Surprising Stats (Geography Edition)
Big stats for a big places
Three quick hits from Tyler Cowen at MR.
There are now more foreigners in Ireland than in China in absolute terms, despite having a population that is 260 times smaller.
II. Brazil
Brazil has more unused arable land than any country on earth.
And,
A single farm in Mato Grosso can be more than twice the size of the state of Rhode Island. A literal fact.
Wow, wow, and wow!