On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:44:44 -0800, V-for-Vendicar wrote:
>>> Russia is in slot 9 and growing at 8.1 percent per year.
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> <tropicus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> They're only 26th on the growth table, with mighty Azerbaijan at #1.
>> Russian per capita GDP isn't even one-third of the USA.
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> In 2006, Russia was in 10th place in terms of GPP
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> Last year Russia overtook Brazil, and this year it will overtake Brazil
and
> Italy putting it in 8th place, just behind France. In 2009 it will
overtake
> France and most probably the U.K as well, putting it in 6th place.
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As the Economist pointed out this week, about 30% of Russia's economy is
oil and gas production. Success here is just a windfall from high energy
prices and oil and gas discoveries. Apart from this, the Russian economy
has performed badly.
Tim
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