Place Facts About Economics

While precise annual figures are elusive, a considerable amount of money is spent on lap dances in Las Vegas, showcasing a unique facet of the city's entertainment economy.

There are more than 150 million sheep in Australia, and only some 20 million people.

The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.

Native Americans do not have to pay tax on their land.

Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.

WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!

In Bangladesh, $5 will buy a beer or a first-class train ticket for a cross-country trip.

If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.

Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.

About 37% of millionaires buy used cars, and fewer than 25% drive current-year models—most prefer practical brands like Toyota, Honda, and Ford over luxury vehicles.

There are no rental cars in Bermuda.

The average American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere else in the world.

Somalia boasts the highest percentage growth of Internet users in the world going from a mere 200 in 2000 to 90,000 in 2007

The Pacific island of Nauru's economy is almost entirely based on bird droppings.

Each day, more than $20 trillion changes hands in global financial markets, with the foreign exchange market alone processing $9.6 trillion daily.

All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide.

On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.

In 21 U.S. states, WALMART is the single largest employer.

If you have 1 billion dollars and spend $1,000 every day, it would take you 2,740 years to go broke.

If China imported just 10% of it's rice needs- the price on the world market would increase by 80%.