snapshots of the world.Which country has the most Internet access See how to access the Internet. ? What is the most widely practiced religion on the planet? Which is the richest nation? Look at the charts and graphs This partial list of graphs contains definitions of graphs and graph families which are known by particular names, but do not have a Wikipedia article of their own. For collected definitions of graph theory terms that do not refer to individual graph types, such as on these pages for the answers--and a whole lot more. [GRAPHS OMITTED] The Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Index COUNTRIES THAT HAVE THE MOST AND FEWEST INTERNET HOSTS(*) PER PERSON
INTERNET INTERNET
HOSTS HOSTS
PER 1,000 PER 1,000
THE 14 HIGHEST PEOPLE THE 14 LOWEST PEOPLE
United States 112.77 Bangladesh 0
Iceland 89.83 Burundi 0
Finland 89.17 Central African
Republic 0
Norway 71.75 Chad 0
Denmark 56.29 Equatorial Guinea 0
Sweden 42.86 Eritrea 0
Australia 40.09 Gabon 0
Netherlands 39.75 Guinea 0
Canada 36.94 Haiti 0
New Zealand 35.20 Iraq 0
Switzerland 34.51 Laos 0
United Kingdom 24.59 Rwanda 0
Austria 21.20 St. Vincent and 0
the Grenadines
Singapore 21.20 Sudan 0
(*) An Internet host is a computer system directly connected to the Internet, such as a server or a portal. The Continents: Highest and Lowest Elevations
CONTINENT HIGHEST POINT LOCATION ELEVATION (FT)
Asia Mt. Everest Nepal/China 29,028
S. America Mt. Aconcagua Argentina 22,834
N. America Mt. McKinley U.S./Alaska 20,320
Africa Mt. Kilimanjaro Tanzania 19,340
Europe Mt. Elbrus Russia 18,510
Antarctica Vinson Massif Ellsworth Mts. 16,066
Australia Mt. Kosciusko New South Wales 7,310
CONTINENT LOWEST POINT LOCATION ELEVATION (FT)
Asia Dead Sea Israel/Jordan -1,312
Africa Lake Assal Djibouti -512
N. America Death Valley U.S./California -282
S. America Valdes Peninsula Argentina -131
Europe Caspian Sea Russia -92
Australia Lake Eyre South Australia -52
Antarctica Unknown
The Largest Cities
POPULATION
URBAN AREA (In millions of people)
1. Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan 26.4
2. Mexico City, Mexico 18.1
3. Mumbai (Bombay), India 18.1
4. Sao Paulo, Brazil 17.8
5. New York City, United States 16.6
6. Lagos, Nigeria 13.4
7. Los Angeles, United States 13.1
8. Calcutta, India 12.9
9. Shanghai, China 12.9
10. Buenos Aires, Argentina 12.6
Wealthiest and Poorest Nations HIGHEST AND LOWEST GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS PER CAPITA [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals.
IN U.S. IN U.S.
HIGHEST DOLLARS LOWEST DOLLARS
Luxembourg $32,700 Sierra Leone $530
United States $31,500 Ethiopia $560
Switzerland $26,400 Somalia $600
Singapore $26,300 Eritrea $660
Monaco $25,000 Rwanda $690
Norway $24,700 Cambodia $700
Belgium $23,400 Comoros $700
Denmark $23,300 Congo (formerly Zaire) $710
Japan $23,100 Madagascar $730
Liechtenstein $23,000 Tanzania $730
Most-Populous Nations
NATION POPULATION
(In millions of people)
1. China 1,264.5
2. India 1,002.1
3. United States 275.6
4. Indonesia 212.2
5. Brazil 170.1
6. Pakistan 150.6
7. Russia 145.2
8. Bangladesh 128.1
9. Japan 126.9
10. Nigeria 123.3
SOURCES: INTERNET, UNDP UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNDP Unión Nacional para la Democracia y el Progreso (National Union for Democracy and Progress) HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2000, DATA AS OF 1998; ELEVATIONS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY National Geographic Society U.S. scientific society founded in 1888 in Washington, D.C., by a small group of eminent explorers and scientists “for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge. ; CITIES; UNITED POPULATION DIVISION 1999; WEALTHIEST/POOREST, THE WORLD FACTBOOK 2000 (CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). ); RELIGIONS, UNIVERSAL ALMANAC almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. 1997; POPULATION GROWTH, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION; MOST POPULOUS pop·u·lous adj. Containing many people or inhabitants; having a large population. [Middle English, from Latin popul NATIONS, 2000 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET, POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU The Population Reference Bureau is a non-governmental organization in the United States, founded in 1929 by Guy Irving Burch, with support of Raymond Pearl. It provides information about demography. . |
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