December 31st, 1964:
the Dow Jones hits 874.12 		International Statistics
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the Dow Jones hits 875.00
2002 - How much stock markets lost from their peak: -75% (Japan), -54% (Germany), -48% (Britain), -29% (USA).
Gross National Product
World Armies
Oil reserves and consumption
Nuclear electricity generation
Cost of living (Economist 2002)
Cost of living (Mercer 2003)
World's top banks
Real estate costs
Causes of death
Films and albums
World's top car manufacturers
Working hours
Murders per capita
Largest cities in the world
Largest cities in the USA
Population increase in the USA
Immigration in the USA
Statistics about the USA economy
USA depressions

1819 (James Monroe)
1837 (Martin Van Buren)
1873 (Ulysses Grant)
1893 (Grover Cleveland)
1929 (Herbert Hoover)
1973 (Richard Nixon)
2001 (George W Bush)
Fortune 100

Exxon Mobil $B 232.75
Wal Mart Stores 191.33
General Motors 178.76
Ford Motors 170.06
Daimler/Chrysler 152.45
Royal Dutch/Shell Group 149.15
BP 148.06
General Electric 129.85
Toyota Motor 112.94
Mitsubishi Corp 110.33
Real employment

Iceland: 84.2
Switzerland: 79.7
Norway: 78.0
Denmark: 76.5
United States: 73.9
Sweden: 72.9
Britain: 71.7
Netherlands: 70.9
Canada: 70.1
New Zealand: 70.0
Japan: 68.9
Australia: 68.2
Austria: 68.2
Portugal: 67.3
Finland: 66.0
Czech: 65.9
Germany: 64.9
Ireland: 62.5
Luxembourg: 61.6
Mexico: 61.2
France: 59.8
Korea: 59.7
Poland: 58.9
Belgium: 58.9
Hungary: 55.7
Greece: 55.6
Spain: 53.8
Italy: 52.5
Turkey: 51.9

(Source: OECD)

Long-term unemployment
  1. Italy (63%)
  2. Greece (52%)
  3. Belgium (52%)
  4. Germany (52%)
  5. Spain (43%)
  6. Portugal (38%)
  7. France (37%)
  8. Switzerland (30%)
  9. Britain (28%)
  10. Japan (27%)
  11. Finland (27%)
  12. Austria (23%)
  13. Sweden (22%)
  14. Denmark (21%)
  15. Australia (21%)
  16. Canada (10%)
  17. USA (6%)
  18. Norway (5%)

(Source: OECD)

Largest countries
  1. Russia (17,075 sq Kms)
  2. Canada (9,971)
  3. China (9,561, incl Tibet)
  4. United States (9,364)
  5. Brazil (8,547)
  6. Australia (7,741)
  7. India (3,288)
  8. Argentina (2,780)
  9. Kazakhstan (2,717)
  10. Sudan (2,506)
  11. Saudi Arabia (2,150)
  12. Mexico (1,958)
Most populated countries
  1. China (1.2 billion)
  2. India (1 billion)
  3. United States (270 million)
  4. Indonesia (200 million)
  5. Brazil (160)
  6. Russia (150)
  7. Pakistan (140)
  8. Japan (125)
  9. Bangladesh (120)
  10. Nigeria (115)
  11. Mexico (100)
  12. Germany (82)
Best countries to live in
  1. Norway
  2. Australia
  3. Canada
  4. Sweden
  5. Belgium
  6. United States
  7. Iceland
  8. Netherlands
  9. Japan
  10. Finland
  11. Switzerland
  12. Luxembourg
  13. France
  14. Britain
  15. Denmark
  16. Austria
  17. Germany
  18. Ireland
  19. New Zealand
  20. Italy
Megacities (millions)
  1. Tokyo (26)
  2. Mexico City (18)
  3. Mumbai (18)
  4. Sao Paulo (17)
  5. Shanghai (17)
  6. New York (16)
  7. Lagos (13)
  8. Los Angeles (13)
  9. Kolkata (13)
  10. Buenos Aires (12.5)
  11. Dhaka (12)
  12. Karachi (12)
  13. Delhi (12)
  14. Jakarta (11)
  15. Osaka (11)
  16. Manila (11)
  17. Beijing (11)
  18. Rio de Janeiro (11)
  19. Cairo (11)
Source: (2002 UNHD Report)
Population (millions)
World 6,134
Africa 812.6
Congo 52.5
Egypt 69.1
South Africa 43.8
Nigeria 116.9
Asia 3,720.7
China 1,285.0
Japan 127.3
Indonesia 214.8
Philippines 77.1
Thailand 63.6
Viet Nam 79.2
Bangladesh 140.4
India 1,025.1
Iran 71.4
Pakistan 145.0
Europe 726.3
Eastern Europe 302.6
Russia 144.7
Turkey 67.6
United Kingdom 59.5
Italy 57.5
France 59.5
Germany 82.0
Latin America 488.2
Argentina 37.5
Brazil 172.6
Mexico 100.4
North America 317.1
United States of America 285.9
Oceania 30.9
Australia 19.3
Source: United Nations
Life expectancy
  1. Japan: 74.5 years
  2. Australia: 73.2
  3. France: 73.1
  4. Sweden: 73.0
  5. Italy: 72.7
  6. Spain: 72.8
  7. Greece: 72.5
  8. Switzerland: 72.5
  9. Canada: 72.0
  10. Netherlands: 72.0
  11. Britain: 71.7
  12. Norway: 71.7
  13. Belgium: 71.6
  14. Austria: 71.6
  15. Iceland: 70.8
  16. Finland: 70.5
  17. Germany: 70.4
  18. USA: 70.0
Population comparison: USA vs China
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