Silicon, Circuits, and the Digital Revolution

Electrical Energy Use in the World
   CIA World Fact Book: Country Listings

1. What do these eleven countries have in common?

2. Rank order the top six countries with respect to population.

3. Rank order the top six countries with respect to annual electrical energy consumption per capita.

4. Which country in the list has the lowest annual electrical energy consumption per capita?

5. For a per capita annual energy consumption of 90 kWh, to what continuous power does this equate?
   

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