Monday, September 10, 2012

CIA Fact Book




What is the population of the United States? 313,847,465

What are the five largest countries in the world, by population? China, Indian, United States, Indonesia, and Brazil

What is the population of Pakistan? 190,291,129

What kind of government does the United States have? Constitution based, democratic strong, and federal republic

What is the unemployment rate in Zimbabwe? 95% as of 2009

What is the largest country in the world by area? Russia

What country has the third greatest number of airports? Mexico

What country has the greatest number of exports? China
What country exports more oil than any other? Saudi Arabia
What country imports more oil than any other? United States
What country consumes more oil than any other? United States
Can women serve in combat roles in China’s military? yes
What is GDP? The gross domestic product
What country has the highest GDP per capita in the world, and how much is it?Liechtenstein and $141,100
Is the US in the top ten for GDP per capita? No, they are 11th
Most of the countries with the highest birth rates can be found in what continent? Africa
11 of the top 12 countries with the highest number of deaths from HIV/AIDS can be found in which continent? Africa
What other country is in the top ten? India
Where does the US rank in HIV/AIDS deaths? 18
Is the US #1 in number of cellular phones? No they are 3rd
What percentage of the US is Roman Catholic? 23.9%
What percentage of Mexico is Roman Catholic? 76.5%
What is Net Migration Rate? Difference between number of people leaving and entering the country yearly
Does the US have the highest Net Migration Rate in the world?no it is ranked 26
What is the current population of the entire planet? 7,021,836,029 people
The two most interesting facts I thought were that the U.S. was ranked 26th in net immigration rate. I thought they would be considerably higher. Also the number of Roman Catholics was higher in Mexico than in the U.S.

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