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B - Malaysia |
Malaysia 33.7, Brazil 29.3, China 24.8, United States 21.8, Japan 14.6 (The Economist World in Figures 2004 Edition.) |
| 2.
D - 2,126 |
The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics, United Nations; (August 4, 2000) |
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B - 2.8
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(UNDP Human Development Report, 1998; UNDP, New York: Oxford University Press.) |
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C,D - Chinese, Hindi |
The top 10 languages with the number of speakers (in millions): Chinese (Mandarin) 874, Hindi 366, English 341, Spanish 322, Bengali 207, Arabic 201, Portuguese 176, Russian 167, Japanese 125, German 100; The Washington Post, June 16, 2002. |
| 5.
B - Malaysia |
Malaysia 17th, Taiwan 20th, United Kingdom 21st, South Korea 29th, Israel 34th. (The Economist World in Figures 2004 Edition.) |
| 6.
E - United States |
(Assorted editions: World Press Review, 1998.) |
| 7.
A - China |
(11.7m lbs per day compared to Germany 2.3m; India 3.2m, Mexico .4m; South Africa .6m; U.S. 5.5m) (Newsweek, June 29, 1998.) |
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E -
United States |
(exports 20.5%, imports 16.2%) (The Economist World in Figures 2004 Edition.) |
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