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Re:Why hundreds of thousands of kids in the US dread their 2... by yowzadave on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @10:10AM (#34161684)
> It has one of the lowest number of people per dollar of GDP in the world.

Am I misunderstanding, or is this just a way of saying they have high productivity?

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Re:Why hundreds of thousands of kids in the US dread their 2... by qbrass on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @09:09PM (#34168628)
60% of their GDP is from exporting petroleum. Their low population and geographically beneficial location for building out hydroelectric power means they can export nearly all their petroleum since they don't need it.
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