CIA World Factbook Questions

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  1. The population of China is 1,384,688,986. The population of India is 1,296,834,042.
  2. The Total Fertility Rate in Japan is 1.42 children born/woman.
  3. The death rate in El Salvador is 5.8 deaths/1,000 population.
  4. 23-28% of the French population identify "none" as their religion. This statistic is not verifiable because France holds a tradition to not officially collect data on people's religion. An 1842 law prohibited state authorities from collecting data on an individual's ethnicity or religion.
  5. 82.7% of Mexico's population identifies themselves as Roman Catholic.
  6. The GDP- per capita (PPP) of the United States was $59,800 in 2017.
  7. The GDP- per capita (PPP) of Nigeria was $5,900 in 2017.
  8. The GDP- per capita (PPP) of Luxembourg was $105,100 in 2017.
  9. In 2016, 76.2% of the United States population were internet users.
  10. In 2013, there were 1,218 airports in Russia and 3,513 in the United States.
  11. 1.201 billion people in the world did not have electricity in 2013.
  12. The infant mortality rate in Canada is 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births. In Cuba, the infant mortality rate is 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births. In the United States, the infant mortality rate is 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births.
  13. The total literacy rate in Afghanistan is 38.2%
  14. Monaco, Japan, and Singapore have the highest life expectancies in the world.
  15. Afghanistan, Zambia, and Lesotho have the lowest life expectancies in the world.
  16. Monaco has the sixteenth highest Net Migration Rate.
  17. In 2017, Vietnam's unemployment rate was 2.2% In 2017, South Korea's unemployment rate was 3.7%. In 2017, the United States' unemployment rate was 4.4%. In 2017, India's unemployment rate was 8.5%. Finally, in 2013, Kenya's unemployment rate was 40%.
  18. 1.24% of GDP was spent on military defense in Germany (2018). 1.87% of GDP was spent on military defense in China (2018). 3.16% of GDP was spent on military defense in the United States (2018).
  19. The United States, Russia, and Saudi Arabia produce the most crude oil. The United States produces 10,962,000 BBL per day (2018), Russia produces 10,759,000 BBL per day (2018), and Saudi Arabia produces 10,425,000 BBL per day (2018).
  20. The United States, China, and India import the most crude oil. The United States imports 7,969,000 BBL per day (2017), China imports 6,710,000 BBL per day (2015), and India imports 4,057,000 BBL per day (2015).
  21. 6% of the world's population speak Spanish, 12.3% speak Chinese, and 5.1% speak English. 


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