… A comparison of the jingocidal United States and 5 countries it has invaded, Vietnam, Iraq, North Korea, Philippines, Afghanistan. (All data culled from the CIA World Factbook.) AREA (square km)
US: 9,631,418 sq km (9,161,923 land, 469,495 water) - about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; slightly larger than Brazil, and a half times the size of Western Europe
Vietnam: 329,560 (325,360 land 4,200 water) - slightly larger than New Mexico
Iraq: 437,072 (432,162 land, 4,910 water) - slightly more than twice the size of Idaho
North Korea: 120,540 (120,410 land, 130 water) - slightly smaller than Mississippi
Philippines: 300,000 (298,170 land, 1,830 water) - slightly larger than Arizona
Afghanistan: 647,500 (647,500 land, 0 water) - slightly smaller than Texas POPULATION (July 2004 est.)
US: 293,027,571
Vietnam: 82,689,518
Iraq: 25,374,691
North Korea: 22,697,553
Philippines: 86,241,697
Afghanistan: 28,513,677 NATURAL RESOURCES
US: coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber
Vietnam: phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower
Iraq: petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur
North Korea: coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower
Philippines: timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Afghanistan: natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones ETHNIC GROUPS
US: white 77.1%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1.5%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.3%, other 4%
Vietnam: Vietnamese 85%-90%, Chinese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Cham, mountain groups
Iraq: Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian or other 5%
North Korea: racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese
Philippines: Christian Malay 91.5%, Muslim Malay 4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 3%
Afghanistan: Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4%
RELIGIONS
US: Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)
Vietnam: Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic, some Protestant), indigenous beliefs, Muslim
Iraq: Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
North Korea: traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
Philippines: Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
Afghanistan: Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1% Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (March 22, 1869 - February 6, 1964), a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader, played an instrumental role in Philippine Revolution against Spain as well as the Philippine-American War in opposition to American occupation. In the Philippines, Aguinaldo is recognized as the country's first president, though his office is not recognized in all international circles. Aguinaldo led resistance to the American occupation. He was captured in Palanan, Isabela on March 23, 1901 by US General Frederick Funston, who had gained access to Aguinaldo's camp by pretending to surrender to the Filipinos. Frederick N. Funston... When the capture of Aguinaldo was telegraphed back to the United States, Funston was widely hailed as a hero. For his “bravery,” Funston was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and was soon after promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (2003 est.)
US: 950,000
Vietnam: 220,000
Iraq: less than 500
North Korea: NA
Philippines: 9,000
Afghanistan: NA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ((GDP) Purchasing Power Parity, 2003 est.)
US: $10.99 trillion
Vietnam: $203.7 billion
Iraq: $37.92 billion
North Korea: $29.58 billion
Philippines: $390.7 billion
Afghanistan: $20 billion POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE
US: 12% (2003 est.)
Vietnam: 37% (1998 est.)
Iraq: NA
North Korea: NA
Philippines: 40% (2001 est.)
Afghanistan: 23% (2002) LABOR FORCE
US: 147.4 million (includes unemployed) (2003)
Vietnam: 45.74 million (2003 est.)
Iraq: 7.8 million (2004 est.)
North Korea: 9.6 million
Philippines: 34.56 million (2003)
Afghanistan: 11.8 million (2001 est.) LABOR FORCE BY OCCUPATION
US: managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25.5%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.7%, other services 16.3%, farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%
Vietnam: agriculture 63%, industry and services 37% (2000 est.)
Iraq: agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA
North Korea: agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64%
Philippines: agriculture 45%, industry 15%, services 40% (2003 est.)
Afghanistan: agriculture 80%, industry 10%, services 10% (1990 est.) UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
US: 6%
Vietnam: 6.1% (2003 est.)
Iraq: NA (2003 est.)
North Korea: NA (2003)
Philippines: 11.4% (2003)
Afghanistan: NA (2003) AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
US: wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest products; fish
Vietnam: paddy rice, corn, potatoes, rubber, soybeans, coffee, tea, bananas, sugar; poultry, pigs, fish
Iraq: wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton; cattle, sheep
North Korea: rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses; cattle, pigs, pork, eggs
Philippines: rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, pork, eggs, beef, fish
Afghanistan: opium, wheat, fruits, nuts, wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins INDUSTRIES
US: (leading industrial power in the world); petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining
Vietnam: food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building, mining, cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, coal, steel, paper
Iraq: petroleum, chemicals, textiles, construction materials, food processing
North Korea: military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism
Philippines: electronics assembly, textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum refining, fishing
Afghanistan: small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper Of 12 family members, only Naqibullah survived the US bombing, with serious shrapnel wounds; Sabera, 9, lost her parents and four others; Mirbuddin, 7, says 18 people died when a bomb hit his house northeast of Tora Bora; Zahedullah, a 9-year old victim of US bombing, lost use of an arm and a leg and sight in one eye. The bomb killed his parents and sister. OIL PRODUCTION (Barrels Per Day)
US: 8.054 million (2001 est.)
Vietnam: 356,700 (2001 est.)
Iraq: 2.2 million, note - prewar production was 2.8 million (January 2004 est.)
North Korea: 0 (2001 est.)
Philippines: 8,460 (2001 est.)
Afghanistan: 0 (2001 est.)

OIL CONSUMPTION (Barrels Per Day, 2001 est.)
US: 19.65 million
Vietnam: 185,000
Iraq: 460,000
North Korea: 85,000
Philippines: 343,000
Afghanistan: 3,500

EXTERNAL DEBT
US: $1.4 trillion (2001 est.)
Vietnam: $14.69 billion (2003)
Iraq: $93.95 billion (2003 est.)
North Korea: $12 billion (1996 est.)
Philippines: $57.96 billion (2003)
Afghanistan: $8 billion in bilateral debt, mostly to Russia; Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development Banks (2004)

TELEVISIONS (1997 est.)
US: 219 million
Vietnam: 3.57 million
Iraq: 1.75 million
North Korea: 1.2 million
Philippines: 3.7 million
Afghanistan: 100,000

MILITARY MANPOWER AVAILABILITY (Males Age 15-49, 2004 est.)
US: 73,597,731
Vietnam: 23,438,858
Iraq: 6,547,762
North Korea: 6,181,038
Philippines: 22,435,982
Afghanistan: 6,785,414

MILITARY EXPENDITURES (Dollar Figures)
US: $370.7 billion (FY04 est.) (March 2003)
Vietnam: $650 million (FY98)
Iraq: $1.3 billion (FY00)
North Korea: $5,217.4 million (FY02)
Philippines: $995 million (FY98)
Afghanistan: $61 million (2003)