The World

The decade in numbers: a snapshot of what has changed from 2000 to 2010

By Harriet Barovick, Ishaan Tharoor, Alexandra Silver, Claire Suddath, Frances Romero, Kayla Webley, Dan Fastenberg and Josh Sanburn Monday, Dec. 06, 2010

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    2,717 FT.

    SOURCES: 1: NATIONAL SNOW AND ICE DATA CENTER; 2: TIME.COM; 3: THE PROJECT ON STUDENT DEBT, STATE PIRGS' HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECT; 4: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE; 5: U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT; 6: WORLD BANK; 7: PEW CENTER ON THE STATES; 8: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; 9: BENTLEY MOTORS LTD.; 10: XINHUA; 11: U.N. OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME; 12: DOW JONES, CIA WORLD FACTBOOK; 13: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES, CHINA DAILY, U.S. ARMY, XINHUA; 14: U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION; STATS SIDEBAR--BILLIONAIRES: FORBES; UNDERNOURISHED: FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE U.N.; WORLD STATS: AFRICA: GLOBAL FINANCIAL INTEGRITY; TERRORISM: U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT

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