Although record keeping was unreliable in 1931, the population around that time was around 2,100,000,000 people. After the Great Depression and World War II, the population began to grow much faster than in previous years.
The Great Society was President Lyndon Johnson's effort to cure social ills, such as racism and poverty, via government programs. Although success was moderate, it needs to be understood that following Johnson's departure, three Republican presidents, Nixon, Ford and Reagan, effectively gutted the program by transferring funds to other programs. During his term of office, the poverty level fell from 22% to 12.5% and federal expenditures on education rose from $4 billion to $12 billion. However, the program was expensive, raising government spending as much as four times as much as it was in 1961.
Traditionaly a British Billion was 10 to the 12th : a million million or 1,000,000,000,000 A US Billion is 10 to the 9th : a thousand million or 1,000,000,000 Now generally accepted as 10 to the 9th. Traditionaly a British Billion was 10 to the 12th : a million million or 1,000,000,000,000 A US Billion is 10 to the 9th : a thousand million or 1,000,000,000 Now generally accepted as 10 to the 9th.
it went from $9 billion a year to $100 billion a year
$49.4 billion. $19.4 billion before bankruptcy and another $30 billion to fund GM through it. See the link below.
Historical continuity. (APEX)
Hinduism has the largest following among ethnic religions, with approximately 1 billion adherents worldwide.
Islam is the second largest religion in the world, with over 1.9 billion followers worldwide. It is based on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and the holy book of Islam is the Quran. Muslims practice the Five Pillars of Islam which include faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage.
there is about 1.57 billion people following the Islam religion in the world
The word "Christianity" is spelled with the letters "itrinystchia." Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered around the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. It is the largest religion in the world, with over 2 billion followers. Christianity has many denominations, including Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodoxy.
Prophet Muhammad is said to have over 1.8 billion followers worldwide, who are known as Muslims. He is revered as the final prophet in Islam and his teachings and actions form the basis of the religion.
A US Billion has 9 digits following the leading number(s): 202,700,000,000 The European system uses a different billion than the US (although many countries have adopted the US Billion -- as it works better with currencies). That variation is a million million (12 digits following the leading number(s)): 202,700,000,000,000
as of may 2009, there are 900 million hindus in the world. this makes it the third largest religion when compared to 2.1 billion christians and 1.5 billion Muslims. percentage wise, 33% people practice Christianity as opposed to 21% following Islam and 14% following Hinduism. it is interesting to note at this stage that, there are 16% of people across the globe who describe themselves as non-religious, although half of these would claim to be theistic but with no religious affiliation.
The religion with approximately one and a half billion followers is Islam.
The religion with a population of 1.5 billion followers is Islam.
Catholicism ************* Christianity [NOT CATHOLICISM] has a following of 2.25 billion people worldwide. The Muslim faith has a following of 1.57 billion people (just under 1/3 the world's total population). HOWEVER I SUPPOSE CATHOLICS ARE INCLUDED FOR THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ROOTS ****
Christianity is the world's largest religion with an estimated 2.1 billion adherents. Christianity is the largest religion with 1.9 to 2.1 billion followers, followed by Islam with 1.3-1.57 billion, Buddhism with 5000 million-1.5 billion and Hinduism with 950 million-1billion.