World Population…..6.5 billion (U.S. Census Bureau estimate on July 25)
U.S. Population………299 million (U.S. Census Bureau estimate on July 25)
China Population……..1.3 billion (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency estimate in July 2006)
U.S. population is about 4.5 percent of world’s population.
China population is about 20 percent of world’s population.
Top four nations by population 2005 (World Development Indicators database, World Bank)
China….1.3 billion
India……1.1 billion
United States.. 299 million
Indonesia…220 million
Top four economies by gross domestic product 2005 (World development Indicators, World Bank)
United States
Japan
Germany
China*
*6th in 2003
Average number of students per class in China high schools as seen on recent tour by Gorham educators 50 to 70
Average number of students per class at Gorham High School 18 to 25.
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