It is estimated that 200,000 academic journals are published in the English language. The average number of readers per article is five. [Prospect August/September, The Word Mountain, p12]
Automatic divorce is granted in Sweden if both parties agree and do not have any children under the age of 16. [Children in Europe, Sandy Ruxton, 1996]
Oxford University has 361 professors, 20 of whom are women. [The Times, 8th July 1996]
Since the start of the conflict in Afghanistan in 1979, one quarter of the country's 20m population have fled to neighbouring Iran and Pakistan as refugees. Less than half have returned. [The UN and Complex Emergencies, Jonathan Moore, 1996]
French women are more depressed than any other European women: just over 12 per cent suffer from major depression. British men are unhappiest: over 8 per cent of them are affected. [Prospect August/September, Causes of Depression, p64]
Despite greater health consciousness the value of the British chocolate market has almost doubled in the past decade. On average, each Briton spends ?57 on chocolate bars per year; KitKat remains the nation's favourite bar. [Datamonitor, 8th July 1996]
Greek children are allowed to leave the family home and choose their own residence at the age of 14; but they cannot refuse to be adopted until they reach the age of 16. [Children in Europe, Sandy Ruxton, 1996]
