The US is 4% of the World's Population

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It is interesting to keep in mind what a small percentage of the World's population the US is. Yes, it is a larger share of GDP etc etc. And as far as military spending, if you added up every other country in the world, you would basically equal the US. 

But still, the population of the US is only 4% of the World's population. 

As I stare down the concept of starting a new company, I find it interesting to think about the fact that most of the economic growth will come from the 96% of the population not in the US, and most of that will be from the non-OECD nations.

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