Friday, February 4, 2011

Ranking Factoids

A list
This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region.
that has provided literally minutes of amusement & not-uninteresting information to the Just Another Blog &c.,™ staff. Via, as ignorant as we were concerning Ethiopia, mon.

Also did not know the CIA's count was up to 238 countries, autonomous political units, or whatever the hell they are. The U.N. only has 192 member tribes.

And, confounded that the Census Bureau claimed 308,000,000 sheep, while the CIA (using "an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census") figured 310,000,000 as of July 2010.
Either way, we're No. 3!!

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