Hmmmm -

Okay, as I was writing the last post I noticed my Economist Pocket World in Figures. I may have become slightly addicted to it, but it has such interesting tidbits.

The US is 9th in GDP per person and 12th in car ownership. New Zealand is both the top country in terms of car ownership per person, and also tops on the environmental performance index. The US has by far the largest rail network in the world, but we don't even register in the top 20 for rail passengers. The Germans beat Americans in terms of tourist dollars spent, and that's total dollars, not per person! With only 83 million people, I wonder how many are on vacation at any given time . . .