Snapshots.

TOP 5
GUM CHEWERS
(NON-BUBBLE)

Consumption per capita
in pounds, 2006 est.

U.S.                    1.3
DENMARK                 1.3
UNITED KINGDOM          1.1
FINLAND                 0.9
GREECE                  0.9

TOP 5
BUBBLE GUM
CHEWERS

Consumption per capita
in pounds, 2006 est.

ARGENTINA               1.1
SOUTH AFRICA            0.7
CHILE                   0.4
BRAZIL                  0.4
U.S.                    0.4

SOURCE: EUROMONITOR
INTERNATIONAL

ON THE ROAD
Countries with the most cars per 1,000 people *

LUXEMBOURG              624
NEW ZEALAND             595
ICELAND                 566
CANADA                  554
GERMANY                 546
AUSTRIA                 505
SWITZERLAND             504
MALTA                   500
FRANCE                  487
U.S.                    478

* Average of most recent data available; calculated by Upfront.

Note: Table made from bar graph.

RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD, 2005

BUDDHISM                       5.9%
SIKHISM                        0.4%
JUDAISM                        0.2%
CHRISTIANITY                  33.1%
ISLAM                         20.3%
NONRELIGIOUS OR ATHEIST       14.2%
HINDUISM                      13.3%
CHINESE FOLK RELIGIONS         6.4%
OTHER                          6.1%

SOURCE: ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA 2006 BOOK OF THE YEAR

Note: Table made from pie chart.

COUNTRIES WITH THE MOST MCDONALD'S, 2005

U.S.                    13,727
JAPAN                    3,802
CANADA                   1,378
GERMANY                  1,264
UNITED KINGDOM           1,253
FRANCE                   1,060
AUSTRALIA                  739
CHINA                      735
BRAZIL                     542
SPAIN                      354

SOURCE: MCDONALD'S

Note: Table made from bar graph.

MOST POPULOUS COUNTRIES

2006

COUNTRY                     Population in millions

CHINA                                        1,311
INDIA                                        1,122
U.S.                                           299
INDONESIA                                      225
BRAZIL                                         187
PAKISTAN                                       166
BANGLADESH                                     147
RUSSIA                                         142
NIGERIA                                        135
JAPAN                                          128

2005 (PROJECTED)

COUNTRY                     Population in millions

INDIA                                        1,628
CHINA                                        1,437
U.S.                                           420
NIGERIA                                        299
PAKISTAN                                       295
INDONESIA                                      285
BRAZIL                                         260
BANGLADESH                                     231
DEM. REP. OF CONGO                             183
ETHIOPIA                                       145

SOURCE: POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU

LIFETIME BIRTHS PER WOMAN

Average number of births

HIGHEST

NIGER                         7.9
GUINEA-BISSAU                 7.1
MALI                          7.1
SOMALIA                       6.9
UGANDA                        6.9

LOWEST

UKRAINE                       1.2
BELARUS                       1.2
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA          1.2
TAIWAN                        1.1
SOUTH KOREA                   1.1

U.S.                          2.0

SOURCE: POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

Cellphone subscribers
per 100 people, 2005

HIGHEST

LUXEMBOURG                155
LITHUANIA                 127
ITALY                     124
HONG KONG *               123
CZECH REPUBLIC            115

LOWEST
PAPUA NEW GUINEA          0.4
ETHIOPIA                  0.5
NEPAL                     0.9
ERITREA                   0.9
CUBA                      1.2

U.S.                       68