The Largest U.S. Cities Named After a Food And Other Mind-Boggling Geography Lists from Around the World

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Copyright: 11/1/2004

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More than 500 astonishing lists and oddities fill this unusual compendium of geographic trivia. From a list of countries with the lowest number of international tourists per year to information about the largest countries in the world without an FM station, this book of wide-ranging curiosities makes minutia from across the world fascinating. What U.S. towns have the same name as a foreign country? Which large U.S. cities claim the highest percentage of households without telephone service? What state's residents call soft drinks "pop" more than any other? This humorous and revealing book holds these answers and many more.

Introduction

(4)

Name Geography

(32)

Borrowed Names: Largest Cities in the United States to Share Their Names with Major World Cities

(1)

All-American Borrowed Names: Largest Cities in the United States to Share Their Names with a Larger City in Another State

(1)

Remote Namesakes: U.S. Towns Named after Distant States, Provinces or Territories

(1)

Domestic Oddities: Strange U.S. Place Names

(2)

Foreign Oddities: Strange Place Names in Other Countries

(1)

U.S. Towns with the Same Names as Foreign Countries

(1)

Most Common Town and City Names in the United States

(1)

Most Common County/Parish Names in the United States

(1)

Most Common Counties with the Same Names as States

(1)

Counties with the Same Names as the States Where They Are Located

(1)

Largest U.S. Cities to Share Their Names with No Other World Cities

(1)

Cities Whose Names Are in the Titles of Billboard Top 40 Songs

(3)

North, East, South or West: States Where the Highest Percentage of Town Names Have Directions as their First Words

(1)

States Where the Lowest Percentage of Town Names Have Directions as Their First Words

(1)

States Where the Highest Percentage of Towns Contain an Early U.S. President's Name

(1)

States Where the Lowest Percentage of Towns Contain an Early U.S. President's Name

(1)

States Where the Highest Percentage of Town Names End in ``Ville''

(1)

States Where the Lowest Percentage of Town Names End in ``Ville''

(1)

States Where the Highest Percentage of Town Names End in ``Town'' or ``Ton''

(1)

States Where the Lowest Percentage of Town Names End in ``Town'' or ``Ton''

(1)

States Where the Highest Percentage of Cities and Towns Have Spanish Names

(1)

States Where the Lowest Percentage of Cities and Towns Have Spanish Names

(1)

Arboreal Monikers: States with the Highest Percentage of Towns Named after Trees

(1)

States with the Lowest Percentage of Towns Named after Trees

(1)

Atypical Avenues: Weird Street Names

(1)

Street-Naming Conventions

(2)

What ``States'' Are Called in Other Countries

(1)

Home Away from Home: Names of States and Larger U.S. Cities Found in Other Countries

(2)

Largest U.S. Cities Named after a Food

(1)

Largest U.S. Cities with One-Syllable Names

(1)

Largest World Cities with One-Syllable Names

(1)

Liquid Language: What Are Streams Called? Creeks? Brooks? Branches? Runs?

(1)

States Where the Highest Percentage of Streams Are Called ``Creeks''

(1)

States Where the Highest Percentage of Streams Are Called ``Brooks''

(1)

States Where the Highest Percentage of Streams Are Called ``Branches''

(1)

States Where the Highest Percentage of Streams Are Called ``Runs''

(1)

States with the Highest Density of ``Gulches''

(1)

States with the Highest Density of ``Hollows''

(1)

States with the Highest Density of ``Canyons''

(1)

Unusually Pronounced Places in the United States

(1)

Atlas Geography

(26)

States and Similarly Sized Nations

(1)

Hope They're a Good Neighbor: Enclaves

(1)

The Split: Exclaves

(1)

Five Lakes in the World That Border Three or More Nations

(1)

Longest Borders between Countries

(1)

Shortest Borders between Countries

(1)

Nations That Border the Most Other Nations

(1)

Counties in the U.S. That Border the Largest Number of Other Counties (and/or Parishes)

(1)

Good Day Trips: Towns within 100 Miles of Five or More Foreign Countries

(1)

Land of State Lines: Towns within 100 Miles of Six or More Other States

(2)

Some Places Are Closer to Each Other Than

(2)

Some Places Are Further East, West, North or South Than

(1)

An Easy Attack? Capital Cities That Border Other Nations

(1)

Backroads and Hiking: 10 Locations in the U.S. Furthest from Any State or National Numbered Highway

(2)

States with the Largest and Smallest Counties

(1)

Very Steep Mountains: Shortest Horizontal Distances in the U.S. Where the Elevation Changes by 10,000 Feet

(1)

Highest ``Highest Points'' of Nations

(1)

Lowest ``Highest Points'' of Nations

(1)

Highest ``Lowest Points'' of Nations

(1)

Lowest ``Lowest Points'' of Nations

(1)

Highest Locations in the U.S. Where the Terrain is Flat or Gently Sloping

(2)

Is the Highest Point in the State Necessarily the Steepest?

(1)

Large Mountains Very Near Coastlines

(1)

Digging to China: Antipodes

(1)

Nations Where the Capital Cities are on Islands, Yet Other Parts of the Nations Are on the Mainland

(1)

Landlubbers: Six Landlocked Countries in Which All Land Area (Including Rivers and Lakes) Drains Internally (No Outlet to the Ocean)

(2)

Transportation Geography

(26)

Most Populous Cities in the United States Without Interstate Highways

(1)

Five Most Populous U.S. Cities Where All Interstate Highways Connecting the Cities with the Rest of the Interstate Highway System Are Toll Roads (or Have Toll Bridges)

(1)

Now or Never: Longest Distances Between Exits on Limited Access Roads (Freeways, Turnpikes, Etc.) in the United States

(2)

Is It a ``Route'' or a ``Highway''?

(1)

Where Do You Want Your Steering Wheel? Left or Right?

(1)

Most Populous Countries Where Driving Is on the Left Side of the Road

(1)

Two South American Countries Where Driving Is on the Left Side of the Road

(1)

Two Mediterranean Countries Where Driving Is on the Left Side of the Road

(1)

Nine British Commonwealth Countries Where Driving Is on the Right Side of the Road

(1)

Twelve Countries and Locations Not in the British Commonwealth Where Driving Is on the Left Side of the Road

(1)

Five Places That Switched from Left-Side to Right-Side Driving

(1)

Nations with the Highest Density of Highways

(1)

Nations with the Lowest Density of Highways

(1)

Countries with No Paved Highways

(1)

Speed Limits in Various Countries around the World

(2)

Ten Countries with the Most Expressway Mileage

(1)

States in the U.S. Where All Roadside Billboards Are Banned

100

(1)

States with the Highest Average Number of Lanes on State Highways

100

(1)

States with the Lowest Average Number of Lanes on State Highways

101

(1)

Countries with No Unpaved Highways

101

(1)

Ten Largest Countries (by Area) without Railroads

102

(1)

End of the Line: Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas along or at the End of a ``Dead-End'' Railroad Route

103

(1)

Beyond the End of the Line: Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas without Any Connecting Railroads

103

(1)

Other Sizable Towns (Not in Any Metropolitan Area) without Railroads

104

(1)

Nations with the Highest Density of Railroads

104

(1)

Largest Countries (by Area) without Any Waterways Used for Transportation

105

(1)

States with the Highest Number of Traffic Deaths (per Million People)

105

(1)

States with the Lowest Number of Traffic Deaths (per Million People)

106

(1)

States with the Highest Number of Deaths from Train Collisions (per Million People)

106

(1)

States with the Highest Number of Deaths from Air and Space Transport Accidents (per Million People)

107

(1)

Highest Airports in the United States

107

(1)

Highest Airports in the United States with Commercial Flights

108

(1)

Highest Commercial Airports in the World

108

(1)

U.S. Capital Cities without Commercial Airports

109

(1)

Airports to Which Walking is Almost an Option: U.S. Cities Where Downtown (City Hall) Is Closest to the Airport

109

(1)

Long Shuttle Ride: U.S. Cities Where Downtown (City Hall) Is Furthest from the Airport

110

(1)

Hard-to-Reach Countries: Most Populous Countries without Non-Stop Commercial Flights to or from the United States

111

(1)

Harder-to-Reach Countries: Most Populous Countries without Non-Stop Commercial Flights to or from the U.S. or U.K.

111

(1)

Hardest-to-Reach Countries: Most Populous Countries without Non-Stop Commercial Flights to or from the U.S., the U.K., Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Spain or Thailand

112

(1)

Most Remote by Flight: Countries to Which One Must Take a Minimum of Three Commercial Flights from the United States

112

(1)

Countries with No Airports

113

(1)

Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas to Have No Regularly Scheduled Non-Stop International Flights from Their Airports

113

(2)

City Geography

115

(34)

Most Densely Populated Cities and Towns in the United States

116

(1)

Most Densely Populated Heartland Cities and Towns

116

(1)

Most Densely Populated Larger Cities in the United States

117

(1)

Most Densely Populated Larger Heartland Cities in the United States

117

(1)

Least Densely Populated Cities and Towns in the United States (with Populations of at Least 10,000)

118

(1)

Least Densely Populated Cities in the United States (with Populations of at Least 100,000)

118

(1)

Fallen Giants: Cities That Have Fallen Far in the Rankings of Largest U.S. Cities

119

(1)

Capital Cities That Contain the Highest Percentage of Their Countries' Total Populations

120

(1)

Capital Cities That Contain the Lowest Percentage of Their Countries' Total Populations

121

(1)

Big Fish: The Largest Small Cities in the United States

121

(1)

Smaller Ponds: The Biggest Really Small Cities in the United States

122

(1)

Stand-Alone Cities: 10 Largest U.S. Cities That Have No Large Suburbs or Adjacent Cities

123

(1)

Completely Stand-Alone Cities: Largest U.S. Cities to be Disconnected from All Other Cities or Towns

123

(1)

Small Central City, Larger Metropolitan Area

124

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households Lacking Telephone Service

124

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households Lacking Telephone Service

125

(1)

Towns with the Highest Percentage of Households Lacking Telephone Service

125

(1)

Richest Cities in the United States

126

(1)

Richest Towns in the United States

126

(1)

Richest Towns in States with Lower Populations

127

(1)

Poorest Cities in the United States

127

(1)

Poorest Towns in the United States

128

(1)

Poorest Towns in the United States Where the Population Is More Than 90 Percent White (Non-Latino)

128

(1)

Cities in the U.S. with the Highest Percentage of People Possessing Graduate or Professional Degrees

129

(1)

Larger Cities in the U.S. with the Highest Percentage of People Possessing Graduate or Professional Degrees

130

(1)

Crowded Houses: Cities and Towns in the U.S. with the Highest Average Number of People per Household

130

(1)

Empty Nests: Cities and Towns in the U.S. with the Lowest Average Number of People per Household

131

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of One-Room Housing Units

131

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of One-Room Housing Units

132

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Lowest Percentage of One-Room Housing Units

132

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Most Rooms per Housing Unit

133

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Most Rooms per Housing Unit

134

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households Heated by Natural Gas

134

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households Heated by Natural Gas

135

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Lowest Percentage of Households Heated by Natural Gas (in Climates with Cold Winters)

135

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households Heated by Fuel Oil

136

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households Heated by Fuel Oil

136

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households Using Coal or Coke as the Primary Source of Heating

137

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households Heated by Electricity

137

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households Heated by Electricity (outside of Florida)

138

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households Using Wood as a Primary Heat Source

138

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households Using No Fuel or Electricity for Heating

139

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Households Using No Fuel or Electricity for Heating

139

(1)

Extended Families: Cities in the U.S. with the Highest Percentage of Their Populations Consisting of Grandparents Living with Their Grandchildren

140

(1)

Larger Cities in the U.S. with the Highest Percentage of Their Populations Consisting of Grandparents Living with Their Grandchildren

140

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Mobile Home Households

141

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Mobile Home Households

141

(1)

Largest U.S. Cities with No Residential Mobile Homes

142

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Lowest Percentage of Mobile Home Households

142

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of No-Vehicle Households

142

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of No-Vehicle Households

143

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Lowest Percentage of No-Vehicle Households

144

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Lowest Percentage of No-Vehicle Households

144

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Householders Who Moved into Their Current (2000) Residences before 1970

145

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Householders Who Moved into Their Current (2000) Residences before 1970

146

(1)

Very Flat Cities in the United States

146

(1)

The Very Flattest Cities in the United States

147

(2)

Climate Geography

149

(36)

Hottest Capital and Major Cities in the World

149

(1)

Capital and Major Cities in the World with the Highest ``Winter'' Temperatures

150

(1)

Coldest Capital and Major Cities in the World

150

(1)

Capital and Major Cities in the World with the Lowest Summer Temperatures

151

(1)

Capital and Major Cities in the World with the Lowest Winter Temperatures

152

(1)

Wettest Capital and Major Cities in the World

152

(1)

Wettest Capital and Major Cities (North of 50-Degree N Latitude)

153

(1)

Driest Capital and Major Cities in the World

153

(1)

Why Are the Coasts of Northern Chile and Peru So Dry?

154

(1)

Warmest and Coldest Climates Relative to Latitude

155

(2)

Places That Have Never Recorded 100-Degree Temperatures

157

(1)

Places That Have Never Recorded 90-Degree Temperatures

158

(1)

Big Chill: Largest U.S. Cities with Cold Winter Climates

159

(1)

Largest U.S. Cities with Mild Winter Climates

159

(1)

Northern Cities Where Snow on the Ground Is Rare

160

(1)

Places in Cold Year-Round Climates That Have Never Recorded Zero-Degree Temperatures

160

(1)

Snowfall in Unexpected Places

160

(2)

Climates with Strong Seasons

162

(1)

U.S. Climates with Strong Seasons

163

(1)

Non-Tropical Climates (More Than 30 Degrees Latitude from the Equator) with Very Little Seasonal Change in Temperature

163

(1)

Climates within 30 Degrees Latitude of the Equator with the Strongest Seasons

164

(1)

Weather Stations (at Low Elevations) Closest to the Equator That Have Recorded Freezing Temperatures

165

(1)

Overblown: Windiest Cities in the United States

165

(1)

U.S. Cities That Have Strong Winds Most Often

166

(1)

Least Windy Cities in the United States

166

(1)

Coldest Night of the Winter

167

(2)

Dreaming of a White Christmas?

169

(1)

Windiest Cities in the United States during January

169

(1)

Hottest Day of the Summer

170

(2)

How Many Mild Days Do Places Experience in January?

172

(2)

Severity of Winter: How Long Between Mild or Warm Spells?

174

(4)

Two Places That Have Recorded Their Highest Temperatures Ever Around the Winter Solstice

178

(1)

Places with Very Frequent Thunderstorms

178

(1)

Dry Climates with Frequent Thunderstorms

179

(1)

Most Thunderstorms in the United States

180

(1)

Wet and Dry Seasons: The Most Extreme Locations

180

(1)

States with the Most Tornadoes per 10,000 Square Miles per Year

181

(1)

States with the Fewest Tornadoes per 10,000 Square Miles per Year

182

(1)

States with the Most Violent Tornadoes (Rated ``F2'' or Higher) per 10,000 Square Miles per Year

182

(1)

Good Visibility: 10 Cities in the United States with the Highest Percentage of Time When Visibility is 10 Miles or More

183

(1)

Bad Visibility: 10 Cities in the United States with the Highest Percentage of Time When Visibility is 1/4 Mile or Less

183

(1)

Worst Visibility: 10 Cities in the World with the Highest Percentage of Time When Visibility is 1/4 Mile or Less

184

(1)

Demographic Geography

185

(46)

Locals Only: U.S. Cities Where People Born in the City's State Make Up the Highest Percentage of the Population

185

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities Where People Born in the City's State Make Up the Highest Percentage of the Population

186

(1)

U.S. Cities Where People Born in the City's State Make Up the Lowest Percentage of the Population

187

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities Where People Born in the City's State Make Up the Lowest Percentage of the Population

187

(1)

U.S. Cities (outside the Northeast) with the Most People Born in the Northeast (as a Percentage of the Population)

188

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities (outside the Northeast) with the Most People Born in the Northeast (as a Percentage of the Population)

189

(1)

U.S. Cities (outside the Midwest) with the Most People Born in the Midwest (as a Percentage of the Population)

189

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities (outside the Midwest) with the Most People Born in the Midwest (as a Percentage of the Population)

190

(1)

U.S. Cities (outside the South) with the Most People Born in the South (as a Percentage of the Population)

191

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities (outside the South) with the Most People Born in the South (as a Percentage of the Population)

191

(1)

U.S. Cities (outside the West) with the Most People Born in the West (as a Percentage of the Population)

192

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities (outside the West) with the Most People Born in the West (as a Percentage of the Population)

193

(1)

Cities in the United States with the Highest Percentage of People Born in Selected Countries (Plus the ``Runner-Up'')

193

(4)

Larger Cities in the United States with the Highest Percentage of People Born in Selected Countries

197

(2)

Largest Numbers of Immigrants from Certain Countries in Any One U.S. City

199

(2)

Countries from Which the Most Immigrants Came to the United States (1991--2000)

201

(1)

Countries from Which the Fewest Immigrants Came to the United States (1991--2000)

202

(1)

Exodus: Countries in Which the Highest Percentage of Their Populations Emigrated to the U.S. (1991--2000)

202

(1)

Countries in Which the Lowest Percentage of Their Populations Emigrated to the U.S. (1991-2000)

203

(1)

Cities in the United States with the Greatest Immigrant Diversity

204

(1)

Larger Cities in the United States with the Greatest Immigrant Diversity

204

(1)

Cities in the United States Where People Born in the U.S. Make Up the Highest Percentage of the Population

205

(1)

Larger Cities in the United States Where People Born in the U.S. Make Up the Highest Percentage of the Population

206

(1)

Most Populous U.S. Cities with Populations More Than 90 Percent White

206

(1)

Most Populous U.S. Towns with Populations More Than 99 Percent White

207

(1)

Most Populous U.S. Cities and Towns with Populations Less Than 5 Percent White

207

(1)

Most Populous U.S. Towns with Populations Less Than 1 Percent White

208

(1)

Most Populous U.S. Cities and Towns with Populations More Than 10 Percent American Indian (Including Alaska Natives)

208

(1)

Most Populous U.S. Cities and Towns (outside of Hawaii) with Populations More Than 2 Percent Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

209

(1)

Most Populous U.S. Cities and Towns with Populations More Than 90 Percent Latino

209

(1)

Most Populous U.S. Cities and Towns with Populations Less Than 1 Percent Latino

210

(1)

Most Populous U.S. Cities and Towns with Populations More Than 80 Percent African American

210

(1)

Most Populous U.S. Cities and Towns with Populations Less Than 1 Percent African American

211

(1)

Most Populous U.S. Cities and Towns with Populations More Than 50 Percent Asian

211

(1)

Most Populous U.S. Cities and Towns with Populations Less Than 1 Percent Asian

212

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Their Populations Speaking Only English at Home

212

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of their Populations Speaking Only English at Home

213

(1)

Ten Most Spoken Languages in the World

213

(1)

Most Spoken Languages That Are Not the Number One Primary Language in Any Nation

214

(1)

Ten Most Common Languages Spoken at Home in the United States (Other Than English)

215

(1)

Ten States with the Highest Percentage of People Who Speak Spanish at Home

215

(1)

Ten States with the Lowest Percentage of People Who Speak Spanish at Home

216

(1)

A Sampling of Other Languages in Various States

217

(3)

Ten Countries with the Most Living Languages

220

(1)

Countries with the Most Official Languages

221

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Females

222

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentage of Females

223

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Lowest Percentage of Females

223

(1)

Larger U.S. Cities with the Lowest Percentage of Females

224

(1)

Dating Dearth for Men: Men Versus Women in the Wild, Wild West

224

(1)

Countries with the Highest Percentage of Females

225

(1)

Countries with the Lowest Percentage of Females

225

(1)

Countries with the Highest Percentage of Their Populations Being Elderly

226

(1)

Countries with the Lowest Percentage of Their Populations Being Elderly

226

(1)

Nations with the Highest Percentage of Their Populations Being Muslim, outside of Asia (Including the Middle East), the Former Soviet Union, Africa, and the Indian Ocean

227

(1)

Nations with the Highest Percentage of Their Populations Being Hindu, outside of Asia

228

(1)

Nations with the Highest Percentage of Their Populations Being Catholic, outside of Europe and the Americas

228

(3)

Money Geography

231

(34)

Countries That Use the United States Dollar as Their Official Currency

231

(1)

Stark Relief: Bordering Nations with Vastly Different Incomes

232

(1)

Highest Ratios of Incomes between Bordering Nations

233

(1)

Specific Dollar Differences in GDPs of Bordering Nations

233

(1)

How Evenly Is Income Distributed between Rich and Poor in Various Nations?

234

(1)

How Much Do You Multiply the Poor's Income to Get the Rich's Income?

234

(1)

How Much Do the Richest Earn?

235

(1)

How Much (or Little) Do the Poorest Earn?

236

(1)

Disparity between Rich and Poor Towns in the United States

237

(2)

Ten Richest and Poorest States in the U.S. in 1929 versus 2002

239

(2)

Five States Whose Per Capita Incomes Dropped the Most from 1929 to the Heart of the Great Depression

241

(1)

Five States Whose Per Capita Incomes Dropped the Least from 1929 to the Heart of the Great Depression

241

(1)

Countries That Spend the Highest Percentage of Their GDPs on Military Expenditures

242

(1)

Countries with the Highest Amount of External Debt, Relative to Their GDPs

242

(1)

Most Agrarian Societies: Nations with the Highest Percentage of Their Labor Force in Agriculture

243

(1)

Nuclear Nations: Countries in Which the Highest Percentage of Electricity Produced Is from Nuclear Power

244

(1)

Countries in Which More Than 99 Percent of Electricity Produced Is from Fossil Fuels

244

(1)

Countries in Which the Lowest Percentage of Electricity Produced Is from Fossil Fuels

245

(1)

Countries in Which the Highest Percentage of Electricity Produced Is from Alternative Sources

246

(1)

Five Territories (Etc.) That Have Higher Per Capita Incomes Than Their Parent Nations

246

(1)

Territories (Etc.) That Are the Poorest Relative to Their Parent Nations

247

(1)

Ten Most Populous Countries without a McDonald's Restaurant

247

(1)

Countries with the Highest Amount of Government Spending per Person

248

(1)

Countries with the Lowest Amount of Government Spending per Person

248

(1)

Steal This Book: Countries without Copyright Relations with the United States

249

(1)

Gasoline: Cheapest Countries in the World

250

(1)

Gasoline: Most Expensive Countries in the World

251

(1)

Gasoline: Cheapest Countries in the World Based on How Much the Populace Can Afford

251

(1)

Gasoline: Most Expensive Countries in the World Based on How Much the Populace Can Afford

252

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Largest Discrepancies between Male Income and Female Income

253

(1)

U.S. Cities with the Smallest Discrepancies between Male Income and Female Income

254

(1)

Currency Quiz

254

(1)

Currencies with the Least Value per Unit

255

(1)

Currencies with the Most Value per Unit

255

(1)

U.S. Metropolitan Areas with the Highest Sales at Bookstores and News Dealers per Capita

256

(1)

States with the Most Wal-Marts per Million People

256

(1)

States with the Fewest Wal-Marts per Million People

257

(1)

States Where the Number of Target Stores Exceeds the Number of Wal-Mart Stores

258

(1)

States Where the Number of Kmart Stores Exceeds the Number of Wal-Mart Stores

258

(1)

Regional Stores: Furthest North, East, South or West Locations

258

(5)

Highest Elevations for Various Stores and Restaurants in the U.S.

263

(2)

Recreation Geography

265

(16)

Largest Metropolitan Areas without Major League Sports Teams of Their Own

265

(1)

Smallest Metropolitan Areas with at Least One Major League Sports Team

266

(1)

Check: States Where Chess Is Most Popular

266

(1)

States Where Chess Is Least Popular

267

(1)

Checkmate: States with the Best Chess Players

267

(1)

Countries with the Most Master Chess Players per Million People

268

(1)

Ten Most Populous Countries Never to Win an Olympic Medal

269

(1)

Five Least Populous Countries to Have Won an Olympic Medal

269

(1)

States with the Highest Number of Bowling Alleys per Million People

270

(1)

States with the Lowest Number of Bowling Alleys per Million People

270

(1)

Canadian Provinces with the Highest Number of Bowling Alleys per Million People

271

(1)

States with the Highest Number of Ice Skating Rinks per Million People

271

(1)

States with the Highest Number of Roller Skating Rinks per Million People

272

(1)

States with the Lowest Number of Roller Skating Rinks per Million People

272

(1)

States with the Highest Number of Golf Courses per Million People

273

(1)

States with the Lowest Number of Golf Courses per Million People

273

(1)

States with the Highest Number of Miniature Golf Courses per Million People

274

(1)

States with the Lowest Number of Miniature Golf Courses per Million People

275

(1)

States with the Highest Number of Professional Golf Tournaments (2003)

275

(1)

States with the Most Ski Resorts

276

(1)

Too Warm or Too Flat: States without Ski Resorts

276

(1)

Some Exotic Ski Resorts around the World

277

(1)

States Where There Are a Lot of Hunters

278

(1)

States Where There Are Relatively Few Hunters

278

(1)

States Where There Are a Lot of People Who Fish

279

(1)

States Where There Are Relatively Few People Who Fish

279

(1)

States That Have Greyhound Racetracks

280

(1)

States Where Cockfighting Is Legal

280

(1)

Travel Geography

281

(18)

Globetrotter Destinations: Countries and the Percentage of World Travelers Who Have Been There

281

(5)

Travel Agents' Staples: Countries with the Highest Number of International Tourists per Year

286

(1)

Off the Beaten Path (or No Path at All): Countries with the Lowest Number of International Tourists per Year

287

(1)

Countries That U.S. Citizens May Visit without Passports

288

(1)

Ten Most Populous Countries That Pope John Paul II Has Never Visited

289

(1)

Countries That Had the Highest Number of Visitors to the U.S. in 2002

289

(1)

Countries That Had the Lowest Number of Visitors to the U.S. in 2002

290

(1)

Visitors to the U.S. Expressed as a Percentage of Their Populations: Countries with the Highest Percentages

290

(1)

Visitors to the U.S. Expressed as a Percentage of Their Populations: Countries with the Lowest Percentages

291

(1)

What Percentage of Well-Traveled Americans Have Been to Certain States?

292

(2)

States That Had the Most Overseas Tourists in 2000

294

(1)

Largest Cities in the United States Not to Have an Embassy or Consulate of Mexico

294

(1)

Countries with No U.S. Embassies or Consulates within Their Borders

295

(1)

Places Where One Can Rent a Car and Drive It Into Another Country

296

(1)

Nationalities That Are Banned from Certain Countries

297

(2)

Geography of Politics and Issues

299

(22)

Left-Trenders: Counties That Were Most Democratic in Presidential Elections from 1992 to 2000 That Went Republican in at Least Six of Seven Presidential Elections from 1948 to 1972

299

(1)

Recent Left-Trenders: Counties That Were Most Democratic in Presidential Elections from 1992 to 2000 That Went Republican in at Least 10 of 11 Presidential Elections from 1948 to 1988

300

(1)

Right-Trenders: Counties That Were Most Republican in Presidential Elections from 1992 to 2000 That Went Democratic in at Least Six of Seven Presidential Elections from 1948 to 1972

301

(1)

States with the Smallest Margins Between Their Top Two Candidates in Presidential Elections in the Past 100 Years (1904--2000)

302

(1)

The Death Penalty

303

(1)

Ten Most Populous Countries Where the Death Penalty Is Illegal in All Cases

303

(1)

Ten Richest Countries Where the Death Penalty Is Legal

304

(1)

Ten Poorest Countries Where the Death Penalty Is Not Used

304

(1)

Seven Countries Known to Use the Death Penalty Against People under 18 Years Old at the Time of the Crime (1990--2003)

305

(1)

Royal Nations: Which Countries Still Have Kings and Queens?

305

(2)

Countries Where One Must Be 21 or Older to Vote

307

(1)

Countries Where People under 18 May Vote

307

(1)

Block the Vote: States That Never Ratified the 26th Amendment (Right to Vote at Age 18)

308

(1)

States Where Spanking Is Still Legal in Public Schools

309

(1)

Countries Where Corporal Punishment Is Illegal in All Places (Including in the Home)

309

(1)

States That Ban All Fireworks

310

(1)

States That Ban Fireworks Except for Sparklers and Other Novelties

310

(1)

States That Did Not Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

311

(1)

Countries with the Highest Percentage of Female National Legislature Members

312

(1)

Countries with No Women in Their National Legislatures

312

(1)

National Legislatures with the Longest Terms for Their Members

313

(1)

States Where There Are State-Run Liquor Stores

313

(1)

States Where Hard Liquor May Be Sold in Grocery Stores

314

(1)

Nations That Forbid Alcohol

315

(1)

Countries Where Slavery Still Exists

315

(3)

Countries without Constitutions

318

(1)

States That Forbid All Organized Gambling

319

(2)

Miscellaneous Geography

321

(34)

Countries That Have the Highest Number of Available Calories per Person per Day

321

(1)

Countries That Have the Lowest Number of Available Calories per Person per Day

322

(1)

Countries Where the Highest Percentage of Available Calories Comes from Meat (Not Including Fish)

322

(1)

Countries Where the Lowest Percentage of Available Calories Comes from Meat (Not Including Fish)

323

(1)

Countries Where the Highest Percentage of Calories Comes from Animal Products

324

(1)

Countries Where the Lowest Percentage of Calories Comes from Animal Products

324

(1)

Countries Where the Highest Percentage of Available Food Calories Comes from Sugar

325

(1)

Countries Where the Lowest Percentage of Available Food Calories Comes from Sugar

326

(1)

Countries Where the Highest Percentage of Available Food Calories Comes from Wheat

326

(1)

Countries Where the Highest Percentage of Available Food Calories Comes from Rice

327

(1)

Countries Where the Highest Percentage of Available Food Calories Comes from Corn (Not Including Corn Oil)

327

(1)

Countries Where the Largest Amount of Bananas Is Available per Person

328

(1)

Countries Where the Largest Amount of Tomatoes Is Available per Person

328

(1)

Countries Where the Largest Amount of Potatoes Is Available per Person

329

(1)

Countries Where the Smallest Amount of Potatoes Is Available per Person

329

(1)

Countries Where the Largest Amount of Cassava Is Available per Person

330

(1)

Carbonated Cognomens: ``Soda,'' ``Pop,'' ``Coke,'' or ``Tonic''?

331

(1)

States with the Highest Percentage of People Calling Soft Drinks ``Soda''

331

(1)

States with the Highest Percentage of People Calling Soft Drinks ``Pop''

331

(1)

States with the Highest Percentage of People Calling Soft Drinks ``Coke''

332

(1)

States with the Highest Percentage of People Calling Soft Drinks ``Tonic''

332

(1)

Toxic Terrain: States with the Highest Amount of Toxic Materials Released into the Environment

333

(1)

States with the Highest Amount of Toxic Materials Released into the Environment Due to Manufacturing

333

(1)

States with the Highest Number of Deaths by Accidents from Fire and Flames (per Million People)

334

(1)

States with the Lowest Number of Deaths by Accidents from Fire and Flames (per Million People)

334

(1)

States with the Most Churches and Religious Groups per 10,000 People

335

(1)

States with the Fewest Churches and Religious Groups per 10,000 People

336

(1)

States with the Highest Percentage of Country-Music Radio Stations

336

(1)

States with the Highest Percentage of Religious or Gospel Radio Stations

337

(1)

States with the Highest Percentage of Oldies Radio Stations

337

(1)

States with the Highest Percentage of Classic-Rock Radio Stations

338

(1)

States with the Highest Percentage of Radio Stations Broadcasting in Spanish

338

(1)

States with No Radio Stations Broadcasting in Spanish

339

(1)

Countries with the Most FM Radio Stations

339

(1)

Countries with the Highest Density of FM Radio Stations

340

(1)

Countries with No FM Radio Stations

341

(1)

Lush Lands: Countries in Which People Drink the Most Alcoholic Beverages

341

(1)

Teetotaling Territories: Countries in Which People Drink the Fewest Alcoholic Beverages

342

(1)

Two States That Have No Native Pines

343

(1)

Timberlines in Different Mountainous Regions around the United States

343

(2)

States That Have Native Palms

345

(1)

Ten Surprising Places Where One Can Find Palms Outdoors

346

(2)

States with the Highest Number of Native (Vascular) Plant Species

348

(1)

States with the Lowest Number of Native (Vascular) Plant Species

349

(1)

States with the Highest Number of Native Tree Species

350

(1)

States with the Lowest Number of Native Tree Species

350

(1)

States with the Highest Number of Native Vine Species

351

(1)

States with the Lowest Number of Native Vine Species

351

(1)

Countries with the Highest Percentage of Barren (or Nearly So) Land Area

352

(1)

Largest Countries to Have No Barren Lands

353

(1)

Countries with the Highest Percentage of Land Area Covered by Ice and Snow throughout the Year

353

(2)

Bibliography

355

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