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CHINA IN THE
WORLD
ANNEX A
A.
Size of Landmass
as % of Total World Landmass
B.
Population
6.49
900 million
C.
% of World's Population
26
D.
GNP (1972)
$133.7 billion
E.
Position in World GNP Table (1972) ......
8
F.
GNP Per Capita (1972)
$ 170
G.
% of Total UK Exports
0.33
H.
Armed Forces
I.
% of World's Industrial Production
J.
.. 3 million (largest standing army in the world)
3.6
10
Position in 1975 ECO Friorities Table
Sources: A
B
UN Demographic Year Book 1974
China: A Reassessment of the Economy
Papers submitted to the US Congress 1975
1
D
F
World Bank Atlas 1974
G
UK Overseas Trade Statistics 1975
H
The Military Balance 1974-75
I
The Planetary Product in 1973
US Bureau of Intelligence and Research 1974
Note
Source B well illustrates the conjectural nature of all statistics Ecout China. It puts China's GNP in 1972 at $197.5 billion, and at $223.5 billion in 1974.
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