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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Where could we fit the entire world?s population?

If all the world?s population crowded together, where could we all fit? London? Texas? More or Less figures it out, and separates fact from fiction. And, as the soccer season returns, is it possible to measure the effectiveness of a team?s manager? We hear from David Sally, author of The Numbers Game. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - What is the most visited country in the world?

This week we find out what the most visited country in the world is and ask why aren?t they capitalising financially as well as their rivals. Plus we also investigate the complex - and often controversial - web of international extradition treaties. The programme hears from extradition lawyer Anand Doobay, from Peters and Peters, and Ted Bromund, a senior research fellow in Anglo-American relations in Washington DC. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.