FACTOID # 140: In Switzerland, the average person has to work for 102 minutes to buy a kilogram of beef - one of the longest times in the developed world. On the other hand, they only have work 14 hours to buy a refrigerator for it.
 
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Background Australia is the 6th largest nation on earth, with a surface area of 7.7 million sq km, and the largest island nation. As an island, it has no land borders, but its nearest neighbors are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north, and New Zealand to the south east. The majority of its 21.8 million population lives on Australia’s east coast, though its capital, Canberra has a small share of just 300,000 inhabitants. Sydney is the most populated city, with 4.3 million citizens. The Netherlands is also popularly known as Holland, and is one of the old kingdom nations of Europe. It’s west and north costs face onto the North Sea, with its eastern border meeting Germany (577km) and its southern border shared with Belgium (450km). Interestingly, its official capital is Amsterdam, also its most populated city with 724,000 inhabitants, but its administrative capital is The Hague, a city of a little more than half the size.
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