivals Biggest tourist spenders Largest tourist receipts Highest primary enrolment Lowest primary enrolment Highest tertiary enrolment Least literate Highest education spending Lowest education spending70 life: the chances Highest life expectancy Highest male life expectancy Highest female life expectancy Lowest life expectancy Lowest male life expectancy Lowest female life expectancy 72 Death: the chances Highest death rates Highest infant mortality Lowest death rates Lowest infant mortality 74 Death and disaases Cancer Heart attack Infectious disease Motor accident Tuberculosis Malaria AIDS 75 Health Highest health spending Lowest health spending Highest population per doctor Most hospital beds Lowest population per doctor 78 Tili death us do part Highest marriage rates Lowest marriage rates Highest divorce rates Lowest divorce rates 80 Households and prices Biggest households Highest cost of living Smallest households Lowest cost of living 82 Consumer goods: ownership TV Telephone Video cassette recorder Computer Mobile telephone 84 Books and newspapers Book sales Daily newspapers 86 Music and the Internet Music sales Internet hosts 87 Prizes and medats Nobel prize winners Olympic medal winners 88 Drinking and smoking Beer drinkers Wine drinkers Pure alcohol Smokers 89 Crime -and penishment Serious assault Theft Prisoners 90 Stats Space missions Astronauts Defence spending Armed forces 92 Environment atreas and diaseres Top deforesters Top reafforesters Fastest forest depletion Most forested countries Oil tanker spills Industrial disasters Carbon dioxide emissions Nitrogen oxide emissions Sulphur dioxide emissions Solid hazardous waste generated Industrial waste generated Solid municipal waste generated 94 Environments Glass recycling Paper recycling Freshwater resources Water use97 Part II Country Profiles 98 Algeria 100 Argentina 102 Australia 104 Austria 106 Bangladesh 108 Belgium 110 Brazil 112 Bulgaria 114 Cameroon 116 Canada 118 Chile 120 China 122 Colombia 124 Cote d'lvoire 126 Czech Republic 128 Denmark 130 Egypt 132 Finland 134 France 136 Germany 138 Greece 140 Hong Kong 142 Hungary 144 India 146 Indonesia 148 Iran 150 Iraq 152 Ireland 154 Israel 156 Italy 158 Japan 160 Kenya 162 Malaysia 164 Mexico 166 Morocco 168 Netherlands 170 New Zealand 172 Nigeria 174 Norway 176 Pakistan 178 Peru 180 Philippines 182 Poland 184 Portugal 186 Romania 188 Russia 190 Saudi Arabia 192 Singapore 194 Slovakia 196 Slovenia 198 South Africa 200 South Korea 202 Spain 204 Sweden 206 Switzerland 208 Taiwan 210 Thailand 212 Turkey 214 Ukraine 216 United Kingdom 218 United States 220 Venezuela 222 Vietnam 224 Zimbabwe 226 Glossary 228 List of countries 232 Sources  |
