SLUG Mailing List Archives> US Population: 2.85*10^8 > Aus Population: 1.93*10^7 > (1.93*10^7)/(2.85*10^8) = 0.068 = 6.8% > 6.8% > 2% actually on the latest figures, US population = 1.3 * 10^5 !! http://www.theonion.com/onion3612/us_population.html cheers, Stuart.