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The CIA Intelligence Report:
Per Capita Income by Country
According to the Untied States Central Intelligence Agency (uh huh, you read that right – the CIA) published report of per capita income, the top spot belongs to Liechtenstein ($118,000) and the lowest to Zimbabwe ($200.)
For those of you who are curious, the top ten looks like this:
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1
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Liechtenstein | $ 118,000 | 2007 est. |
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2
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Qatar | $ 103,500 | 2008 est. |
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3
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Luxembourg | $ 81,100 | 2008 est. |
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4
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Bermuda | $ 69,900 | 2004 est. |
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5
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Kuwait | $ 57,400 | 2008 est. |
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6
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Jersey | $ 57,000 | 2005 est. |
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7
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Norway | $ 55,200 | 2008 est. |
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8
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Brunei | $ 53,100 | 2008 est. |
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9
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Singapore | $ 52,000 | 2008 est. |
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10
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United States | $ 47,000 | 2008 est. |
And the bottom 10 looks like this:
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221
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Central African Republic | $ 700 | 2008 est. |
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222
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Niger | $ 700 | 2008 est. |
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223
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Sierra Leone | $ 700 | 2008 est. |
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224
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Eritrea | $ 700 | 2008 est. |
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225
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Guinea-Bissau | $ 600 | 2008 est. |
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226
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Somalia | $ 600 | 2008 est. |
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227
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Liberia | $ 500 | 2008 est. |
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228
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Burundi | $ 400 | 2008 est. |
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229
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the | $ 300 | 2008 est. |
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230
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Zimbabwe | $ 200 | 2008 est. |
Just conjecture on my part, but my guess is the woman in this story about getting the wrong $700 Louis Vuitton bag doesn’t live in Zimbabwe. ~blm
If you just gotta know the rank of Tonga or Croatia, read the full list – CLICK HERE
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