Yup. chinese gdp of just 11% is laughable compared to the countries above it. Even got damned Lienchenstein w/ pop. of 33,987 beat them. Shame on them. Check out Azerbaijan at 34+% even if inflation would be in high teens it still a good pay off. I am learning azerbaijanese, LOL. Like Roger's daughter is learning Mandarin. Check out te rest of the list. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2003rank.html PS their unemployment is 1.2%. They are doing something right. Inflation 8%.
49% of the population under poverty line But seriously, they have some good numbers and the country is 8 million strong. Oh and look at their wonderful friends, Russia to the north, Iran to the south and Armenia to the west