From the July 3, 2015, Chicago Tribune by Tribune Graphics.
"As the United States of America celebrates its 239th birthday from sea to shining sea, take a glimpse at where the country ranks globally in various socioeconomic categories:
1st-- Annual health expenditure as a percentage of GDP: 17.9%
1st-- U.S.-registered patents: 3,236,285
1st-- Prison population: 2.2 million
3rd-- Total estimated population: 318,892,103
3rd-- Land area: 3,794,000 square miles.
3rd-- Annual household spending: $31,227
3rd-- Available military manpower in 2013: 145,212,012
5th-- Red meat consumed per day, 2011: 332 grams
10th-- Carbon emissions, 2010: 17.6 metric tons per person
13th-- Refugee population: 263,662
And, I Have More. --RoadDog
THE WISDOM OF WILL ROGERS: When you've given a lesson in meanness to acritter or person, don't be surprised if they learn their lesson.
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