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Your support makes all the difference.Average height of middle-aged woman in Streatham, London:
5ft 6in
Average height of middle-aged woman in Cardiff or Glasgow:
5ft 3in
Number of lighthouses needed to cover sea routes through the 7,000 islands of the Philippines:
1,200
Number of lighthouses covering the sea routes through the Philippines - 54 not in use:
459
Number of people lost in marine accidents in the Philippines in the past six years:
10,000
Number of states in the world in 1961:
108
Number of states in the world in 1965:
191
Predicted number of megacities (populations of over 10 million) by 2015:
24
Average life expectancy in the USA:
75 years
Average life expectancy in Cuba:
76 years
Year when living conditions in Bosnia are expected to reach pre-war standards:
2010
Number of people in UK who worked more than 48 hours a week last year:
4 million
Number of journalists killed in Russia between 1991 and 1997:
135
Percentage of veterinary medicine graduates in the UK who find employment in that field within six months of graduation:
95
Percentage of law graduates in the UK who find employment in that field within six months of graduation:
29
Number of children under five in Iraq, per 1,000, who died in 1994-1999, compared to the infant mortality rate of 56 per 1,000 before sanctions:
134
Number of foster families in Russia:
239
Number of orphanages in Russia, housing a combined total of 160,000 children:
2,000
Number of bureaucrats hired by the Russian government between 1992 and 1998:
1.2 million
Cost of a new clutch on a Mercedes CLK-GTR, which needs to be replaced at least every 5,000km:
$8,000
SOURCES: CARIBBEAN TIMES, LLOYD'S LIST, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, 'CULTURE SHOCK': MARK CRAMER, WALL ST JOURNAL, 'EUROPEAN LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 'VODKA, TEARS AND LENIN'S ANGEL': JENNIFER GOULD, TES, UNICEF, GUARDIAN WEEKLY
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