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Sun, 11 Jul 2010

A most superlative country

Excerpt from Wikipedia's list of statistically superlative countries:
 China Largest rice producer, output of 182,042,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest wheat producer, output of 109.9 million metric tons Agriculture 2007
 China Largest fruit and vegetable producer, output of 506,634,000 tons Agriculture 2004
 China Largest apple producer, output of 26,065,500 tons Agriculture 2006
 China Largest garlic producer, output of 12,088,000 tons Agriculture 2008
 China Largest pear and quince producer, output of 11,537,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest tangerine producer, output of 14,152,000 tons Agriculture 2007
 China Largest peach and nectarine producer, output of 6,030,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest plum and sloe producer, output of 4,635,500 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest persimmon producer, output of 1,987,000 tons Agriculture 2006
 China Largest tomato producer, output of 32,540,040 tons Agriculture 2006
 China Largest watermelon producer, output of 69,315,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest chestnut producer, output of 825,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest walnut producer, output of 499,070 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest peanut producer, output of 13,090,000 tons Agriculture 2008
 China Largest eggplant producer, output of 18,033,000 tons Agriculture 2008
 China Largest carrot and turnip producer, output of 8,395,500 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest potato producer, output of 70 million metric tons Agriculture 2006
 China Largest cabbage producer, output of 36,335,000 tons Agriculture 2008
 China Largest cauliflowers and broccoli producer, output of 8,585,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest spinach producer, output of 11,011,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest lettuce and chicory producer, output of 11,005,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest asparagus producer, output of 5,906,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest onion and shallot producer, output of 17,793,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest cucumber and gherkin producer, output of 26,000,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest fish producer, output of 49,467,275 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest aquatic plants producer, output of 11,163,675 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest honey producer, output of 298,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest mushroom and truffle producer, output of 1,410,540 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest cotton producer, output of 11,400,000 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest silk producer, output of 290,003 tons Agriculture 2005
 China Largest rapeseed producer, output of 10.3 million metric tons Agriculture 2007
 China Largest tea producer, output of 1,183,502 million tons Agriculture 2007
 China Largest tobacco producer, output of 2,298,800 tons Agriculture 2000
 China Largest livestock of domestic sheep, 157,900,000 heads Agriculture 2004
 China Largest livestock of domestic pig, 488,800,000 heads Agriculture 2005
 China Largest livestock of mules, 4,194,000 heads Agriculture 2003
 China Largest livestock of donkeys, 8,499,000 heads Agriculture 2003
 China Largest livestock of horses, 8,088,000 heads Agriculture 2003
 China Largest rice consumer, 135 million metric tons per year Consumption 2004
 China Largest car market, 13.64 million vehicles Consumption
Transport
2009
 China Largest population, 1,315,844,000 Demographics 2006
 China Largest labour force, 807,700,000 Demographics
Economy
2008
 China Largest renewable energy producer, 576.1 TW·h per year Energy 2006
 China Largest hydroelectricity producer, 585.2 TW·h per year Energy 2007
 China Largest coal producer, 2,536.7 million tons Energy
Industry
2007
 China Largest wind turbine producer Energy
Industry
2009
 China Largest solar panel producer Energy
Industry
2009
 China Most carbon dioxide emissions, 6,103,493,000 metric tons Environment 2006
 China Largest forex reserves, $2,273,000,000,000 Finance 2009
 China Largest exporter, $1,200,000,000,000 Finance 2009
 China Highest current account balance, $371,833,000,000 Finance 2007
 China Highest elevation above the sea level, 8,848 m (29,029 ft) at Mount Everest (shared with Nepal) Geography 2009
 China Longest land border length, 22,117 km (22,147 km if Hong Kong and Macao, the two special administrative regions are counted) Geography 2009
 China Most countries bordered, 14 (16 if Hong Kong and Macao, the two special administrative regions are counted), the same number as with Russia Geography 2009
 China Largest gold producer, 276 tonnes Industry 2007
 China Largest aluminium producer, 5,896,000 tons Industry 2006
 China Largest antimony producer, 126,000 tons Industry 2005
 China Largest arsenic producer Industry 2006
 China Largest bismuth producer, 1,900 tons Industry 2006
 China Largest cadmium producer, 3,000 tons Industry 2005
 China Largest cement producer, 1,038,000,000 tons Industry 2005
 China Largest fluorite producer, 3,000,000 tons Industry 2006
 China Largest iron producer, 588,000,000 tons Industry 2006
 China Largest manganese producer, 6,000,000 tons Industry 2006
 China Largest mercury producer, 1,150 tons Industry 2005
 China Largest mica producer, 89,000 tons Industry 2005
 China Largest steel producer, 500,500,000 tons Industry 2008
 China Largest strontium producer, 700,000 tons Industry 2005
 China Largest tin producer, 120,000 tons Industry 2005
 China Largest tin reserves, 1,700,000 tons Industry 2006
 China Largest tungsten producer, 46,900 tons Industry 2005
 China Largest zinc producer, 2,600,000 tons Industry 2006
 China Largest motor vehicle producer, 13,790,000 vehicles Industry
Transport
2009
 China Largest army by number of active troops, 2.25 million troops Military 2005
 China Largest police force, 1,780,000 officers Military 2010
 China Most frigates in operation, 49 Military
 China Best performance at women's badminton Uber Cup, 11 times winner Sports 2009
 China Best performance at World Badminton Championships, 43 gold medals won Sports 2009
 China Best performance at World Amateur Go Championship, 18 wins Sports 2009
 China Best performance at World Table Tennis Championships, 35 team wins Sports 2009
 China Best performance at World Weightlifting Championships (women), 314 gold medals, 423 total medals Sports 2007
 China Leading surveillance society (Endemic surveillance society) Surveillance 2007
 China Most internet users, 298,000,000 Technology 2009
 China Most main line phones, 368,000,000 Technology 2006
 China Most mobile cellular phones, 703,000,000 Technology 2009
 China Largest total length of waterways, 110,000 km Transport 2008
 China Largest total length of high-speed railways, 6,003 km Transport 2009