Thursday, August 05, 2004

If the world was 1000 people:

Gender: 520 women, 480 men
Location: 584 Asians, 124 Africans, 84 Latin Americans, 95 Europeans, 55 Russians, 52 North Americans, 4 Australians, 2 New Zealanders
Language: 165 speak Mandarin Chinese, 86 English, 83 Hindi, 64 Spanish, 58 Russian, 37 Arabic
Religion: 329 Christians, 178 Moslems, 167 non-religious, 132 Hindus, 62 Buddhists, 45 atheists, 3 Jews, 86 other
Age: 330 are children, 60 are over 65
Births: 28 new babies are born each year
Mortality: 10 people die each year (3 from lack of food, 1 from cancer, 2 are babies)
Money: 200 persons control 75% of the wealth, 200 others receive only 2% of the wealth
Education: 335 adults are illiterate, 9 have graduated from college, 200 can not read at all
Miscellaneous: 5 are soldiers, 7 are teachers, 1 is a doctor, 3 are war refugees, half of the women have access to contraceptives, 70 own cars, 100 are gay

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