Fun Facts from the CIA

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), was formed in 1947 in the National Security Act. It is a civilian intelligence agency whose primary function is to collect and analyze information about foreign governments, corporations, and persons in order to advise public policymakers. Every year they publish a fact book about every country in the world, that is available online for free.
Check it out : https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Now, I'd like to pull out some fun facts from the CIA:

Economy

United States

Oil - consumption 20.8 million bbl/day (2005 est.)
Oil - imports 13.15 million bbl/day (2004)
Oil - proved reserves 21.76 billion bbl (1 January 2006 est.)

MATH TIME.
20,800,000 (oil used per day) xTIMESx 365 (days in a year)= 8216000000 (oil used in a year)
21,760,000,000 (oil we have) /DIVIDED BY/ 8216000000 (oil used in a year) = 2.648 (years it would last.)


So that means if we pump all the oil in the US. Right now, we would go through it in 2 and 1/2 years. Hmmm... so whats next?

Economy

Saudi Arabia

Oil - exports 8.9 million bbl/day
Oil - proved reserves 264.3 billion bbl

Economy

Kuwait

Oil - exports 2.2 million bbl/day (2004)
Oil - proved reserves 101.5 billion bbl (1 January 2007 est.)

Economy

Algeria

Oil - exports 1.724 million bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - proved reserves 14.68 billion bbl (1 January 2007 est.)

Economy

Libya

Oil - exports 1.326 million bbl/day (2004)
Oil - proved reserves 45 billion bbl (1 January 2007 est.)

Economy

Nigeria

Oil - exports 2.141 million bbl/day (2006)
Oil - proved reserves 37.25 billion bbl (1 January 2007 est.)

William "bill" Ayers and The Weather Underground

Seriously, The Weather Underground. okay well here's the movie. good flick, about 2hrs. One of the guys in the terrorist organization was on Jeopardy. Another was a daughter of a former republican congressmen. There's a couple books about them. I recommend them all, they are an interesting development in American culture.