The landscape looks very different in the 21st century, with other countries and continents dominating the top of the tallest list.
The group has operations in more than 80 countries across six continents, and its companies export products and services to 85 countries.
The company has operations in six countries on three continents, some of which are joint ventures, as well as exploration activities in ten countries.
By 2010, it had delivered 1.4 million books to 74 countries on five continents.
With headquarters in Washington, DC, CI works in more than 40 countries on four continents.
ArcelorMittal produces over 100 million metric tons of steel annually and has operations in 20 countries on four continents.
Currently, more than 100 countries on six continents have BAC limits set at 0.05 or lower, the safety board said.
Since opening its first restaurant in 1987, Nandos has expanded to over a thousand locations in 30 countries on five continents.
To prove his point, Makarov offers this: Plus One Collection, a 200-page photography book representing work from 53 countries on four continents.
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Moreover, the economists used Gallup data and the venerable Eurobarometer survey to establish that across cultures, across countries, across continents, money buys happiness.
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With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to nearly 350 destinations in 65 countries on six continents.
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As of the end of October, over 24, 000 students and 1174 teachers from 63 countries on 5 continents had shared their results on the central website.
By the time the Blues kick off in the Bronx, their campaign will have stretched to 71 matches in eight competitions across nine different countries and three continents.
At its 100 factories in 28 countries on four continents, Flextronics churns out half a million products daily--printers for Hewlett-Packard, cell phones for Motorola and handhelds for Palm.
At a hundred factories in 28 countries on four continents, Flextronics churns out half a million products daily--printers for Hewlett-Packard, cell phones for Ericsson and handhelds for Palm.
The current report is based upon an analysis of 1388 cases that were investigated and documented by Certified Fraud Examiners in more than 100 countries on six continents.
The 49 other people on board come from 15 countries and four continents, and range in age from a 20-year-old who won the trip in a drawing to a septuagenarian Chilean watercolorist.
Daniel Condaminas, President of the International Commission of Exterior Relations for the International Police Association which works in 61 countries and 5 continents said police forces had their part to play.
The databases are getting very good, even for formerly remote parts of the globe. iGO Navigation, for example, offers maps and other content extras for more than 80 countries from all continents.
Formed in 2006 by the merger of two steel giants Arcelor and Mittal, the company produces over 100 million metric tons of steel annually and has operations in 20 countries on four continents.
In face-to-face interviews, teams of researchers surveyed nationally representative samples of people in 18 countries on five continents -- nearly 90, 000 people in all -- and assessed their history of depression using a standardized list of nine criteria.
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"Over the course of many years, during the most difficult historical times, the art of Van Cliburn brought together people from different countries, different continents and united them, " Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a statement that was read during the service.
Organized by UNESCO and hosted by the Government of Thailand, the 10th High-Level Group on Education for All is comprised of Ministers of Education and International Cooperation, representatives of international and regional organizations, civil society and the private sector from 34 countries across six continents.
Having done a lot of observing people, lots of people, in different countries on three continents all going about their daily lives, I reckon the success or otherwise of a country depends pretty much entirely on the ability of any two people of that country picked an random to trust one each other.
In the EMBA top 10 alone, schools from six countries on three continents are involved, although there is a clear bias towards major international business centers -- four of the top 10 are taught partly or wholly in London, while six of the top 21 have a foot either in or near New York.
Wright's sampler globe delineates the continents, countries and oceans in ink, but the equator and arctic circles are stitched in white silk and the Tropics in red silk.
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It is, in part, the size and complexity of these worlds that keeps people in thrall: EverQuest, for example, features four continents and 25 countries.
OnLive will steadily expand to other European countries as well as to other continents following the UK launch.
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In 2011 we had 29, 000 people enter the Open, including people from all continents and over 100 countries including China and India.
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