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Old 08-30-2005, 10:51 AM
Duckstabber Duckstabber is offline
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Default Re: Charity Tourney for Hurricane Victims?

"Sorry, despite your feelings for the US, that is not a lie."

You don't know anything about my feeling for the US... I have family in Houston, Chicago and Seattle and I've just returned from a 3 week vacation in the US - great country.

But please take a look at this:

Map & Graph: Economy: Economic aid - Donor (per $ GDP)

Definition: The net official development assistance (ODA) from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations to developing countries and multilateral organizations. ODA is defined as financial assistance that is concessional in character, has the main objective to promote economic development and welfare of the less developed countries (LDCs), and contains a grant element of at least 25%. The entry does not cover other official flows (OOF) or private flows. Per $ GDP figures expressed per $100 of Gross Domestic Product.


Country Description Amount
1. Denmark $0.93 per $100
2. Netherlands $0.83 per $100
3. Norway $0.76 per $100
4. Sweden $0.66 per $100
5. Luxembourg $0.53 per $100
6. Switzerland $0.43 per $100
7. Belgium $0.33 per $100
8. France $0.31 per $100
9. Finland $0.25 per $100
10. Germany $0.23 per $100
11. United Kingdom $0.23 per $100
12. Ireland $0.22 per $100
13. Japan $0.21 per $100
14. Austria $0.20 per $100
15. Canada $0.19 per $100
16. Australia $0.14 per $100
17. Portugal $0.14 per $100
18. Spain $0.14 per $100
19. New Zealand $0.10 per $100
20. Italy $0.06 per $100
21. United States $0.05 per $100

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