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China and numbers
Posted August 14th, 2008 by nunoThese days the World's eyes are turned to China. Sports fanatics are counting meticulously all medals each country wins and their praiseworthy value. But... what about other numbers? numbers that really shows what is China all about? Here it go:
- China has over 1300 million inhabitants which means a density of 140 inhabiants/km² (363/sq mi)
- there are about 55 different ethnic groups spread all across the country
- natality control politics engendered 90 million of only childs
- 119 boys births for 100 girls
- till 2020, the number of unmarried young people (called "naked branch") will attain 30 million
- 45% of women won't give up of their career to get married
- 3/10 families still live in their grand parents' house
- following the unique dog politics, it is forbidden to have pets taller than 35cm (13.78 in)
- China has the largest Internet users: 220 millions
- government added 171 new sentences of pop culture to the national language
- 31% young Chinaman over 16 claim to be religious, which means 4 times more than in last decade
- cellphones number increased from 87 million in 2000 to 432 million nowadays
- 32% of China inhabitants affirm that Internet has extended their sexual life horizon
What do you think about it? do you have other numbers to add to this list? Let us know, I will complete it.
