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The Globalist's Fast Facts |
| 1. | The average computer user strikes the keyboard 669 times an hour. Microsoft
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| 2. | China has 21% of the world's population — but only 1.8% of the world's oil supply. Eurasia Group
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| 3. | Less than 10% of all Indians in the workforce are formally employed — with only a third of these employed in the private sector. Financial Times
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| 4. | By 2015, West Africa will become the world's largest oil source outside of OPEC. PFC Energy
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| 5. | As of 2004, the automotive industry still accounted for 4% of the U.S. GDP. Financial Times
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| 6. | When the Portuguese arrived in Brazil five centuries ago, the indigenous peoples they conquered spoke more than 700 languages. New York Times
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| 7. | Since 1900, average rainfall in Northern Europe has increased 40%. European Environment Agency
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| 8. | The urban
population in Pakistan and the Philippines alone will rise by 80 million
by 2020 — a number nearly equal to Germany's total population. Bank of America
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| 9. | While total foreign aid totaled $69 billion in 2004, remittances — money sent back home by emigrant workers — ranged from $80 to $150 billion. OECD
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| 10. | About $1 trillion a year is paid in bribes around the world. World Bank
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