Contents.............................983 Primary Sources Library....................988 Honoring America: Flag Etiquette, The Star-Spangled Banner, The Pledge of Allegiance...................2 Glossary.................................3 Spanish Glossary.........................03 Index...................................024 Acknowledgements and Photo Credits.......0
A n almanac is a book or table that contains a variety of statistical, tabular, or general information. The most common almanacs in history have been those that kept astronomical data or that gave weather predictions and related advice to farmers. In agricultural societies it was important to keep accounts of natural phenomena so that farmers would have an idea of when to plant and harvest their crops. Ancient Egyptians carved their almanacs on sticks of wood and called them fingers of the sun. The first printed almanac was prepared in Europe in 47. The Old Farmer s Almanac has been published continuously since 792. Because almanacs are compact and concise, they are a popular way of presenting a wide variety of information. 983
Population (in billions) 4 3 2 200 million World Population, A.D. 200 0 00 million 804 billion 200.8 billion 999 billion 974 4 billion 927 2 billion 0 A.D. 00 Source: United Nations Population Division, 200. 0 00 2000 Year Population by Continent, 200 Asia Africa Europe North America South America Australia/Oceania 3,77,000,000 83,000,000 73,000,000 477,000,000 339,000,000 3,000,000 Sources: World Atlas and World Gazeteer. Note: Populations are estimates. Life Expectancy Andorra Israel New Zealand Chile Egypt Mozambique Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 200. Years 83.47 80.80 78.90 78.7 77.99 77.82 77.2 7.94 7.2 7. 3.9 3.24 2.8 48.09 3.4 Infant Mortality Egypt Chile Canada South Korea Source: United Nations, UNICEF, 200. Infant Deaths per,000 Live Births 70 4 4 33 8 7 4 Most Populous Countries Population,273,,290,029,99,4 278,08,88 Indonesia 228,437,870 74,48,7 4,470,97 Pakistan 44,,39 Bangladesh 3,29,80 2,77,2 Nigeria 2,3,2 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 200. 984
World s Richest Countries Luxembourg Switzerland Liechtenstein Norway Gross National Product, per Capita (in U.S. dollars) 4,30 44,3 4,00 40,000, World s Poorest Countries Mozambique Congo, DNC Eritrea Ethiopia Somalia Gross National Product, per Capita (in U.S. dollars) 80 Source: World Development Indicators 2000, World Bank. Source: World Development Indicators 2000, World Bank. Highest Inflation Rates Congo, DNC Angola Belarus Iraq Somalia Ecuador Suriname Zimbabwe Cyprus (Turkish) Romania Note: Estimates are for 999 and 2000. Rate of Inflation (percent) 40 32 200 9 78 0 8 4 Lowest Inflation Rates Rate of Inflation (percent) Argentina 0.9 Oman 0.8 0.7 Vietnam 0. Fiji 0.0 Lebanon 0.0 Israel 0. Cuba 0.3 0.4 Saudi Arabia 0. Note: Estimates are for 999 and 2000. World s Ten Largest Companies, 2000 Rank. 2. 3. 4... 7. 8. 9. 0. Company ExxonMobil () Wal-Mart Stores () General Motors () Ford Motor () DaimlerChrysler () Royal Dutch/Shell Group (Netherlands) BP () General Electric () Mitsubishi () Toyota Motor () Revenue (in millions of U.S. dollars) 20,392.0 93,29.0 84,32.0 80,98.0 0,09.7 49,4.0 48,02.0 29,83.0 2,79.4 2,4.2 Source: Fortune 00, 200. 98
Most Livable Countries Rank Rank Rank. Norway 0. Finland 9. New Zealand 2. Australia. Switzerland 20. Italy 3. Canada 2. Luxembourg 2. Spain 4. Sweden 3. 22. Israel. Belgium 4. 23. Greece.. Denmark 24. Cyprus 7. Iceland. Austria 2. Singapore 8. Netherlands 7. 9. 8. Ireland Source: United Nations Human Development Index, 200. Note: The criteria include life expectancy, adult literacy, school enrollment, educational attainment, and per capita gross domestic product (GDP). Highest Adult Literacy Rates Rate of Literacy (percent) Andorra Australia Denmark Estonia Finland Latvia Liechtenstein Luxembourg Norway Czech Republic 99.9 Lowest Adult Literacy Rates Rate of Literacy (percent) Niger 4 Burkina Faso 9 Somalia 24 Eritrea 2 Nepal 28 Mali 3 Sierra Leone 3 Afghanistan 32 Senegal 33 Cambodia 3 Note: Literacy is defined by each country. Note: Literacy is defined by each country. World Adult Illiteracy by Gender Years, by, in Which Women Gained the Right to Vote Population (in millions) 800 00 400 200 0 Men Source: United Nations, 200. Women Year 893 902 93 98 98 99 920 930 9 944 New Zealand Australia Norway Canada Year 94 94 947 947 90 92 9 93 97 980 Italy Argentina Mexico Greece Egypt Kenya Switzerland Iraq 98
Italy Saudi Arabia Highest Military Expenditures Billions of U.S. Dollars per Year 27.7 43.0 39.8 3.9 32.8 20.7 8.3 3.4 3.0 2. Percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 3.2.0 2. 2.7..7 3.0.9 2..2 Nuclear Weapons Capability Date of First Test 94 (Soviet Union) 949 92 90 94 998 Pakistan 998 Sources: U.S. Department of State and Time magazine. Communication around the World Daily newspaper circulation per,000 persons Radios per,000 persons Televisions per,000 persons Telephone main lines per,000 persons Cellular phone subscribers per,000 persons Estimated personal computers per,000 persons Canada 8,07 70 77 28 39 n/a 33 32 2 Cuba 8 32 239 44 28 94 9 80 494 30 3 948 7 0 8 Italy 04 880 28 474 737 2 78 9 8 3 2 32 Mexico 97 329 272 2 42 0 47 40 28 22 4 3 4 2 33,443 2 7 70 22 2, 80 700 3 9 Sources: United Nations and International Telecommunications Union, 200. 987