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The most generous country is Luxembourg. $314 per person is donated to other countries. The second most generous country is Norway, where $305 is donated per head.
2. Which is the worlds most popular religion? A) Buddism B) Islam (Muslim) C) Hinduism D) Christianity
Christianity is the most popular at 33%. The next most popular religion is Islam (18.3%), followed by Hinduism (13.5%). Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world.
3. Which is the worlds most popular language? A) Spanish B) English C) Chinese Mandarin D) Hindi
The worlds most popular language is Chinese Mandarin, spoken by 14.37% of the worlds population.
The second ,most popular is Hindi (6.02%), followed by English (5.61%),and close behind - Spanish (5.59%)
4. Which country has the highest birth-rate? A) B) C) D) India Uganda China Niger
Niger has the highest birth-rate with 48 babies born per 1000 people every year.
Uganda is second at 47 babies.
5. How many people are victims of landmines every year? A) 200 B) 2,000 C) 20,000 D) 200,000
Ninety countries in the world are affected by landmines. 20,000 people are killed or maimed by landmines every year.
6. What percentage of the worlds people live in extreme poverty (on less than 50p a day)?
A) 2% B) 9% C) 15% D) 20%
20% of the worlds population live on less than 20p a day, but this is falling. In 1990 the figure was 28%.
The number of people living in poverty is falling most rapidly in Asia. In Africa the figure remains constant.
7. By how many millions of hectares are the worlds forests decreasing every year? A) 1 million B) 3 million C) 5 million D) 7 million
The worlds forests are decreasing by 7.3 million hectares every year, even taking into account re-planting. That is an area the size of the countries Sierra Leone or Panama.
This figure has fallen from 8.9 million between 1990 2000.
8. Throughout the world what percentage of girls attend Primary School? A) 100% B) 80% C) 60% D) 50%
80% of girls receive Primary education. 1 in 5 girls receive no education at all. 1 in 6 boys does not receive any basic education. These are mostly boys who live in rural areas.
9. How many African children are orphaned (have no living parents to care for them)?
12 million African children are orphans. Many of their parents have died in civil wars, but most have been struck down by Aids. 38.6 million people worldwide are currently living with HIV/Aids.
10. What percentage of parliamentary seats worldwide are currently held by women? A) 50% B) 31% C) 17%
D) 11%
So if you ruled the world, what promises would you make to create a better place?
"The Millennium Development Goals were adopted by all the world's Governments as a blueprint for building a better world in the 21st century." Kofi Annan
Reduce poverty Educate every child Provide equal chances for girls and women Reduce the number of babies who die Ensure safe and healthy motherhood Fight Infectious diseases Clean up the Environment Share responsibility for making the world a better place through fairer trade, more aid and debt relief.
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