Finland - USA 2-0

"WaltBJ" wrote in message
om...
Cub Driver wrote in message
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Finland is the world's most competitive economy followed by the
United
States, Sweden, Denmark and Taiwan, according to a Global
Competitiveness Report released Thursday.

SNIP:

Do they not also lead the world in suicides?

Not correct.
http://www.who.int/mental_health/pre...iciderates/en/

Do they not also lead the world in suicides?

Not correct.
http://www.who.int/mental_health/pre...iciderates/en/

Looks like they do, amongst civilized nations. Holly cow, the rates on the
former Soviet and Warpact countries.... those guys must really live
desperate lives... :-(
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José Herculano

"José Herculano" wrote in
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Do they not also lead the world in suicides?

Not correct.
http://www.who.int/mental_health/pre...iciderates/en/

Looks like they do, amongst civilized nations.

Japan is higher.

"NEMO ME IMPUNE" wrote in news:bnvno3
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How many Aircraft carriers in Finland?

47 I believe.



Regards...

Vince Brannigan wrote in
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Bjørnar Bolsøy wrote:


In other words, per capita the Norwegian economy is, by far,
the strongest of the nordic countries.



doesn't mean anything if you are sitting on a pool of oil. Oil
mean you can pump money out of the ground not that the economy
is productive

Well it is a natural resource. However, oil isn't just "pumped
out of the ground" here, it's pumped off the weather harsh
conditions on the continental shelf at depths of up to 1000ft.
It requires unique technology and huge investments to build and
maintain the collossus production platforms and to transport
the oil and gas to its customers on the European continent.


Regards...

Bjørnar Bolsøy wrote:

doesn't mean anything if you are sitting on a pool of oil. Oil
mean you can pump money out of the ground not that the economy
is productive


Well it is a natural resource. However, oil isn't just "pumped
out of the ground" here, it's pumped off the weather harsh
conditions on the continental shelf at depths of up to 1000ft.
It requires unique technology and huge investments to build and
maintain the collossus production platforms and to transport
the oil and gas to its customers on the European continent.


Sure, but all that goes into the GDP

On a humorous coincidence in High School I dated the
girl who became president of Mobil Exploration Norway, CM Devine.

Vince

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 20:44:40 GMT, "William Wright" wrote:



"Juvat" wrote in message
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After an exhausting session with Victoria's Secret Police noname
blurted out:

Finland is the world's most competitive economy followed by the United
States, Sweden, Denmark and Taiwan, according to a Global
Competitiveness Report released Thursday.


In economic terms "competitive economy" is extremely nebulous, and
some economists would suggest meaningless.

Which nation's economy, per capita GDP (i.e. most productive per
person) is the highest?

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications.../2004rank.html

Luxemburg 1, USA 2 ... Finland 19


Juvat

Run for the hills, men. Luxembourg is coming!!!!!!! :-)))

Al Minyard

On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 03:51:06 GMT, "Bjørnar Bolsøy" wrote:

"William Wright" wrote in
news:YQzob.56645$ao4.154505@attbi_s51:
"Juvat" wrote in message
...
After an exhausting session with Victoria's Secret Police
noname blurted out:

Finland is the world's most competitive economy followed by
the United
States, Sweden, Denmark and Taiwan, according to a Global
Competitiveness Report released Thursday.


In economic terms "competitive economy" is extremely nebulous,
and some economists would suggest meaningless.


Not to set off a braging contest, but WRT the nordic
economies, below are some realworld figures for comparison
to the above.


Which nation's economy, per capita GDP (i.e. most productive
per person) is the highest?

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications...order/2004rank
.
html

Luxemburg 1, USA 2 ... Finland 19


Norway 6..


Of the nordic countries, Norway's GDP is 37% ahead of Finland
and Sweden according to the latest figures from Nordic
Statistical Yearbook 2003.


Sort of like watching mice fight.

Al Minyard

On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 17:57:04 +0200, "Nils Rostedt" wrote:


"WaltBJ" wrote in message
. com...
Cub Driver wrote in message
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Finland is the world's most competitive economy followed by the
United
States, Sweden, Denmark and Taiwan, according to a Global
Competitiveness Report released Thursday.

SNIP:

Do they not also lead the world in suicides?

Not correct.
http://www.who.int/mental_health/pre...iciderates/en/


They are definitely a contender for the title, but the former USSR
countries are way ahead, as is Japan.

Al Minyard

Alan Minyard wrote in
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On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 03:51:06 GMT, "Bjørnar Bolsøy"
wrote:

Which nation's economy, per capita GDP (i.e. most productive
per person) is the highest?

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications...korder/2004ran
k
.
html

Luxemburg 1, USA 2 ... Finland 19


Norway 6..


Of the nordic countries, Norway's GDP is 37% ahead of Finland
and Sweden according to the latest figures from Nordic
Statistical Yearbook 2003.


Sort of like watching mice fight.

Al Minyard

Now that' a quite a respectful and openminded attitude. :^)


Regards...