In Ireland, 25 per cent of the working population are employed by US companies.
[National Institute Economic Review, April 1997]
Deaths due to warfare between 1914-1990 are estimated at 187m, about 9 per cent of the world's population in 1914. [Eric Hobsbawm, On History, Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1997]
In 1995, the EU produced 550 films, compared to 450 produced by Hollywood.
[Le Monde Diplomatique, May 1997]
Less than 1 per cent of Britain's MPs have e-mail. As of last November, 80 per cent of all US members of Congress had web pages.
[Slate, May 1997]
The value of China's cosmetics market will grow at 22 per cent every year from now until 2001.
[Datamonitor, May 1997]
The number of investors in mutual funds in India rose from 2m in 1980 to 40m in 1993. India beats the rest of the world in the number of listed companies on its stockmarket-7,985 versus 7,671 in the US.
[ESRC Media Briefing May 1997]
One third of all reported breast cancer occurs in the 70-85 age group.
[Prospect, June 1997, p72]
Nicaragua is one of 19 countries whose per capita income is now below the 1960 level.
[Dissent, Spring 1997]
Nature reserves and national parks cover 3 per cent of the world's surface.
[Panos Media Briefing No. 25]
