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The U.S. ranks 3rd in turkey exports
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, in 2007 the United States exported 8,220,000 head of turkey, or 8.4% of the world’s total turkey exports, which was enough to make the United States rank third in that category. Thailand ranked first, exporting 32,100,000 head, or 32.9% of the world total.
The U.S. ranks 41st in privacy
According to Privacy International, in 2007 the United States had a privacy index score of 1.5 (out of five possible points), which makes the United States tied for forty-first with Taiwan and Thailand out of forty seven countries. Greece ranked first, with a privacy index score of 3.1.
The U.S. ranks 3rd in rice exports
According to the International Trade Centre, in 2005 the United States exported $1,290,696,000 worth of rice, or 15.1% of the world’s total, enough to make the United States rank third in that category. Thailand ranked first, exporting $2,321,682,000 worth of rice, or 27.1% of the world’s total.
The top five countries–Thailand, India, the United States, Pakistan, and Vietnam–acccounted for 79.8% of all rice exports.
The U.S. ranks 4th in pornography use
According to the 2005 Durex Global Sex Survey, 53% of Americans state that they use pornography as a sex enhancer, making the United States rank fourth in that category. Thailand ranks first, with 62% of respondents stating that they use pornography. The global average is 41%.
The U.S. ranks 6th in condoms
According to PolyTech Synergies, LLC, in 2005 the United States ranked sixth in terms of condom manufacturing. Thailand ranked first.