If The World Were a Village of 100 People


	If The World Were a Village of 100 People

bhjoco

6-18-2007 8:38 AM

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6-19-2007 12:55 PM

Rygar

love stats and breakdowns, puts things in perspective

6-19-2007 11:31 PM

sumobelly

wooo hooo i'm in the village.

6-21-2007 3:04 PM

syncopath

10x
find this gaming with proportions very importent 4 adjusting our perspectives....

after all -
it`s not the facts BUT how they are presented that makes a story a story .... )

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61 villagers would be Asian (of that, 20 would be Chinese and 17 would be Indian), 14 would be African, 11 would be European, 9 would be Latin or South American, 5 would be North American, and none of the villagers would be from Australia, Oceania, or Antarctica.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://geography.about.com/od/obtainpopulationdata/a/worldvillage.htm">
At least 18 villagers would be unable to read or write but 33 would have cellular phones and 16 would be online on the Internet.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://geography.about.com/od/obtainpopulationdata/a/worldvillage.htm">
There would be 18 cars in the village.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://geography.about.com/od/obtainpopulationdata/a/worldvillage.htm">
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