Who Owns the World: The Surprising Truth About Every Piece of Land on the Planet (Paperback) by Kevin Cahill
LOVED IT
This is one book that will remain on my shelf since I find the facts so fascinating. Who Owns the World is full of interesting research and would be invaluable if you wanted to purchase land in another country. I also enjoyed reading about how each state in the US is broken down by ownership.
Product Description
You don’t have to be a student of geography or cartography to have an interest in the world around you, especially with globalization making our planet seem smaller than ever. Now you can IM someone in Alaska, purchase coffee beans from Timor-Leste, and visit Dubai. But what do we really know about these lands?
WHO OWNS THE WORLD presents the results of the first-ever landownership survey of all 197 states and 66 territories of the world, and reveals facts both startling and eye-opening. You’ll learn that:
–Only 15% of the world’s population lays claim to landownership, and that landownership in too few hands is probably the single greatest cause of poverty.
–Queen Elizabeth II owns 1/6 of the entire land surface on earth (nearly 3 times the size of the U.S.).
–The Lichtenstein royal family is wealthier than the Grimaldis of Monaco.
–80% of the American population is crammed in urban areas.
–The least crowded state is Alaska, with 670 acres per person. The most crowded is New Jersey, with .7 acres per person.
–60% of America’s population are property owners. That’s behind the UK (69% homeownership).
–And much, much more!
With its relevance to contemporary issues and culture, WHO OWNS THE WORLD makes for fascinating reading. Both entertaining and educational, it provides cocktail party conversation for years to come and is guaranteed to change the way you view the U.S. and the world.
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Product Details
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; Original edition (January 29, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446581216
ISBN-13: 978-0446581219
Obtained From: Publisher
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