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Most Expensive Countries to Live in Rank Country
1 Japan
2 South Korea
3 Russia
4 Taiwan
5 Norway
6 Hong Kong
7 Switzerland
8 Denmark
9 Argentina
10 China
11 Finland
12 Cote d'Ivoire
13 United States 14 Sweden
15 Venezuela
16 United Kingdom
17 Singapore
18 Oman
19 Jordan
20 Kuwait

Richest Countries in the World Rank Country GDP - per capita
1 Luxembourg$ 55,100
2 Norway$ 37,800
3 United States$ 37,800
4 San Marino$ 34,600
5 Switzerland$ 32,700
6 Denmark$ 31,100
7 Iceland$ 30,900
8 Austria$ 30,000
9 Canada$ 29,800
10 Ireland$ 29,600
11 Belgium$ 29,100
12 Australia$ 29,000
13 Netherlands$ 28,600
14 Japan$ 28,200
15 United Kingdom$ 27,700
16 France$ 27,600
17 Germany$ 27,600
18 Finland$ 27,400
19 Monaco$ 27,000 20 Sweden$ 26,800
(Source: CIA World Factbook)

Poorest Countries in the World Rank Country GDP - per capita
1 East Timor$ 500
2 Somalia$ 500
3 Sierra Leone$ 500
4 Malawi$ 600
5 Tanzania$ 600 6 Burundi$ 600
7 Congo, Republic of the$ 700
8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the$ 700
9 Comoros$ 700
10 Eritrea$ 700
11 Ethiopia$ 700
12 Afghanistan$ 700
13 Niger$ 800
14 Yemen$ 800
15 Madagascar$ 800
16 Guinea-Bissau$ 800
17 Zambia$ 800
18 Kiribati$ 800
19 Nigeria$ 900
20 Mali$ 900
(Source: CIA World Factbook )

Richest Countries in Asia Rank Country GDP - per capita
1 Japan$ 28,200
2 Singapore$ 23,700
3 Brunei$ 18,600
4 Korea, South$ 17,800
5 Palau$ 9,000
6 Malaysia$ 9,000
7 Thailand$ 7,400
8 Turkey$ 6,700
9 Kazakhstan$ 6,300
10 Turkmenistan$ 5,800
11 China$ 5,000
12 Philippines$ 4,600
13 Maldives$ 3,900
14 Sri Lanka$ 3,700
15 Armenia$ 3,500
16 Azerbaijan$ 3,400
17 Indonesia$ 3,200 18 India$ 2,900
19 Vietnam$ 2,500
20 Papua New Guinea$ 2,200
(Source: CIA World Factbook)

Top cell phone manufacturers Rank Country Manufacturer / Global market share
1 FinlandNokia / 30.4%
2 United StatesMotorola /15.3%
3 Korea, SouthSamsung / 12.7%
4 GermanySiemens / 7.2%
5 Korea, SouthLG / 6.5%
6 Sweden(Swedish/Japanese) Sony Ericsson / 6.2%
(Source: BBC )

Most Corrupt World Leaders Rank Country Leader and alleged embezzlement
1 IndonesiaSuharto, $15-35bn
2 PhilippinesFerdinand Marcos, $5-10bn
3 Congo, Democratic Republic of theMobutu Sese Seko, $5bn
4 NigeriaSani Abacha, $2-5bn 5 Serbia and Montenegro(Yugoslavia) Slobodan Milosevic, $1bn 6 HaitiJ-C Duvalier, $300-800m 7 PeruAlberto Fujimori, $600m
8 UkrainePavlo Lazarenko, $114-200m
9 NicaraguaArnoldo Aleman, $100m
10 PhilippinesJoseph Estrada, $78-80m
(Source: BBC)

Countries with the Biggest TV Watchers Rank Country Weekly Hours Spent Watching
1 Thailand 22.4
2 Philippines 21
3 Egypt 20.9
4 Turkey20.2
5 Indonesia19.7
6 United States19
7 China(Taiwan) 18.9
8 Brazil18.4
9 United Kingdom18
10 Japan17.9

Richest People in the World Rank Country Individual
1 United StatesGates, William H III
2 United StatesBuffett, Warren E
3 IndiaLakshmi Mittal
4 MexicoCarlos Slim Helu
5 Saudi ArabiaPrince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
6 SwedenIngvar Kamprad
7 United StatesPaul Allen
8 GermanyKarl Albrecht
9 United StatesLawrence Ellison
10 United StatesS Robson Walton
Source: Forbes

COUNTRIES THAT HAVE WON THE MOST MISS WORLD TITLES
Venezuela 5
India 5
United Kingdom 4
Sweden 3
Jamaica 3
Netherlands 3
United States 2
South Africa2 Iceland 2
Finland 2
Argentina 2

COUNTRIES THAT HAVE WON THE MOST MISS UNIVERSE TITLES
Country Number of Miss Universe Titles
United States7
Venezuela4
Puerto Rico4
Sweden3
Trinidad and Tobago2
Thailand2
Philippines2 I
ndia2
Finland2
Brazil2

Smallest Countries in the World Rank Country Total Area (sq km)
1 Vatican0.44
2 Monaco1.95
3 Nauru21
4 Tuvalu26
5 San Marino61.2
6 Liechtenstein160
7 Saint Kitts and Nevis261
8 Maldives300
9 Malta316
10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines389
11 Barbados430
12 Antigua and Barbuda442
13 Seychelles455
14 Andorra468
15 Bahrain620
15 Saint Lucia620
17 Singapore647.5
18 Micronesia702
19 Kiribati717
20 Tonga748
Source: CIA

World Factbook Least Densely Populated Countries in the World Rank Country Population per square mile
1 Mongolia4.5
2 Namibia5.7
3 Australia6.6
4 Botswana7.0
4 Suriname7.0
6 Mauritania7.1
7 Iceland7.2
8 Libya7.9
9 Canada9.0
10 Guyana9.2

Most Commonly Spoken Languages Rank Language Number of Speakers
1 Chinese (Mandarin) 1,000,000,000 +
2 English 508,000,000
3 Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu) 497,000,000
4 Spanish 392,000,000
5 Russian 277,000,000
6 Arabic 246,000,000
7 Bengali 211,000,000
8 Portuguese 191,000,000
9 Malay-Indonesian 159,000,000
10 French 129,000,000
Source: University of Washington

Countries Receiving the most Money from Remittances by Migrants Rank Country Total Remittances (US dollars)
1 India$10bn
2 Mexico$9.9bn
3 Philippines$6.4bn
4 Morocco$3.3bn
5 Egypt$2.9bn
6 Turkey$2.8bn
7 Lebanon$2.3bn
8 Bangladesh$2.1bn
9 Jordan$2bn
10 Dominican Republic$2bn
Source: World Bank

Countries to have Won the Most Olympic Medals Rank Country Number of Medals
1 United States2,112
2 USSR 1,234
3 United Kingdom665
4 France601
5 Germany573
6 Italy478
7 Sweden471
8 Hungary442
9 East Germany 410 10 Australia352
Source: International Olympic Committee