Saturday, September 23, 2006

Something to make you say Hmmm ...

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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