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By: EconomyWatch   Date: 30 June 2010

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As to the World Bank data, the world constitutes a total surface area of 133940.9 thousand square kilometers in the year 2004. The estimated population over the world has reached at 6,525,170,264 according to July 2006 estimation with an annual percentage growth rate of 1.14. It has a life expectancy rate of 64.77 years as to July 2006 estimation. The birth rate and death rate per 1000 is calculated at 20.05 and 8.67 respectively in the same year. The infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births for July 2006 is 48.87.

The output over the world increased by 4.4% in the year 2005. The largest contributors of the world output were India, China and Russia. The Gross World Product (in purchasing power parity) as to the 2005 estimated data has reached at $ 60.71 trillions with a real growth rate of 4.7%.

The services sector contributes a largest share to the world GDP. As to the 2004 estimated data, the services sector accounted for 64% followed by industries at 32% and Agriculture 4%.

The level of exports and imports over the world has reached at $10.33 trillion and 10.3 trillions f.o.b. as to 2004 estimation.

                   


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