Interesting finding from 2009 Fig & Facts book

sbst275 SG

From The Economist Pocket World in Figures 2009 Ed

PRC: The country where it has most number of woman using contraceptive (86%)

Myanmar: Fastest growing city at Naypyitaw. Malaysia's Klang valley ranked 7th, JB ranked 16th

GDP Fig: Back in 2006, HK was $190bn, M'sia was $151bn, S'pore was $132bn

Most deaths in road accident: (Per 100,000)

1) South Africa (31)

2) Botswana (30)

3) Malaysia (26)

4) Russia & Swaziland (24)

6) Gabon, Lithuania, Oman, Thailand (23)

10) Kazakhstan, UAE (22)

Most injuried in road accident: (per 100,000)

1) Qatar (9,989)

2) Kuwait (2,231)

3) Mauritius (1,580)

4) Jordan (1,519)

5) Saudi Arabia (1,305)

6) Costa Rica (1,231)

7) Malaysia (1,222)

8) Panama (1,212)

9) Botswana (1,025)

10) Suriname (913)

tare SG

does the "road accident" include bombing? o.O

FireIce SG

where interesting?

the Bear SG

Naypitaw is some kind of BS "city" made by the thugs in power to move the goddamned capital from Rangoon to that place which is in the middle of the bloody jungle...

and all that because the thugs' fortune-teller told them to do so..

Fatum SG

how come those middle eastern countries got such high road injuries rate ? ...

the Bear SG

how come those middle eastern countries got such high road injuries rate ? ...

you ever see those maniacs drive?

got a feeling they're all in training to be suicide bombers

anyway, in the past, Egypt's driving test was this: you drive 15m.. if you do not have an accident in that 15m, you pass...

it's no wonder all driving is done by horn there

sbst275 SG

Defence Spending:

As of GDP %

1) Mynamar 18.7%

2) Oman 9%

3) Saudi Arabia 8.5%

4) Israel, Jordan 7.9%

6) UAE: 6.7%

7) Eritrea 6.3%

8) Armenia, Vietnam: 5.6%

10) Madagascar 5.4%

11) Burundi, Syria 5.1%

13) Singapore 4.8%

14) Angola 4.7%

15) Ubekistan 4.6%

sbst275 SG

does the "road accident" include bombing? o.O

huh? why bombing?

cassie SG

Coz the top countries with highest death/injury rates from accidents are in the ME/SA and given the propensity and extent of civil war in those regions in the past 10 years…I dunno, my take.

sbst275 SG

Coz the top countries with highest death/injury rates from accidents are in the ME/SA and given the propensity and extent of civil war in those regions in the past 10 years…I dunno, my take.

but those peaceful ones like UAE, M'sia are inside e list

cassie SG

I think she means the no 1 and 2 of the lists eg SA (J’burg, Cape Town), Syria, Botswana. Sometimes I wonder how my friend survived 3-4 tours of Iraq. You should try Nigeria – guess how they disperse traffic for the car to go thru???!!! Soldiers fire machine guns into the air and miraclously, all cars will move to side of road for your car to pass.

cassie SG

Hey interesting editorial in Newsweek (Special Obama Inauguration ed) written by Raymond Fisman. Had a para on how Bogota hired mimes for traffic control.