45 million Number of people who have voted so far in a Swiss company's Internet campaign to choose the seven "new" wonders of the world from among 21 historical buildings and monuments
2,200 Approximate number of years since intellectuals in the Mediterranean and the Middle East selected the ancient seven wonders. Today, only one, Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, survives
19 trillion Frequent-flyer miles awarded by U.S. airlines in the past 25 years, enough to circle the globe 760 million times
14 trillion Miles that passengers have yet to redeem
64% Percentage of the Brazilian population that is Catholic; it was 74% a decade ago
17% Percentage of Evangelicals in the population; that's up from 11% a decade ago
8.8% Percentage of Saudi Arabia's GDP devoted to military expenditure in 2005. Saudi Arabia has expensive taste in military hardware, such as Patriot missiles, from the U.S.
4% Percentage of America's GDP devoted to military expenditure in 2005, a lower proportion but higher dollar amount: the U.S. spent $495.3 billion, compared with Saudi Arabia's $25.4 billion
$24 million Value of military materials China sold to Sudan in 2005, according to a recent Amnesty International report claiming that the weapons ended up in the hands of the government-backed Janjaweed militia
$8.1 billion Value of weapons the U.S. supplied to developing countries, such as Pakistan and Kuwait, in 2005, which represents 46% of the worldwide weapons total
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