Rich Countries

RICH COUNTRIES

Richest Countries in the World 2005
Rank	Country	GDP - per capita
1	Luxembourg	$ 55,100
2	Norway	$ 37,800
3	United States	$ 37,800
4	San Marino	$ 34,600
5	Switzerland	$ 32,700
6	Denmark	$ 31,100
7	Iceland	$ 30,900
8	Austria	$ 30,000
9	Canada	$ 29,800
10	Ireland	$ 29,600
11	Belgium	$ 29,100
12	Australia	$ 29,000
13	Netherlands	$ 28,600
14	Japan	$ 28,200
15	United Kingdom	$ 27,700
16	France	$ 27,600
17	Germany	$ 27,600
18	Finland	$ 27,400
19	Monaco	$ 27,000
20	Sweden	$ 26,800

Source: CIA World Fact book

Poorest Countries in the World 2005
Rank	Country	GDP - per capita
1	East Timor	$ 500
2	Somalia	$ 500
3	Sierra Leone	$ 500
4	Malawi	$ 600
5	Tanzania	$ 600
6	Burundi	$ 600
7	Congo, Republic of the	$ 700
8	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	$ 700
9	Comoros	$ 700
10	Eritrea	$ 700
11	Ethiopia	$ 700
12	Afghanistan	$ 700
13	Niger	$ 800
14	Yemen	$ 800
15	Madagascar	$ 800
16	Guinea-Bissau	$ 800
17	Zambia	$ 800
18	Kiribati	$ 800
19	Nigeria	$ 900
20	Mali	$ 900
Source: CIA World Fact book

Countries with the Most Billionaires 2005
Rank	Country	Number of billionaires
1	United States	269
2	Japan	29
3	Germany	28
4	Italy	17
5	Canada	16
6	Switzerland	15
7	France	15
8	Hong Kong	14
9	Mexico	13
10	United Kingdom	12
11	Russia	8
11	Saudi Arabia	8
Source: CIA World Fact book

Countries with the highest External National Debt 2005
Rank	Country	National Debt
Rank	Country	National Debt
1	Brazil	$232,004,000,000
2	Russia	$183,601,000,000
3	Mexico	$159,959,000,000
4	China	$154,599,000,000
5	Indonesia	$150,875,000,000
6	Argentina	$144,050,000,000
7	South Korea	$139,097,000,000
8	Turkey	$102,074,000,000
9	India	$98,232,000,000
10	Thailand	$86,172,000,000

Source: CIA World Fact book