If you like kids, then Uganda might be the place for you. Half the population is under 15!
Senior gentlemen might consider a trip to Russia, where there are two women over 65 for every man.
Single guys should check out The Virgin Islands, where the women outnumber the men.
South America is unusual in that it is both highly urbanized and poor.
Many Americans live alone - the United States leads the world in one person households.
Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country
Looking for geniuses? Head straight to Iceland. There are more than 3 Nobel Prize Winners for every million Icelanders.
Sri Lanka has lowest divorce rate in the world - and the highest rate of female suicide.
Australians have a huge 380,000 sq m of land per person - and yet 91% live in urban areas.
Nearly a quarter of people in Monaco are over 65.
The United States has the world's highest marriage rate - as well as the world's highest divorce rate.
If you're Dutch or Swedish, you're among the world's most likely to end up living in a retirement home. If you're Japanese, you'll probably end up living with your children.
Of all the nations of the world, China has the most people. But there are 71 nations that are more crowded.
Most households in Europe and North America contain fewer than three people.
Like living in cities? Guadeloupe, Nauru, Monaco, Singapore, Gibraltar and Bermuda are only nations that are 100% urbanised.
There are 11 countries where the average woman has more than six children. Ten of them are in Africa.
Mali and Niger have 7 children born per woman, yet their populations grow at less than 3% per year.
Mexico has the most Jehovah's Witnesses per capita in the OECD
At least 9 out 10 Nigerians attend church regularly. Only 4 out of 10 Americans claim to do so.
Finns are perhaps the world's greatest athletes, ranking first in medals per capita for Summer Olympics, and third for Winter Olympics.
Russia won the first World Air Games, held in Turkey in 1997. Events included hang-gliding, sky-surfing, and ballooning.
Don't start a company in Australia. More than 20% of the tax collected in Australia is corporate income tax.
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