When it comes to broadband Internet, South Korea ranks #1 out of 31 nations with 24.6% of the population connected to the Web via high speed.

Norway leads the world in coffee consumption: 10.7 kilograms of coffee per person per year.

Brunei leads the world in the number of roller coasters per capita: just over 80 per 10 million people.

This is just a tiny sampling of the facts available at NationMaster, a fascinating site that strives to be "a central location that allows you to compare countries on any statistic you like."

This entry was posted on Monday, September 8th, 2008 at 8:16 am and is filed under Internet Stuff.