Around one-fifth of the world's land area lies within the permafrost zone.
Novelis, which had been spun off from Alcan in 2005, had nearly a one-fifth share of the world market for flat-rolled aluminum, used for making beverage cans and auto parts.
Together, the BRICS nations make up more than 40% of the world population and one-fifth of the global economy.
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It reached a new quarterly record of 132 tonnes between Jan. and March 2010 (GFMS data, courtesy of the World Gold Council), equal to one-fifth of total world demand.
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The world's top five steelmakers still command only around one-fifth of the global market, whereas the three leading ore firms control 70% of supplies.
Based on current production levels in the industry, output of 7.5 million ounces would make the new company the fifth-largest primary silver producer in the world, as well as one of the lowest-cost producers after by-product credits, McEwen reported.
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Commonwealth silver medallist Tasha Danvers-Smith was the best of the Brits as she came home fifth behind race-winner and world number one Lashinda Demus in the 400m hurdles.
Although over three-fifths of the world's population live in Asia, they only account for just over one-fifth of global private consumption, much less than America's 30% share.
Although not widely considered an African faith, roughly one fifth of the world's adherents to Islam reside in sub-Saharan Africa.
Maybe one-fifth of Chechnya's pre-1994 population of 1 million has fled to different parts of the world, the vast majority of them to various European countries.
GE, a conglomerate that runs one of the world's largest consumer-finance businesses, recently bought Lake, Japan's fifth-largest provider of consumer loans.
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