Pocket World in Figures
Pocket World in Figures
- 2017 edition
- 429 pages ; 21 cm.
Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Notes; Part I: World rankings; Geography and demographics; Countries: natural facts; Countries: the largest; Largest exclusive economic zones; Mountains: the highest; Rivers: the longest; Deserts: the largest non-polar; Lakes: the largest; Population: size and growth; Largest populations, 2014; Largest populations, 2025; Fastest-growing populations; Slowest-growing populations; Population: matters of breeding and sex; Highest and lowest crude birth rates; Teenage births; Highest and lowest fertility rates; Highest and lowest sex ratios; Population: age. Highest and lowest median ageOldest and youngest populations; City living; Biggest cities; Fastest- and slowest-growing cities; Highest and lowest urban growth; Biggest urban populations; Biggest rural populations; City liveability index; Tallest buildings; Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers; Biggest migrant populations; Refugees as % of migrant population; Refugees by country of origin; Countries with largest refugee populations; Origin of asylum applications to industrialised countries; Asylum applications in industrialised countries; Economics; The world economy; Biggest economies. Biggest economies by purchasing powerRegional GDP; Regional purchasing power; Regional population; Regional international trade; Living standards; Highest and lowest GDP per person; Highest and lowest purchasing power; The quality of life; Highest and lowest human development index; Inequality-adjusted human development index; Highest and lowest Gini coefficient; Economic growth; Highest economic growth; Lowest economic growth; Highest services growth; Lowest services growth; Trading places; Biggest exporters; Most and least trade-dependent; Biggest traders of goods. Biggest earners from services and incomeBalance of payments: current account; Largest surpluses; Largest deficits; Largest surpluses as % of GDP; Largest deficits as % of GDP; Official reserves; Official gold reserves; Workers' remittances; Exchange rates; The Economist's Big Mac index; Inflation; Highest and lowest consumer-price inflation; Commodity prices: change; House prices: change; Debt; Highest foreign debt; Highest foreign debt burden; Highest debt and debt service ratios; Household debt; Aid; Largest recipients; Largest donors; Biggest changes to aid; Industry and services. Largest industrial outputHighest and lowest growth in industrial output; Largest manufacturing output; Largest services output; Agriculture and fisheries; Largest agricultural output; Most and least economically dependent; Biggest producers: cereals, meat, fruit, vegetables, roots and tubers; Fisheries and aquaculture production; Commodities; Leading producers and consumers of: wheat, rice, sugar, coarse grains, tea, coffee, cocoa, orange juice, copper, lead, zinc, tin, nickel, aluminium, precious metals, rubber, cotton, major oil seeds and vegetable oils, oil, natural gas, coal
9781781256077
Economic history
Economic indicators
Social indicators
Statistics
Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Notes; Part I: World rankings; Geography and demographics; Countries: natural facts; Countries: the largest; Largest exclusive economic zones; Mountains: the highest; Rivers: the longest; Deserts: the largest non-polar; Lakes: the largest; Population: size and growth; Largest populations, 2014; Largest populations, 2025; Fastest-growing populations; Slowest-growing populations; Population: matters of breeding and sex; Highest and lowest crude birth rates; Teenage births; Highest and lowest fertility rates; Highest and lowest sex ratios; Population: age. Highest and lowest median ageOldest and youngest populations; City living; Biggest cities; Fastest- and slowest-growing cities; Highest and lowest urban growth; Biggest urban populations; Biggest rural populations; City liveability index; Tallest buildings; Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers; Biggest migrant populations; Refugees as % of migrant population; Refugees by country of origin; Countries with largest refugee populations; Origin of asylum applications to industrialised countries; Asylum applications in industrialised countries; Economics; The world economy; Biggest economies. Biggest economies by purchasing powerRegional GDP; Regional purchasing power; Regional population; Regional international trade; Living standards; Highest and lowest GDP per person; Highest and lowest purchasing power; The quality of life; Highest and lowest human development index; Inequality-adjusted human development index; Highest and lowest Gini coefficient; Economic growth; Highest economic growth; Lowest economic growth; Highest services growth; Lowest services growth; Trading places; Biggest exporters; Most and least trade-dependent; Biggest traders of goods. Biggest earners from services and incomeBalance of payments: current account; Largest surpluses; Largest deficits; Largest surpluses as % of GDP; Largest deficits as % of GDP; Official reserves; Official gold reserves; Workers' remittances; Exchange rates; The Economist's Big Mac index; Inflation; Highest and lowest consumer-price inflation; Commodity prices: change; House prices: change; Debt; Highest foreign debt; Highest foreign debt burden; Highest debt and debt service ratios; Household debt; Aid; Largest recipients; Largest donors; Biggest changes to aid; Industry and services. Largest industrial outputHighest and lowest growth in industrial output; Largest manufacturing output; Largest services output; Agriculture and fisheries; Largest agricultural output; Most and least economically dependent; Biggest producers: cereals, meat, fruit, vegetables, roots and tubers; Fisheries and aquaculture production; Commodities; Leading producers and consumers of: wheat, rice, sugar, coarse grains, tea, coffee, cocoa, orange juice, copper, lead, zinc, tin, nickel, aluminium, precious metals, rubber, cotton, major oil seeds and vegetable oils, oil, natural gas, coal
9781781256077
Economic history
Economic indicators
Social indicators
Statistics
