Wednesday

Canada’s Top 10 richest people


1. Thomson Family
$26,074,680,739 

2. Galen Weston
$10,380,586,721
3. Irving Family
$7,851,937,166

4. Rogers Family
$7,596,428,741

5. James Pattison
$7,388,039,344 

6. Saputo Family
$5,244,849,159

7. Estate of Paul Desmarais Sr.
$4,930,584,166

8. Jeffrey S. Skoll
$4,915,172,628
9. Richardson family
$4,447,739,612

10. Carlo Fidani
$4,081,212,634

Largest Provinces in Canada by Area


ProvinceLand area (km)
1Nunavut 1,936,113
2Quebec 1,365,128
3Northwest Territories 1,183,085
4British Columbia 925,186
5Ontario 917,741
6Alberta 642,317
7Saskatchewan 591,670
8Manitoba 553,556
9Yukon 474,391
10Newfoundland and Labrador 373,872
11New Brunswick 71,450
12Nova Scotia 53,338
13Prince Edward Island 5,660

Most Populous Cities in Canada


CityPopulation (July 2006 estimate)
1Toronto (Ont.) 5,304,100
2Montreal (Que.) 3,635,700
3Vancouver (B.C.) 2,208,300
4Ottawa Gatineau (Ont. Que.) 1,148,800
5Calgary (Alta.) 1,060,300
6Edmonton (Alta.) 1,016,000
7Quebec (Que.) 717,600
8Hamilton (Ont.) 714,900
9Winnipeg (Man.) 706,900
10London (Ont.) 464,300
11Kitchener (Ont.) 458,600
12St. Catharines Niagara (Ont.) 396,900
13Halifax (N.S.) 380,800
14Windsor (Ont.) 332,300
15Victoria (B.C.) 334,700
16Oshawa (Ont.) 340,300
17Saskatoon (Sask.) 235,800
18Regina (Sask.) 199,000
19St. John's (N.L.) 182,500
20Sherbrooke (Que.) 163,700
21Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (Ont.) 161,100
22Abbotsford (B.C.)1 162,800
23Kingston (Ont.)1 156,200
24Saguenay (Que.) 153,000
25Trois-Rivieres (Que.) 142,200
26Saint John (N.B.) 126,700
27Thunder Bay (Ont.) 126,500

Most Populous Provinces in Canada


ProvincePopulation (July 2006 estimate)
1Ontario 12,686,952
2Quebec 7,651,531
3British Columbia 4,310,452
4Alberta 3,375,763
5Manitoba 1,177,765
6Saskatchewan 985,386
7Nova Scotia 934,405
8New Brunswick 749,168
9Newfoundland and Labrador 509,677
10Prince Edward Island 138,519
11Northwest Territories 41,861
12Yukon 31,229
13Nunavut 30,782

Canadian Provinces with the Highest IQ Scores


ProvinceEstimated IQ (avg.)
1Quebec 110.065834
2British Columbia 109.363205
3Alberta 109.32365
4Ontario 109.12735
5Saskatchewan 108.49716
6Northwest Territories 108.19466
7Yukon 107.951675
8Manitoba 107.697266
9Nova Scotia 107.43514
10New Brunswick 106.88467
11Newfoundland and Labrador 105.35446
12Prince Edward Island 104.75792
13Nunavut 102.27193

Tuesday

Countries with the most Endangered Mammals


CountryNumber of endangered mammals
1.

Indonesia
146
2.

India
85
3.

China
80
4.

Brazil
74
5.

Mexico
72
6.

Australia
63
7.

Papua New Guinea
58
8.

Malaysia
50
9.

Philippines
50
10.

Madagascar
49

Countries with the most Endangered Species


CountryNumber of endangered species
1.

Ecuador
2,151
2.

United States
1,143
3.

Malaysia
892
4.

Indonesia
833
5.

China
773
6.

Mexico
748
7.

Brazil
697
8.

Australia
621
9.

Colombia
593
10.

India
552

Countries that are the Greatest Water Polluters



CountryDaily Amount of Water Pollutants (kg)
1.

China
6,088,660
2.

United States
1,968,200
3.

India
1,556,370
4.

Japan
1,279,290
5.

Germany
1,020,140
6.

Indonesia
753,657
7.

Brazil
629,406
8.

United Kingdom
604,821
9.

Italy
495,973

Countries With the Most Freshwater

CountryRenewable water resources (cu km)
1.

Brazil
8,233
2.

Russia
4,498
3.

Canada
3,300
4.

United States
3,069
5.

Indonesia
2,838
6.

China
2,830
7.

Colombia
2,132
8.

Peru
1,913
9.

India
1,908
10.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1,283

Countries with the Worst Greenhouse Records


CountryNational Power sector emmissions (Tonnes of CO2 per capita)
1.

Australia
11.06
2.

United States
9.26
3.

Bahrain
8.71
4.

Qatar
8.52
5.

Kuwait
7.74
6.

Israel
7.24
7.

United Arab Emirates
6.41
8.

Finland
6.05
9.

Czech Republic
5.45
10.

South Africa
5.05

Countries CO2 emissions



CountryNational power sector emissions (Million Tonnes of CO2)
1.

United States
2,530
2.

China
2,430
3.

Russia
600
4.

India
529
5.

Japan
363
6.

Germany
323
7.

Australia
205
8.

South Africa
201
9.

United Kingdom
192

World's Most Fuel Efficient Hybrids

RankCarGas Mileage
12006 Honda Insight52 mpg
22007 Toyota Prius46 mpg
32007 Honda Civic Hybrid42 mpg
42007 Nissan Altima Hybrid34 mpg
52008 Toyota Camry Hybrid34 mpg
62008 Ford Escape Hybrid FWD32 mpg
72008 Mazda Tribute Hybrid 2WD32 mpg
82008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid FWD32 mpg

World's Largest Cities

RankCityPopulation
1Tokyo, Japan28,000,000
2New York City, United States20,100,000
3Mexico City, Mexico18,100,000
4Bombay, India18,000,000
5Sao Paulo, Brazil17,700,000
6Los Angeles, United States15,800,000
7Shanghai, China14,200,000
8Lagos, Nigeria13,500,000
9Calcutta, India12,900,000
10Buenos Aires, Argentina12,500,000

Best Cities for Quality of Life


CityCountry
1ZurichSwitzerland
2GenevaSwitzerland
3VancouverCanada
4ViennaAustria
5AucklandNew Zealand
6BernSwitzerland
7CopenhagenDenmark
8FrankfurtGermany
9SydneyAustralia
10AmsterdamNetherlands
10MunichGermany

Cities with the Worst Standard of Living

CityCountry
1BrazzavilleCongo, Republic of The
2BanguiCentral African Republic
3BaghdadIraq
4Pointe NoireCongo, Republic of The
5KhartoumSudan
6OuagadougouBurkina Faso

Cleanest Cities



CityCountry
1CalgaryCanada
2HonoluluUnited States
3HelsinkiFinland
4OttawaCanada

Monday

Safest Cities in America

1Newton, MA
2Brick Twnshp, NJ
3Amherst, NY
4Mission Viejo, CA
5Clarkstown, NY
6Lake Forest, CA
7Thousand Oaks, CA
8Colonie, NY
9Cary, NC
10Dover Twnshp, NJ

Fittest Cities in America

1Baltimore
2Honolulu
3Virginia Beach, Va.
4Tucson, Ariz.
5Milwaukee
6Colorado Springs, Colo.
7San Francisco
8Seattle
9Louisville-Jefferson, Ky.
10Boston
11Sacramento, Calif.
12Nashville-Davidson, Tenn.
13Albuquerque
14Tulsa, Okla.
15Phoenix
16Atlanta
17Portland, Ore.
18Washington
19Oakland, Calif.
20Denver
21Minneapolis
22Arlington, Texas
23Austin, Texas
24Jacksonville, Fla.
25Omaha, Neb.

Fattest Cities in America

1       Chicago
2Las Vegas
3Los Angeles
4Dallas
5Houston
6Memphis, Tenn.
7Long Beach, Calif.
8El Paso, Texas
9Kansas City, Mo.
10Mesa, Ariz.
11Indianapolis
12San Antonio
13Fort Worth, Texas
14Miami
15Detroit
16Columbus, Ohio
17Oklahoma City
18Cleveland
19Wichita, Kan.
20Charlotte, N.C.
21San Diego
22Fresno, Calif.
23Philadelphia
24San Jose, Calif.
25New York

Best Cities for Singles in America

1Denver-Boulder
2Boston
3Phoenix
4San Francisco-Oakland
5New York
6Raleigh-Durham
7Seattle
8Austin
9Washington-Baltimore
10Miami
11Columbus
12Philadelphia
13Sacramento
14Minneapolis-St. Paul
15New Orleans
16Atlanta
17Milwauke
18San Diego
19Los Angeles
20Providence
21Las Vegas
22Chicago
23Nashville
24Orlando
25Charlotte
26Cincinnati
27Portland
28Indianapolis
29Dallas-Fort Worth
30Kansas City
31St. Louis
32Pittsburgh
33Detroit
34Houston
35Tampa
36Salt Lake City
37Cleveland
38San Antonio
39Norfolk
40Greensboro

Cities with the Most Expensive Houses in America


CityMedian home sale price 2005
1Newport Beach, CA  $1,362,500
2Greenwich, CT  $1,129,000
3Santa Barbara, CA  $979,500
4Palo Alto, CA  $929,000
5Cupertino, CA  $880,000
6Goleta, CA  $870,000
7San Clemente, CA  $848,500
8Bethesda, MD  $790,000
9Pleasanton, CA  $785,000
10Santa Monica, CA  $784,000
11Redondo Beach, CA  $777,500
12Redwood City, CA  $767,500
13San Francisco, CA  $755,000
14Yorba Linda, CA  $750,000
15San Rafael, CA  $745,000
16Encinitas, CA  $742,500
17San Ramon, CA  $725,000
18San Mateo, CA  $720,000
19Arcadia, CA  $703,000
20Santa Cruz, CA  $690,000
21South San Francisco, CA  $690,000
22Berkeley, CA  $683,500
23Alameda, CA  $682,500
24Carlsbad, CA  $680,000
25Huntington Beach, CA  $678,500

Most Expensive US Cities


Country              City
1United StatesNew York City
2United StatesSan Francisco
3United StatesStamford, conn.
4United StatesSan Jose
5United StatesSan Diego
6United StatesSanta Barbara
7United StatesBakersfield, Calif.
8United StatesLos Angeles
9United StatesFresno, Calif.
10United StatesBoston

Most Affordable US Cities


CountryCity
1United StatesNew London, Conn.
2United StatesHuntsville, Ala.
3United StatesBaltimore
4United StatesHarrisburg, Pa.
5United StatesTulsa, Okla.
6United StatesRock Island, Ill.
7United StatesTroy, N.Y.
8United StatesCorpus Christi, Texas
9United StatesSchenectedy, N.Y.
10United StatesLas Vegas, Nev.

Presidents with the Lowest Approval Ratings


PresidentLowest Approval Rating
1Truman  22
2Nixon  23
3Bush (G.W.)  28
4Carter  28
5Bush (G.H.W.)  29
6Reagan  35
7Johnson  35
8Clinton  36
9Ford  37
10Eisenhower  48
11Roosevelt  48
12Kennedy  56

Largest States in America by Area


StateTotal area (km)
1Alaska  1,717,854
2Texas  696,621
3California  423,970
4Montana  380,838
5New Mexico  314,915
6Arizona  295,254
7Nevada  286,351
8Colorado  269,601
9Oregon  254,805
10Wyoming  253,348
11Michigan  250, 736
12Minnesota  225,171
13Utah  219,887
14Idaho  216,446
15Kansas  213,096
16Nebraska  200,345
17South Dakota  199,731
18Washington  184,665
19North Dakota  183,112
20Oklahoma  181,035
21Missouri  180,533
22Florida  170,304
23Wisconsin  169,639
24Georgia  153,909
25Illinois  149,998
26Iowa  145,743
27New York  141,299
28North Carolina  139,389
29Arkansas  137,732
30Alabama  135,765
31Louisiana  134,264
32Mississippi  125,434
33Pennsylvania  119,283
34Ohio  116,096
35Virginia  110,785
36Tennessee  109,151
37Kentucky  104,659
38Indiana  94,321
39Maine  91,646
40South Carolina  82,932
41West Virginia  62,755
42Maryland  32,133
43Hawaii  28,311
44Massachusetts  27,336
45Vermont  24,901
46New Hampshire  24,216
47New Jersey  22,588
48Connecticut  14,357
49Delaware  6,447
50Rhode Island  4,002

Most Populous Cities in America


CityPopulation
1New York city  8,143,197
2Los Angeles city  3,844,829
3Chicago city  2,842,518
4Houston city  2,016,582
5Philadelphia city  1,463,281
6Phoenix city  1,461,575
7San Antonio city  1,256,509
8San Diego city  1,255,540
9Dallas city  1,213,825
10San Jose city  912,332
11Detroit city  886,671
12Delaware  843,524
13Indianapolis city  793,968
14Jacksonville city  782,623
15Hempstead town, Nassau County  751,276
16San Francisco city  739,426
17Columbus city  730,657
18Louisville/Jefferson County  699,827
19Austin city  690,252
20Memphis city  672,277
21Baltimore city  635,815
22Fort Worth city  624,067
23Charlotte city  610,949
24El Paso city  598,590
25Milwaukee city  578,887
26Nashville-Davidson  575,261
27Seattle city  573,911
28Boston city  559,034
29Denver city  557,917
30Louisville/Jefferson County (balance)  556,429
31District of Columbia  550,521
32Nashville-Davidson (balance)  549,110
33Las Vegas city  545,147
34Portland city  533,427
35Oklahoma City city  531,324
36Tucson city  515,526
37Albuquerque city  494,236
38Long Beach city  474,014
39Brookhaven town, Suffolk County  472,122
40Atlanta city  470,688
41Fresno city  461,116
42Sacramento city  456,441
43New Orleans city  454,863
44Cleveland city  452,208
45Kansas City city  444,965
46Mesa city  442,780
47Virginia Beach city  438,415
48Omaha city  414,521
49Oakland city  395,274
50Miami city  386,417
51Tulsa city  382,457
52Honolulu CDP  377,379
53Minneapolis city  372,811
54Colorado Springs city  369,815
55Arlington city  362,805
56Wichita city  354,865
57St. Louis city  344,362
58Raleigh city  341,530
59Santa Ana city  340,368
60Anaheim city  331,804
61Islip town, Suffolk County  329,580
62Tampa city  325,989
63Pittsburgh city  316,718
64Cincinnati city  308,728
65Toledo city  301,285
66Aurora city  297,235
67Oyster Bay town, Nassau County  296,917
68Bakersfield city  295,536
69Riverside city  290,086
70Stockton city  286,926
71Corpus Christi city  283,474
72Newark city  280,666
73Buffalo city  279,745
74St. Paul city  275,150
75Anchorage municipality  275,043
76Lexington-Fayette  268,080
77Plano city  250,096
78St. Petersburg city  249,079
79Jersey City city  239,614
80Glendale city  239,435
81Lincoln city  239,213
82Chandler city  234,939
83Henderson city  232,146
84Greensboro city  231,962
85Norfolk city  231,954
86Birmingham city  231,483
87Scottsdale city  226,013
88Fort Wayne city  223,341
89North Hempstead town, Nassau County  222,975
90Baton Rouge city  222,064
91Madison city  221,551
92Hialeah city  220,485
93Chesapeake city  218,968
94Garland city  216,346
95Babylon town, Suffolk County  216,230
96Orlando city  213,223
97Rochester city  211,091
98Akron city  210,795
99Chula Vista city  210,497
100Lubbock city  209,737

Sunday

Most Populous States in America


StatePopulation (2005 estimate)
1California  36,132,147
2Texas  22,859,968
3New York  19,254,630
4Florida  17,789,864
5Illinois  12,763,371
6Pennsylvania  12,429,616
7Ohio  11,464,042
8Michigan  10,120,860
9Georgia  9,072,576
10New Jersey  8,717,925
11North Carolina  8,683,242
12Virginia  7,567,465
13Massachusetts  6,398,743
14Washington  6,287,759
15Indiana  6,271,973
16Tennessee  5,962,959
17Arizona  5,939,292
18Missouri  5,800,310
19Maryland  5,600,388
20Wisconsin  5,536,201
21Minnesota  5,132,799
22Colorado  4,665,177
23Alabama  4,557,808
24Louisiana  4,523,628
25South Carolina  4,255,083
26Kentucky  4,173,405
27Oregon  3,641,056
28Oklahoma  3,547,884
29Connecticut  3,510,297
30Iowa  2,966,334
31Mississippi  2,921,088
32Arkansas  2,779,154
33Kansas  2,744,687
34Utah  2,469,585
35Nevada  2,414,807
36New Mexico  1,928,384
37West Virginia  1,816,856
38Nebraska  1,758,787
39Idaho  1,429,096
40Maine  1,321,505
41New Hampshire  1,309,940
42Hawaii  1,275,194
43Rhode Island  1,076,189
44Montana  935,670
45Delaware  843,524
46South Dakota  775,933
47Alaska  663,661
48North Dakota  636,677
49Vermont  623,050
50District of Columbia  550,521
51Wyoming  509,294

Most Dangerous Cities in the World



CityCountry
1BaghdadIraq
2Swat valleyPakistan
3KabulAfghanistan
4MogadishuSomalia
5Washington DCUnited States
6Rio de JaneiroBrazil
7CaracasVenezuela
8MedellinColombia
9Guatemala CityGuatemala
10JohannseburgSouth Africa

Cities with the Most Expensive Office Space


CityCountry
1LondonUnited Kingdom
2TokyoJapn
3ParisFrance
4MoscowRussia
5New YorkUnited States
6Hong KongChina
7FrankfurtGermany
8GenevaSwitzerland
9BombayIndia
10MilanItaly