If the world were a village of 1000 people it would include: 584 Asians
124 Africans
95 Europeans
84 Latin Americans
55 Russians
52 North Americans
6 Australians
One-third (330) are children
only 60 are over the age of 65.
10 people are infected with HIV/AIDS
200 people receive 75% of the income and another 300 receive only 3% of the income
70 people own an automobile (although some of the 70 own more than one automobile).
Less then one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water.
Of the 670 adults in the village, more then half are illiterate.
70 have access to the internet
10 have a University of College education
And there are:
5 soldiers, 7 teachers, 1 doctor and 3 refugees driven from home by war or drought
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