Pocket World in Figures [antikvár]

10 Kotes This 2010 edition of The Economist Pocket World in Figures includes new rankings on such things as demographics, company market capitalisations, stockmarket falls, universities, broadband, leisure time and activities, police forces, household sizes, champagne drinking and various environmental measures. The world rankings consider 189 countries; all those with a population ofat least Im or a GDP of at least $lbn; they are listed on pages 250-54. The country profiles cover 67 major countries. Also included are profiles of the euro area and the world. The extent and quality of the statistics available varies from country to country. Every care has been taken to specify the broad definitions on which the data are based and to indicate cases where data quality or technical difficulties are such that interpretation of the figures is likely to be seriously affected. Nevertheless, figures from individual countries may differ from standard international statistical definitions. The term "country" can also refer to territories or economic entities. Sonie country definitions Macedonia is officially known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Data for Cyprus normally refer to Greek Cyprus only. Data for China do not include Hong Kong or Macau. For countries such as Morocco they exclude disputed areas. Congo-Kinshasa refers to the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire. Congo-Brazzaville refers to the other Congo. Data for the EU refer to the 27 members as at January 1 2007, unless othervnse noted. Euro area data normally refer to the 13 members that had adopted the euro as at December 31 2007: Austria, Belgium, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain. For more information about the EU and the euro area see page 248. Statistical basis The all-important factor In a book of this kind is to be able to make reliable comparisons between countries. Although this is never quite possible for the reasons stated above, the best route, which this book takes, is to compare data for the same year or period and to use actual, not estimated, figures wherever possible. Where a country's data is excessively out of date, it is excluded. The research for this edition of The Economist Pocket World in Figures was carried out in 2009