5 Ratio of women to men in the labour force 15 1.6 Selected man-made disasters 17 1.7 The estimated and expected population (in millions) of the 18 world and the continents in selected years from 1500 to 2025 1.8 US dollars and UK pounds compared, 1982–90 24 1.9 Comparison of exchange rate and purchasing power parity 24 (ppp) dollars in selected countries 2.1 Colonial calendar of selected key events, 1493 to 1775 30 2.2 Colonial calendar 1775 to 1997 34 2.3 Vital statistics for the 100 largest countries of the world in 38 population 2.4 The countries ranked 101 to 128 in population size in 1993 40 (and 1994) 3.1 Population trends in the world regions, 1931–93 49 3.2 Population features of the world regions in the early 1990s 50 3.3 Examples of numbers of deaths from natural causes 51 3.4 Population/natural resource balance in the world regions, early 64 1990s 3.5 Natural resources of the countries with the largest populations 65 3.6 Aspects of the production and consumption of goods 69 4.1 The development gap 74 4.2 Importance of foreign trade to selected countries, 1989 78 4.3 Total world exports in billions of US dollars, 1990, by regions 84 of origin and destination

DOI link for 5 Ratio of women to men in the labour force 15 1.6 Selected man-made disasters 17 1.7 The estimated and expected population (in millions) of the 18 world and the continents in selected years from 1500 to 2025 1.8 US dollars and UK pounds compared, 1982–90 24 1.9 Comparison of exchange rate and purchasing power parity 24 (ppp) dollars in selected countries 2.1 Colonial calendar of selected key events, 1493 to 1775 30 2.2 Colonial calendar 1775 to 1997 34 2.3 Vital statistics for the 100 largest countries of the world in 38 population 2.4 The countries ranked 101 to 128 in population size in 1993 40 (and 1994) 3.1 Population trends in the world regions, 1931–93 49 3.2 Population features of the world regions in the early 1990s 50 3.3 Examples of numbers of deaths from natural causes 51 3.4 Population/natural resource balance in the world regions, early 64 1990s 3.5 Natural resources of the countries with the largest populations 65 3.6 Aspects of the production and consumption of goods 69 4.1 The development gap 74 4.2 Importance of foreign trade to selected countries, 1989 78 4.3 Total world exports in billions of US dollars, 1990, by regions 84 of origin and destination

5 Ratio of women to men in the labour force 15 1.6 Selected man-made disasters 17 1.7 The estimated and expected population (in millions) of the 18 world and the continents in selected years from 1500 to 2025 1.8 US dollars and UK pounds compared, 1982–90 24 1.9 Comparison of exchange rate and purchasing power parity 24 (ppp) dollars in selected countries 2.1 Colonial calendar of selected key events, 1493 to 1775 30 2.2 Colonial calendar 1775 to 1997 34 2.3 Vital statistics for the 100 largest countries of the world in 38 population 2.4 The countries ranked 101 to 128 in population size in 1993 40 (and 1994) 3.1 Population trends in the world regions, 1931–93 49 3.2 Population features of the world regions in the early 1990s 50 3.3 Examples of numbers of deaths from natural causes 51 3.4 Population/natural resource balance in the world regions, early 64 1990s 3.5 Natural resources of the countries with the largest populations 65 3.6 Aspects of the production and consumption of goods 69 4.1 The development gap 74 4.2 Importance of foreign trade to selected countries, 1989 78 4.3 Total world exports in billions of US dollars, 1990, by regions 84 of origin and destination