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Which country has the most Internet access? What is the most widely practiced religion on the planet? Which is the richest nation? Look at the charts and graphs on these pages for the answers--and a whole lot more.

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The Internet Index COUNTRIES THAT HAVE THE MOST AND FEWEST INTERNET HOSTS(*) PER PERSON

INTERNET INTERNET HOSTS HOSTS PER 1,000 PER 1,000 THE 14 HIGHEST PEOPLE THE 14 LOWEST PEOPLE United States 112.77 Bangladesh 0 Iceland 89.83 Burundi 0 Finland 89.17 Central African Republic 0 Norway 71.75 Chad 0 Denmark 56.29 Equatorial Guinea 0 Sweden 42.86 Eritrea 0 Australia 40.09 Gabon 0 Netherlands 39.75 Guinea 0 Canada 36.94 Haiti 0 New Zealand 35.20 Iraq 0 Switzerland 34.51 Laos 0 United Kingdom 24.59 Rwanda 0 Austria 21.20 St. Vincent and 0 the Grenadines Singapore 21.20 Sudan 0 (*) An Internet host is a computer system directly connected to the Internet, such as a server or a portal.

The Continents: Highest and Lowest Elevations

CONTINENT HIGHEST POINT LOCATION ELEVATION (FT) Asia Mt. Everest Nepal/China 29,028 S. America Mt. Aconcagua Argentina 22,834 N. America Mt. McKinley U.S./Alaska 20,320 Africa Mt. Kilimanjaro Tanzania 19,340 Europe Mt. Elbrus Russia 18,510 Antarctica Vinson Massif Ellsworth Mts. 16,066 Australia Mt. Kosciusko New South Wales 7,310 CONTINENT LOWEST POINT LOCATION ELEVATION (FT) Asia Dead Sea Israel/Jordan -1,312 Africa Lake Assal Djibouti -512 N. America Death Valley U.S./California -282 S. America Valdes Peninsula Argentina -131 Europe Caspian Sea Russia -92 Australia Lake Eyre South Australia -52 Antarctica Unknown The Largest Cities POPULATION URBAN AREA (In millions of people) 1...