Xaaji Xunjuf Posted October 13, 2010 very interesting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted October 13, 2010 Look how small the US and China are? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A_Khadar Posted October 13, 2010 Someone had lots of time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Som@li Posted October 17, 2010 Does size matter? Look at Japan, second biggest economy in the world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suldaanka Posted October 17, 2010 But in terms of Economy: The combined GDP of Africa is about the same as that of Mexico. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nin-Yaaban Posted October 17, 2010 LoL I am sure we're 'big' in other areas too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted October 17, 2010 ^ ^ What other areas ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rain Posted October 17, 2010 Afrikaay hurudoooy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NASSIR Posted October 17, 2010 ^what abt Australia and China in this satelite pic. They look dark. Even America's midwest. Japan looks very bright. A recent report published by the McKinsey Global Institute found that Africans spent $860 billion in 2008 alone, and it concluded had the continent received more FDIs, it would have been a totally different picture. We need to reverse our weak laws with new ones and strengthen our institutions of learning so that the Constraint that foreign companies create while courting dictators with monetary promises in exchange for a free access to and exploitation of our natural resources + cheap labor would be gradually eliminated, and then we would be able to attract more Joint Ventures (like China has done) to develop our economy (we provide raw materials, labor, protection of private property, facilities whereas they provide both capital and technology: equal sharing of profits + learning curve goes up). GDP is nothing more than an aggregate output of the market (artificial) value of goods and services produced by a country including FDIs. Africa's future is bright. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rain Posted October 17, 2010 ^ those areas of china and australia are largely unpopulated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Libaax-Sankataabte Posted October 17, 2010 This is a good educational tool boys. Next time someone asks you about how big AFRICA is (I get those question every now and then), just tell them Africa is bigger than all of Western Europe, Eastern Europe, USA, China, India and Japan combined. It doesn't hurt to put things in perspective. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted October 19, 2010 Nice one, The DRC alone is the size of western Europe and its fertile lands can feed up to 3 billion people.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valenteenah. Posted October 19, 2010 No one ever looks at or thinks about Africa in this way. I like the visualisation diagram. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
